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<div><strong>GENERAL SUMMARY</strong></div><div>We are seeking a Systems Architect to join our team to support the development of BSF software products and infrastructure.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>As Systems Architect, you will own the overall architecture for BSF software supporting BSF classes and business operations. You will leverage your strong technical background to build systems that address the “big picture” architectural approaches for software design and implementation. You will work with developers to ensure your design is followed in implementation. Your overall goal is to provide a framework for the development of BSF’s software ecosystem that supports BSF operations at scale.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>ESSENTIAL TO THE POSITION</strong></div><div>Must have received Jesus Christ as his/her personal Savior and be in full agreement with the Bible Study Fellowship Statement of Faith, Human Sexuality Policy, Core Values and Cultural Commitments. A Technical Program Manager should have experience with testing IT applications and services and developing testing plans.&nbsp; A Technical Program Manager should also have understanding and experience working within Agile frameworks and methodologies.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES</strong></div><ul><li>Work with TPMs to determine functional and non-functional requirements for BSF software and web applications</li><li>Develop high-level product specifications with attention to system integration</li><li>Define all aspects of development from appropriate technologies and workflow to coding standards</li><li>Oversee work performed by outsourced software developers to ensure consistency with initial design</li></ul><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>CORE COMPETENCIES</strong></div><ul><li>Fostering Teamwork: As a team member, the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team.</li><li>Attention to Communication: The ability to ensure that information is passed on to others who should be kept informed.</li><li>Customer Orientation: The ability to demonstrate concern for satisfying one's external and/or internal customers.</li><li>Analytical Thinking: The ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.</li><li>Initiative: Identifying what needs to be done and doing it before being asked or before the situation requires it.</li><li>Results Orientation: The ability to focus on the desired result of one's own or one's unit's work, setting challenging goals, focusing effort on the goals, and meeting or exceeding them.</li></ul><div><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div><div><strong>SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS, &amp; EXPERIENCE</strong></div><div>To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty listed above satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Skills &amp; Qualifications</div><ul><li>Proven experience as a software architect</li><li>Experience in software development and coding in various modern languages</li><li>Excellent knowledge of software and application design and architecture</li><li>Understanding of software quality assurance principles</li><li>High quality organizational and leadership skills</li><li>Outstanding communication and presentation skills</li><li>Masters in computer science or 8+ years relevant experience</li></ul><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Spiritual Requirements&nbsp;</div><ul><li>Thorough understanding of the Christian faith and its doctrines and the BSF Statement of Faith</li><li>Follow Matthew 18 principles in addressing issues with fellow employees</li><li>Studying the Bible in preparation for each weekday’s group meeting</li><li>Lead staff prayer time and your table group Bible study as reasonably requested</li><li>Prepare for and attend each Day of Prayer</li><li>Membership and/or leadership experience within a BSF class is a plus</li></ul><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Employees must fulfill the performance standards of this position and comply with policies, guidelines, and procedures of BSF, including those set out in the Employee Handbook or otherwise communicated (verbally or in writing) to employees.</div><div><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div><div><strong>WORKING CONDITIONS</strong></div><ul><li>Modular office environment</li><li>Sitting for long periods of time</li><li>Possible eyestrain from looking at computer screen for long periods of time</li></ul><div><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div><div><strong>ADDITONAL INFORMATION</strong></div><ul><li>This position is remote.</li><li>All applicants, regardless of location, must be able to work during the hours of 8-5pm CST, Monday through Friday.</li><li>BSF offers major medical, dental and life insurance as well as a generous vacation policy.</li><li>Employees may be required to travel as necessary. &nbsp;</li><li>Employees must attend employee events, which may require travel, as scheduled by BSF.</li></ul>

