Solution Architect

We are looking for a Solution Architect to join us.

Solution Architecture & Design:

- Design end-to-end enterprise application architectures aligned with business objectives.

- Define solution blueprints, architecture standards, design principles, and technology roadmaps.

- Evaluate business requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.

- Create architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and solution design artifacts.

- Review and govern solution implementation to ensure alignment with architectural standards.

Cloud Architecture (AWS):

- Design cloud-native and hybrid solutions leveraging AWS services.

- Architect highly available, resilient, secure, and cost-optimized applications.

- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using CloudFormation, Terraform, or similar tools.

- Drive cloud migration and modernization initiatives.

Application Development & Modernization:

- Provide architecture guidance for applications developed using ASP.NET Core, C#, Web APIs, Microservices, Entity Framework, Angular, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB (MEAN Stack).

- Define integration architectures using RESTful APIs, messaging, and event-driven patterns.

- Lead application modernization initiatives including monolith-to-microservices transformations.

Security & Compliance:

- Ensure security-by-design principles are integrated into solution architectures.

- Define authentication and authorization strategies using OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT, and IAM.

- Conduct architecture risk assessments and security reviews.

- Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.

- Implement secure coding practices and vulnerability management processes.

Performance & Scalability:

- Design systems capable of supporting enterprise-scale workloads.

- Define performance benchmarks and non-functional requirements.

- Conduct capacity planning and architecture performance reviews.

- Optimize applications, databases, caching, and infrastructure components.

Quality Engineering & Testing:

- Promote test-driven and quality-first engineering practices.

- Define automated testing strategies including unit, integration, API, performance, security, and end-to-end testing.

- Collaborate with QA teams to establish quality standards and release governance.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management:

- Provide technical leadership to development teams.

- Mentor senior engineers and technical leads.

- Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, project managers, and engineering teams.

- Lead architecture review boards and technical governance discussions.

- Participate in pre-sales, solution estimation, and technical proposal activities where required.

Required Technical Skills:

- Microsoft Technologies: Nodejs, Angular/React, C#, ASP.NET Core, .NET Framework / .NET 8+, Web API, Entity Framework, LINQ, Azure DevOps (preferred).

- AWS Cloud: EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, VPC, Route 53, CloudFormation/Terraform.

- MEAN Stack: MongoDB, Express.js, Angular, Node.js.

- Architecture & Design: Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, DDD, API Gateway Patterns, Integration Patterns, Distributed Systems, Containerization, Kubernetes.

- DevOps & CI/CD: Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS DevOps Services, Docker, Kubernetes.

- Databases: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis.

Required Competencies:

- Enterprise Solution Architecture

- Technical Leadership

- Strategic Thinking

- Stakeholder Management

- Problem Solving

- Architectural Governance

- Excellent Communication Skills

- Risk Assessment and Mitigation

- Decision Making