Application / Solution Architect

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in designing and developing application and solution architectures under the guidance of senior architects.
• Support custom software development, application integration, and cloud migration initiatives.
• Contribute to documenting Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), solution designs, technical specifications, and implementation guides.
• Assist in identifying and documenting functional and non-functional requirements, including performance, security, scalability, and availability.
• Participate in technology evaluation and selection for assigned projects.
• Perform unit testing, bug fixing, code reviews, and simple feature development.
• Support software deployment, release activities, and production issue resolution.
• Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and knowledge base articles.
• Collaborate with developers, QA engineers, business analysts, and project teams throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Follow enterprise architecture standards, development best practices, and security guidelines.
• Escalate technical issues and architectural decisions to senior architects when necessary.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 0–2 years of experience in software development, application support, systems analysis, or related technical roles.
• Basic understanding of software architecture principles and application design concepts.
• Familiarity with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
• Basic knowledge of object-oriented programming and software design patterns.
• Understanding of REST APIs, web services, databases, and application integration concepts.
• Basic knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS or Microsoft Azure.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Willingness to learn enterprise architecture frameworks and emerging technologies.
• Ability to work effectively under close guidance and daily supervision.

Preferred Certifications

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
• Scrum Foundations
• ITIL Foundation (Preferred)

Technical Skills

• Software Development Fundamentals
• Application Architecture Basics
• REST APIs and Web Services
• SQL and Relational Databases
• Git Version Control
• SDLC and Agile Methodologies
• Unit Testing and Debugging
• Cloud Fundamentals (AWS / Azure)
• Technical Documentation and Architecture Diagrams
• Basic Application Integration Concepts
• Microsoft Visio, Draw.io, or similar diagramming tools (Preferred)