Application Architect

What we’re looking for :

The Application Architect is responsible for the full application architecture and development lifecycle process that translates business requirements into functioning software systems, services, and solutions within a specific domain or application portfolio. This role requires expertise in full stack application development, database design, and systems implementation as this role is responsible for crafting technical solutions to address complex business needs.

The Application Architect will collaborate with business and engineering stakeholders to translate business requirements into detailed functional, technical, and design specifications for development teams. They must possess deep technical expertise in distributed computing, cloud architecture, data / database design, and web application development, with experience in application portfolio management. A background in financial systems and relevant application or domain expertise is preferred but not mandatory.

What you’ll be doing :

Key Responsibilities :

• Drive full stack solution design based on industry best practices such as microservices, streaming technologies, and event driven architectures that support modular, decoupled and integrated designs.
• Collaborate with domain architects, subject matter experts, delivery leads, and product owners to develop solutions for business problems in a timely manner, while providing insights and consultation to software delivery leaders and technical leads across various domains and teams.
• Strong experience enhancing non-functional requirements such as reusability, scalability, maintainability, performance, availability, and reliability.
• Lead identification and implementation of software patterns and artifacts (reference architecture, libraries and reusable framework) for common use cases and evangelize effective pattern utilization during software development to uphold sound architectural principles and good design practices.
• Provide support for operations and support teams, including root cause analysis and preventative analysis.
• Create and maintain comprehensive architectural documentation that aids in sustaining system integrity and facilitate knowledge sharing.

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