Systems Architect

<div><strong>GENERAL SUMMARY</strong></div><div><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div><div>We are seeking technical, highly skilled team members with experience overseeing the quality of software through every stage of the software lifecycle. This team member will work alongside other BSF team members, BSF volunteers, and external vendors. You will be responsible for ensuring BSF’s software and products meet BSF’s standard for excellence in user experience and support of BSF’s Bible studies.</div><div><br>&nbsp;You will work on a project team, which includes Technical Leads, UI/UX specialists, Business Analysts, Developers, and Engineers to build and deliver software enhancements and defect fixes. You'll be involved in reviewing and understanding customer-approved requirements in the early stages of the project and working with the BAs and Developers to ensure the enhancements and defect fixes are properly functioning and minimize negative impacts on the system/application. Your primary duties on the project will include understanding desired system/application functionality to ensure design specifications and expected results are met during testing phases, while also working closely with the development team and Product Owners to clarify and address any issues identified by users and testers. You may be expected to contribute to various types of documentation, including testing plans; test results; identifying SMEs for UAT, and project deliverables.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The Software Quality Analyst will help BSF deliver quality technology products to our users to enhance their in-depth study of God’s Word.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>ESSENTIAL TO THE POSITION</strong></div><div><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div><div>Must have received Jesus Christ as his/her personal Savior and be in full agreement with the Bible Study Fellowship Statement of Faith, Human Sexuality Policy, Core Values and Cultural Commitments. Experience developing and directing testing plans for users of varying levels of technical understanding.&nbsp; Excellent troubleshooting and problem resolution skills, and ability to clearly document issues and steps to resolve issues in a way that is reproducible by others.&nbsp; Understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).&nbsp; Understanding of Agile framework</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>PRINCIPAL DUTIES &amp; RESPONSIBILITIES &nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Develop, document, and maintain test plans, test cases, and other testing artifacts</li><li>Recruit, train, and coordinate volunteer testers</li><li>Collaborates with product teams to advocate for the user experience through all stages of product development</li><li>Provides input into the TPMs design based on defined user acceptance criteria</li><li>Reviews proposed implementations and participates in demos to assess usability, identify potential problems, and ensure user experience meets BSF’s standards for quality</li><li>Reviews documented QA test results by development vendors to confirm that defined quality standards have been met and coordinates user acceptance testing with vetted field volunteers</li><li>Ensures quality control by developing testing standards, methods, and procedures to determine product quality and release readiness</li><li>Identify, document, and track defects throughout testing</li><li>Investigates user problems and supports root cause analysis</li></ul><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>CORE COMPETENCIES</strong></div><ul><li>Attention to Communication: The ability to ensure that information is passed on to others who should be kept informed.</li><li>Customer Orientation: The ability to demonstrate concern for satisfying one's external and/or internal customers.</li><li>Analytical Thinking: The ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.</li><li>Technical Expertise: The ability to demonstrate depth of knowledge and skill in a technical area.</li></ul><div><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div><div><strong>SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS, &amp; EXPERIENCE</strong></div><div>To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty listed above satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Skills:</strong></div><ul><li>Excellent communication skills.&nbsp;</li><li>Attention to detail and highly organized</li><li>Analytical mind and problem-solving aptitude.</li><li>Must be able to work in a team environment. &nbsp;</li><li>Flexibility to handle multiple tasks at the same time.&nbsp;</li><li>Experience in using Azure DevOps a plus</li></ul><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Qualifications &amp; Experience</strong></div><ul><li>Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field or 4 years QA/UAT testing experience in large-scale systems projects. &nbsp;</li><li>2+ years' experience with testing IT applications and services. &nbsp;</li><li>1+ years' experience with developing testing plans.&nbsp;</li><li>Familiarity with Agile frameworks and regression testing is a plus.&nbsp;</li></ul><div><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div><div>Spiritual Requirements: Thorough understanding of the Christian faith and its doctrines and the BSF Statement of Faith. Follow Matthew 18 principles in addressing issues with fellow employees. Studying the Bible in preparation for each weekday’s group meeting. Lead staff prayer time and your table group Bible study as reasonably requested. Prepare for and attend each Day of Prayer.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>WORKING CONDITIONS</strong></div><ul><li>Sitting for long periods of time</li><li>Possible eyestrain from looking at computer screen for long periods of time</li></ul><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></div><ul><li>This position could be considered for remote work.</li><li>All applicants, regardless of location, must be able to work during the hours of 8-5pm, CST, Monday through Friday</li><li>BSF offers major medical, dental and life insurance as well as a generous vacation policy.</li></ul>

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