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Job Title: Azure Technical Architect – Payments Platform Modernization & AI Architecture
Skills: Azure, .Net, Microservices, Distributed Systems
Experience: 15 years
Location: Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
About the Role
Coforge is seeking a hands-on Azure Technical Architect to design and build next-generation Payments and Transaction Processing platforms. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Azure, .NET, Microservices, Distributed Systems, and AI/GenAI Architecture, with proven experience delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions within Financial Services, FinTech, or Payments organizations.
This is a highly technical role requiring active involvement in architecture, solution design, engineering reviews, cloud modernization, and AI-driven innovation.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement cloud-native payment platforms on Microsoft Azure.
- Architect scalable microservices, APIs, event-driven systems, and distributed applications.
- Participate in solution design, architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical problem-solving.
- Drive application modernization, integration strategy, scalability, performance, and resiliency.
- Build and validate technical POCs for cloud and AI-enabled solutions.
- Collaborate closely with engineering teams to ensure successful implementation of architectural decisions.
- Mentor developers and technical leads through hands-on technical guidance.
- Design and integrate AI-powered capabilities using Azure OpenAI, LLMs, RAG frameworks, and Agentic AI technologies.
Required Skills
Cloud & Architecture
- Microsoft Azure
- AKS, Azure Functions, Service Bus, Event Grid, Event Hubs
- Azure API Management
- Microservices Architecture
- Event-Driven Architecture
- Distributed Systems Design
- Enterprise Integration Patterns
- High Availability & Performance Engineering
Development
- C#
- .NET Core / ASP.NET Core
- REST APIs
- Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
AI Architecture (Mandatory)
- Azure OpenAI
- Azure AI Services
- Generative AI (GenAI)
- Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- AI Agents / Agentic AI
- AI Governance & Security
Required Experience
- 15 years of software engineering and solution architecture experience.
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure cloud-native application development.
- Proven experience delivering large-scale Payments, Transaction Processing, FinTech, or Banking platforms.
- Experience implementing enterprise AI/GenAI solutions using Azure OpenAI and modern AI frameworks.
- Ability to work directly with engineering teams and drive architecture through execution.
Preferred Domain Experience
- Payments & Transaction Processing
- Merchant Services
- Payment Gateways
- Banking & Financial Services
- FinTech Platforms
- Real-Time Financial Systems
Ideal Candidate
A hands-on Architect who can seamlessly combine Payments Modernization, Azure Cloud Architecture, and AI/GenAI Innovation while remaining actively involved in solution design, engineering decisions, and platform implementation.