Responsibilities:
- Design and implement the overall architecture for software applications, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technology strategies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and provide technical direction throughout the development process.
- Define and enforce architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices to ensure consistency, maintainability, and scalability.
- Select and guide the adoption of appropriate technology stacks, frameworks, and tools for application development.
- Ensure that applications are designed with security, performance, and scalability in mind.
- Lead the design and development of APIs and integration points to enable seamless interaction between different systems.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to developers and technical teams.
- Conduct code and design reviews to ensure the quality and integrity of the application architecture.
- Collaborate with DevOps teams to ensure smooth deployment, monitoring, and support of applications in production environments.
- Evaluate and integrate third-party solutions or services where appropriate to enhance application functionality.
- Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies, tools, and trends in software architecture and application development.
- Document architectural decisions, system designs, and technical specifications for future reference.

Tasks:
- Design and implement application architecture for web, mobile, and desktop platforms.
- Ensure adherence to architectural standards and design principles, such as microservices, event-driven architecture, or SOA.
- Guide teams in implementing modern software design patterns, including MVC, CQRS, and Domain-Driven Design (DDD).
- Oversee API design, ensuring proper documentation, security, and versioning practices are followed.
- Develop a roadmap for evolving the application architecture in line with business needs and technological advancements.
- Perform technology evaluations and proof-of-concepts (POCs) to assess potential solutions.
- Collaborate with DevOps teams to implement CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated deployment strategies.
- Drive the adoption of cloud-native architectures and platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
- Implement security best practices, such as identity management, encryption, and threat modeling, across the application stack.
- Monitor and address technical debt, ensuring the long-term maintainability of the applications.
- Provide technical guidance and support to development teams throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
'- Strong proficiency in designing and implementing scalable application architectures for web, mobile, or desktop platforms
- Experience with modern architectural patterns such as microservices, service-oriented architecture (SOA), and event-driven architecture
- Proficient in various programming languages, such as Java, Python, JavaScript, or C#
- Expertise in API design, including RESTful services, versioning, and security best practices
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and cloud-native architectures
- Strong knowledge of DevOps practices and tools, including CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments
- Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes
- Understanding of database design, both relational (e.g., SQL) and NoSQL systems
- Knowledge of security best practices, including authentication, authorization, encryption, and threat modeling
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to make critical architectural decisions
- Strong leadership and mentoring abilities, guiding development teams through technical challenges
- Experience with software development best practices, including code reviews, version control, and technical documentation
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
- Ability to stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in software architecture and development

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
'- Experience with modern frontend frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.js
- Familiarity with microservices-based architecture and event-driven systems
- Knowledge of message brokers and event streaming platforms such as Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, or AWS SNS/SQS
- Experience with container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes and service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio)
- Familiarity with API gateway tools (e.g., Kong, Apigee) and API management strategies
- Understanding of serverless architecture and functions-as-a-service (FaaS) on cloud platforms
- Proficiency in Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Command Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS) patterns
- Experience with automated testing frameworks and test-driven development (TDD) practices
- Exposure to Agile development methodologies and continuous improvement processes
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or Datadog
- Ability to conduct technical evaluations and proof-of-concept (POC) implementations for new technologies
- Understanding of legacy system modernization and strategies for migrating monolithic applications to modern architectures