Application Architect

Job Title: Application Architect

Location: Manhattan, NY (Hybrid – 2-3 days from office in a week)

Position Type: Contract position

Job Description:

Application Development, Migration & Modernization:

• Design architecture for full-stack applications using cloud and digital-native principles (e.g., microservices, stateless applications, containers, serverless architecture, Angular, React).
• Lead cloud migration initiatives, including assessment, planning, and execution of moving on-premises applications to AWS.
• Develop prototypes and proof-of-concepts to validate solutions and architectures.
• Optimize AWS solutions for cost efficiency, ensuring alignment with budgetary requirements.
• Understand and implement Cloud, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, application development, migration, and modernization.

Cloud Architecture:

• Specialize in designing and implementing application solutions specifically on the AWS platform.
• Leverage AWS services to build scalable, reliable, and secure applications.
• Ensure applications are optimized for performance and cost-efficiency on AWS.
• Work with AWS-specific tools and services, such as EC2, S3, Lambda, and RDS.

Architecture Definition and Frameworks:

• Define application architecture for practical scenarios.
• Establish reference architecture for application migration and modernization to AWS, ensuring scalability, resilience, and extensibility.
• Possess knowledge and expertise in at least two architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman, FEAF, Clean architecture, C4 Models).
• Stay updated with the latest frameworks (e.g., BFF) and CI/CD frameworks, and adopt them in application areas.

Business Understanding:

• Understand business needs, articulate the impact on business, and develop architecture and solutions aligned with business goals.
• Collaborate with technical, product, and business teams to deliver cross-functional solutions in an agile environment.
• Preferably have experience working with banking customers.

Technical Proficiency:

• Deep expertise in AWS services and best practices, often requiring certifications like AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
• Hands-on with the implementation and optimization of applications on AWS, ensuring they meet technical and business requirements.

Experience Required:

• 14 years in Application Development.
• 5 years in digital-native application design principles (e.g., microservices, stateless applications for cloud, containers, serverless architecture, Angular, React).

Key Skills and Knowledge:

• Cloud Services: Strong knowledge of AWS and application cloud architecture design.
• High Availability & Security: Hands-on experience in designing high availability, fault-tolerant, high-security, RBAC-driven applications.
• Enterprise Architecture: Good understanding and experience in cloud- and digital-native application design principles.
• Full-Stack Experience: Proficiency across all three tiers (Web, Middleware, and DB) - .Net/Java, Websphere/JBoss/Tomcat, Oracle/SQL, Microservices architecture, AWS cloud-native solutions.
• Scalable Solutions: Extensive experience in designing and deploying scalable, secure, and highly available solutions on AWS.
• Cloud Migration: Proven track record of leading cloud migration and modernization projects.
• Customer Interaction: Experience working in an onsite-offshore model and managing direct customer interactions.

Technical Proficiency:

• AWS Services: Deep knowledge of AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, AWS Fargate, and AWS Glue.
• Application Architecture: Experience in designing and implementing scalable, reliable, and secure application architectures on AWS.
• Microservices & Containerization: Proficiency with microservices architecture and containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• DevOps & CI/CD: Strong understanding of DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) on AWS.
• Security & Compliance: Knowledge of AWS security best practices, identity and access management (IAM), and compliance standards.
• Backup & DR: Knowledge of BCP-DR technologies used in AWS.
• Database Management: Experience with AWS database services, including Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, and Redshift. (On-prem Oracle & MS-SQL knowledge is a plus).
• Architecture Frameworks: Well-versed with WAF/CAF and architecture frameworks like event-driven/messaging systems, Spring Boot, microservices design, and API architectures.
• Tools & Accelerators: Familiarity with industry-leading APM and troubleshooting tools.
• Programming Skills: Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or C# commonly used with AWS. (.Net experience is also beneficial).

Certifications (Preferred, not mandatory):

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect –Professional.
• Additional AWS certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, or AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty are a plus

Thanks!