Lead Architect

Key Responsibilities

Architecture Governance / Roadmap

·       Deliver architecture vision, solution intent, architecture roadmap to modernize the product over the medium term

·       Present to D-level executives, pros-cons of solution/architecture choices and secure investment for future initiatives

·       Establish technical governance for large enhancements to the product

·       Lead Horizon 2/3 initiatives and contribute hands on to build the architecture runway

·       Represent the department at corporate level architecture forums, champion architecture changes in line with the enterprise architecture strategy.

Support and enhance current product stack

·       Analyze the current solution stack, proactively identify architecture improvement opportunities, prepare proposals & prototypes, and actively build the features for increased production stability and reduce manual maintenance effort.

·       Collaborate with engineers to determine functional and non-functional requirements for new software or applications

·       Establish critical NFRs for the solution, participate in the definition of others

·       Work with scrum teams to ensure design and architecture consistency

·       Plan and develop the design and architectural runway in support of new business features and capabilities

·       Define all aspects of development from appropriate technology and workflow and provide guidelines to development team

Hands on contribution

·       Design and code application frameworks for evolving the tech stack in line with enterprise architecture guidelines

·       Deliver Proof of Concept / Reference implementations to validate and propose new technology stacks, perform cost estimation, present pros/cons, and architecture recommendations.

·       Support the team to troubleshoot complex production issues

·       Build a vibrant, positively motivated team having a high sense of urgency; set the bar high and provide necessary support and mentor team members to achieve it

Skills & Competencies

·       15+ years of experience working in a distributed product development environment as developer, tech lead and architect

·       Should have knowledge and demonstratable experience in a platform approach to architecture and design

·       Should have worked on application modernization during the last 5 years

·       Should have experience in Cloud native application design, event driven architecture, FinOps strategy

·       Must have strong programming experience in C++ / Java and have technical width on multiple areas languages and frameworks.  Must be hands on with writing and delivering code.

·       Exposure on Unix/Linux operating systems is a must.

·       Experience with RDBMS (Oracle) and/or NO-SQL databases like Couchbase / MongoDB.

·       Experience troubleshooting severe production issues with high urgency

·       Must have leadership competencies: business acumen, communication clarity, agility to adapt and navigate through disruptions, strong stakeholder management with influence.