Technical Architect

Job Title: Technical Architect

Role Overview:

Key Responsibilities:

• Architectural Design:

  Design scalable, secure, and resilient system architectures (Microservices, Event-Driven, Cloud-Native).

• Prototyping & POCs:

  Develop Proof of Concepts (PoCs) to validate new technologies, frameworks, or complex integration patterns before the team adopts them.

• Coding & Implementation:

  Spend significant time "at the keyboard," implementing core framework components, shared libraries, or solving the most difficult technical tickets.

• Technical Governance:

  Establish and enforce coding standards, CI/CD patterns, and security protocols across multiple teams.

• Mentorship:

  Conduct deep-dive code reviews and mentor senior developers to elevate the collective technical bar.

• Stakeholder Bridge:

  Translate complex technical trade-offs (e.g., "Latency vs. Consistency") into business terms for Product Owners and Executives.

• Modernization:

  Identify and manage technical debt, creating roadmaps for legacy decommissioning or platform migrations.

Required Technical Skills(2025 Profile):

• Development

  Mastery of at least two core languages (Python, or Node/TypeScript).

• Cloud

  Deep experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, including serverless (Lambda/Functions) and managed services.

• Platform

  Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes (K8s), Docker, and Service Mesh (Istio/Linkerd).

• Infrastructure

  Infrastructure as Code (IaC) via Terraform.

• Data

  Architecture of SQL (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra) and caching (Redis).

• Emerging Tech

  Experience integrating LLMs/Generative AI into application workflows and observability (OpenTelemetry).

• Distributed Systems

  Deep understanding of CAP Theorem, Fallacies of Distributed Computing, and Consensus Algorithms (Raft/Paxos).

• Scalability Patterns

  Expertise in Sharding, CQRS, Event Sourcing, and Global Database Distribution.

• Security Architecture

  Implementation of Zero Trust models, OAuth2/OIDC flows, and Secret Management at scale.

Soft Skills & Qualifications

• Systems Thinking:

  Ability to see how a change in one microservice impacts the entire ecosystem.

• Pragmatism:

  The ability to choose "good enough" over "perfect" to meet business deadlines.

• Communication:

  Proficiency in visual storytelling (LucidChart, Mermaid.js, or Miro) to explain architecture.

• Education:

  Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science with 10+ years of equivalent deep-tier engineering experience.

• Work on cutting-edge technologies and impactful projects.
  
• Opportunities for career growth and development.
  
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
  
• Competitive salary and benefits package.