Architect - Software Development

Role: Architect - Software Developer (Dot .NET/Java) Experience Level: 10 Years+ Work location: Mumbai/Bangalore Roles and Responsibilities: ● Ability to design & lead to implement highly available, scalable, reliable & secured technology solutions. ● Conduct existing IT Architecture review and advise right-fi t solutions. ● Capture and share best practices with peers & juniors and always look for reusable solutions. ● Assessing the systems architecture currently in place and working with technical staff to recommend solutions to improve it. ● Provide technical leadership and guidance throughout the software development lifecycle. ● Building Low-level design and tech flow. ● Continually researching the current and emerging technologies and proposing changes where needed. ● Work with other architects, leads to develop the technical and functional expertise of the organization ● Well organized, attentive to details and able to meet demanding deadlines. ● Project Planning and Execution: Collaborate with project managers, development teams, and other stakeholders to plan test schedules, resources, and deliverables. Ensure timely and effi cient execution of testing phases within project timelines. ● Risk Assessment and Mitigation: Identify potential risks in the projects and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact. ● Collaboration and Communication: Foster effective communication and collaboration among cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on goals, priorities, and outcomes. Skills Required: Technical Expertise & Development: ● Extensive experience in greenfield application development, encompassing requirements gathering, design, implementation, and testing. ● Proven track record in Application Modernization, utilizing a broad spectrum of approaches (e.g., re-platforming, re-factoring, re-hosting, re-architecting). Proficient in 3 or more programming languages: ● Backend: Enterprise .NET, or Enterprise Java, with knowledge on NodeJS and Python ● Frontend: JavaScript/TypeScript framework like Angular, ReactJS, or VueJS). ● Deep understanding of at least 2 Cloud Platforms (GCP + Azure or AWS). ● Experience in API integration and Application deployment using containerization or using managed services ● Experience with app integrations and API management systems (e.g., Google Apigee, Google Application Integration, Mulesoft, IBM Integration Bus). ● Familiarity in Unix/Linux development environments & tools including scripting & process management. ● Proficiency in leveraging Generative AI, for demonstrating practical application in improving code quality, accelerating development, or optimizing existing solutions. Core Architectural & Design Competencies: ● Experience in designing system architecture for solving complex problems. ● Experience working with scalable, high-performance systems. ● Deep understanding of Programming Design Patterns. ● Experience designing and implementing microservices architectures and RESTful APIs. (Understanding of gRPC and GraphQL as an extension to RESTful APIs is a plus). ● Strong understanding of database design (including relational databases like SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL databases like MongoDB). ● Knowledge of Entity Framework or other ORM tools. Security, Compliance & Quality: ● Strong Application and Data Security concepts and standard data privacy regulations, like HIPAA, CCPA, PCI compliance. ● Deep understanding of Testing approaches and its impact on delivery. ● Vulnerability management, secure design principles, logging monitoring and API security Methodologies & Tools: ● Experience of working in an Agile environment. ● Experience of using tools like Git, Jira, and Confluence.