IT Application Architect

Our storyAt Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to “Be Alight.”Our Values:Champion People – be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.Grow with purpose – Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.Be Alight – act with integrity, be real and empower others.It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, absence management and navigation.With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.Learn more at careers.alight.com.About the RolePlatform Development Team, where you'll be at the forefront of creating user-friendly, responsive interfaces. The Architect should have a team-first mentality and be willing to create Architecture / High Level technical design document, help other team members to improve the delivery success.Responsibilities- Design, Develop and maintain robust and scalable web applications using Java, Spring Boot, and front-end framework Angular.- Lead the design and development of full-stack web applications using Angular and Java Spring boot technologies- Very strong knowledge on angular 8/13/15/17 version with core angular framework and internal processing and angular lifecycle usage- Very strong knowledge on debugging front-end/ angular issues and performance improvements. Strong debugging and analytical skills in angular- Design, build and maintain secure and scalable REST APIs.- Define and enforce coding standards, architecture patterns, and best practices- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions- Mentor and guide Tech Leads, and other developers through code reviews and technical sessions- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across the stack- Ensure application performance, scalability, and security- Ensure cross-browser compatibility, responsive design, SPA and accessibility standards- Stay current with emerging technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate- Participate in Sprint/ PI planning and provide estimates for the scope of work- Create technical documentation in the code per coding standards and assist as needed in the documentation creation for the products’ customers.Requirements- Bachelor’s or Maters degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.- Minimum 15 years of development and architect experience.- Should be able to coding/ development PoCs and research, when needed.- Experience developing applications that interact with RESTful APIs.- Demonstrated experience in REST API development and microservices architecture.- Experience with front-end development, particularly in Angular.- Experience with other AWS services such as S3, CloudWatch, and IAM.- Possess excellent problem-solving and communication skillsBackend- Server-side Framework – Java 17, Spring Boot, Spring MVC- Microservice Architecture, Rest API Design- Unit Testing Framework, Junit, Jasmine / Karma, Mockito- Performance Tuning & Profiling – Visual VM, JMETER, Lighthouse- Logging, Troubleshooting – New Relic, Dynatrace, Kibana, Cloud WatchFront End Skills- Micro frontend Architecture- HTML, CSS, Java script, Typescript- Responsive Web Design- Angular- Very strong knowledge on angular 8/13/15/17 version with core angular framework and internal processing and angular lifecycle usage- Very strong knowledge on debugging front-end/ angular issues and performance improvements. Strong debugging and analytical skills in angular- Usage of lighthouse monitoring and console debugging.Database- Relational database – Oracle, MySql, Postgres, DB2- Nosql database – MongoDB, RedisCloud Platform, Deployment and DevOps- Cloud Platforms – AWS (ECS, EC2, Cloud front, Cloud Watch,S3, IAM, Route 53, ALB)- DevOps – Docker containers, SonarQube, Jenkins, Git, Github, Github-actions, CI/CD pipelines, TerraformBenefitsWe offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it’s important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as several voluntary benefit options.By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.Our commitment to InclusionWe celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.As part of this commitment, Alight will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Equal Opportunity Policy StatementAlight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state, or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting their recruiter.Authorization to work in the Employing CountryApplicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.