HBITS-08-14922-Software Architect-Expert at Knowledge Builders Inc.
Albany, NY
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Jul 28, 2026
Albany, NY
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Software Architect role supporting the New York State Tax Modernization Program, which is modernizing legacy systems at the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance. The position involves high-level design decisions, setting technical standards, leading and mentoring development teams, and hands-on Java/J2EE development across areas such as collections, taxpayer accounting, and tax returns processing. It suits a deeply experienced Java enterprise developer with strong IBM stack expertise.
Senior level · 7+ years · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY · Contract
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1 people in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1–2
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $130,723 (middle half $99,021–$164,663).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The posting's 'Requested Qualifications' section uses months rather than years: 84 months (7 years) for J2EE, Java/RAD/WAS, and DB2; 60 months (5 years) for performance tuning, IBM MQSeries, and general technical design/development experience. These are treated as hard gates because they appear under the primary qualifications block with specific numeric demands.
Spring, JSON, and JavaScript appear only in the day-to-day tasks narrative (not in the Requested Qualifications block), so they are marked as preferred.
The role is titled 'Software Architect' and framed at an 'Expert' level, which maps to advertised Principal; however, the actual scope — leading a project team within a state agency modernization program — is consistent with a Senior individual contributor rather than a true org-wide Principal.
Location is inferred as the Albany, NY metro area based on the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance context; no explicit city is stated in the posting.
No compensation is stated. The staffing/contract framing ('we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants') and program-support language suggest this is a contract engagement, though employment type is not explicitly stated.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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