Application Architect  Job Description Template

We have an exciting new opportunity for an Application Architect experienced in digital transformation. As an Application Architect you will help realize a transformation strategy for business applications and development platforms across the enterprise to transition to a modern cloud-forward environment. You will be part of a learning culture, where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is respected and valued.

Typical Duties and Responsibilities

• Design the architecture of applications, including the infrastructure, middleware and user interface
• Develop scalable, hybrid and multi-cloud native applications
• Create solutions and technology roadmaps with a heavy focus on loosely coupled application architectures employing extensive use of API’s, API management, and microservice architectures
• Maintain the definition and documentation of application architectural standards, reference architectures, processes, and operating models
• Stay informed on current cloud technology trends and the changing technology landscape
• Build cloud templates and governance standards for cloud tenants that will support secure and efficient applications implementations as part of an agile DevSecOps culture
• Provide technical expertise and leadership to the application development team 

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, IT or equivalent discipline

Required Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of experience in technology roles spanning application development, solution architecture, and enterprise architecture
• Deep understanding of iPaaS, API management and application integration methodologies
• Solid understanding of cloud technologies and offerings such as AWS or Azure 
• Solid understanding and experience architecting container-based solutions using Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, or similar products
• Experience designing RESTful APIs that facilitate a superior UX and simplify systems integration
• Experience with envisioning, designing, building, and managing release systems, code merging and promotion
• Strong understanding of agile principles and development methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban and SAFe
• Advanced knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL databases
• Strong scripting skills (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Ruby, Go, etc.)
• Strong practical application development experience on Linux and Windows-based systems
• Experience leading product evaluations and proof of concept development initiatives
• Confident, articulate, and professional oral and written communication skills
• Experience delivering presentations to technical audiences and senior-level executives

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in creating DevSecOps and continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
• Experience with configuration management platforms (e.g., Chef, Puppet, Salt, or Ansible)
• Implementation experience with emerging technologies, such as robotic process automation (RPA), intelligent automation, artificial intelligence (AI)/ machine learning (ML) and internet of things (IOT) and mobility/wearables technologies
• Proficiency with modern languages, frameworks, and technologies such as React, AngularJS, Java, JavaScript, Python, Node.js, C#, .NET and HTML