Solution/Software Architect

Job Summary

1. Architectural Design & Strategy

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and resilient system architectures.
• Define technical standards, best practices, and architectural patterns (e.g., microservices, event-driven architecture).
• Ensure the system’s design aligns with business goals, SLAs, and compliance requirements.
• Lead proof of concepts (PoCs) for new technologies and frameworks.

2. Cloud & Infrastructure Architecture

• Design cloud-native solutions for deployment on Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Define networking, security, and infrastructure strategies for microservices and distributed systems
• Ensure proper implementation of high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), and fault tolerance mechanisms

3. Microservices & API Architecture

• Define best practices for microservices development, API design, and event-driven architectures
• Ensure APIs follow REST, Graphql, or GRPC standards, with proper authentication and authorization (OAuth2, JWT, etc.).
• Guide teams on implementing service mesh solutions (Istio, Linkerd) for service-to service communication.

4. DevOps & CI/CD Integration

• Work closely with DevOps teams to automate deployment pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and monitoring.
• Ensure seamless integration of CI/CD pipelines with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud environments.
• Advocate for continuous integration, automated testing, and infrastructure automation.

5. Security & Compliance

• Design and enforce secure architecture principles (Zero Trust, RBAC, IAM policies).
• Work with security teams to integrate best practices in DevSecOps (SAST, DAST, secrets management).
• Ensure compliance with ISO 27001, GDPR, SOC2, and other regulatory requirements

6. Performance & Scalability Optimization

• Define best practices for caching, database sharding, and load balancing.
• Optimize system performance, fault tolerance, and cost efficiency in production environments
• Ensure architecture is prepared for horizontal scaling, multi-region deployments, and high-throughput processing.

7. Governance & Documentation

• Establish architecture guidelines, design principles, and technical governance.
• Create and maintain architectural diagrams, API documentation, and best practice guides.
• Ensure system documentation is kept up-to-date for developers and operations teams.

Technical Skills

• Experience: 8+ years in software development, system architecture, or solution architecture.
• Programming Languages: Proficiency in Java, GoLang, Python, or Node.js.
• Cloud & Containers: Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Microservices & APIs: Strong expertise in microservices, RESTful APIs, gRPC, and GraphQL.
• Messaging & Event Streaming: Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS, or Pulsar.
• Security & IAM: Deep understanding of OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT, RBAC, and API Gateway security.
• Databases & Storage: Proficiency in SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra).
• CI/CD & DevOps: Hands-on experience with GitOps, CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and ArgoCD.
• Observability & Monitoring: Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, OpenTelemetry.

Soft Skills

• Leadership: Ability to lead technical discussions and mentor development teams.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills to identify architectural bottlenecks and scalability issues.
• Collaboration: Excellent ability to work with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, Security, and Business.
• Communication: Ability to present architecture decisions to both technical and non -technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional Architect, or similar.
• Experience with Streaming & AI Workloads: Knowledge of real-time data processing, AI model inference, and big data architectures.
• Experience in Multi-Tenant & SaaS Platforms: Designing multi-tenant applications with RBAC, tenant isolation, and scalability.