Application Architect

Role & responsibilities

• Define and establish application architecture standards, frameworks, and governance.
• Design and implement scalable, secure, and reliable application architectures.
• Translate business requirements into technical application solutions.
• Develop high-level and low-level design documents (including UML diagrams).
• Create and maintain technical SOPs for application deployment and operations.
• Define and track application performance metrics and KPIs.
• Assess current-state architecture and design target-state improvements.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture principles, security, and best practices.
• Develop POCs, case studies, and demos for new and emerging technologies.
• Define coding standards, design patterns, and development best practices.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, tools, and frameworks.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, ensuring scalability and reliability

Preferred candidate profile

• 12+ years of experience in application architecture, design, or development
• Strong expertise in application design, design patterns, and system architecture
• Experience in microservices architecture and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Proficiency in UML, system design, and documentation practices
• Strong understanding of application performance, scalability, and security
• Experience with modern frameworks, APIs, and integration
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and leadership skills