Associate System Architect/System Architect

This person will be responsible for software systems, ensuring they align with business objectives, performance, security standards, and scalability needs. They will review and implement changes using new technologies and methodologies to enhance existing systems. They will provide guidance to development teams ensuring projects align with architectural standards and offer technical leadership across multiple projects, systems, and clients.

Contribute to scope definition, requirements analysis, and design to align new features with the system context

Present architecture diagrams (UML) and technical specifications, refining them based on feedback

Define or select an application framework to optimize reuse within the organization

Ensure a robust design within budget constraints and deadlines

Work with IT to ensure the system environment meets or exceeds expected requirements

Provide technical expertise in diagnosing and resolving system issues, including solution alternatives

Develop and enforce quality, performance, and security standards across projects and teams

Advise clients on appropriate technologies that balance project requirements and business constraints

Define and own the overall architectural strategy and technical roadmap

Make high-level design decisions to align with business and technical goals

Ensure system scalability, performance optimization, and long-term sustainability

Assist development teams in prototyping proof-of-concept solutions

Utilize your coding skills to analyze and integrate emerging technologies

Act as a technical expert on emerging technologies, and present to development teams and clients

Drive the adoption of emerging technologies that align with business needs

Lead technical discussions and mentor teams to enhance best practices

Contribute to technical documentation and deployment guides

Technical Qualifications:

Hands-on experience in Domain-Driven Design (DDD), including designing bounded contexts, aggregates, entities, value objects, repositories, domain services, and implementing tactical and strategic DDD patterns in microservice architectures

Experience in technical architecture including technology evaluation and design decisions

Experience in distributed, scalable systems and service-oriented architecture

Experience in automating system and application builds

Experience in server-side development (Java, .NET, Node.js, PHP, Python)

Experience in RESTful API services and web services implementation

Experience in scripting technologies (Angular, TypeScript, React.js)

Experience in unit testing tools and best practices

Experience in integration tests and best practices

Experience in MS SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL or Oracle relational databases

Experience working closely with DevOps and infrastructure teams to design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for build, test, and deployment automation

Good understanding of Security best practices including OAuth 2.0, JWT, Spring Security and OWASP Guidelines

Knowledge of database design, SQL, data security, and data backup

Knowledge of architecture design patterns, UML, and data modeling

Knowledge of object-oriented principles (Interfaces, Classes, Inheritance, Encapsulation, Polymorphism)

Knowledge of microservices architecture and event-driven architectures

Knowledge of load & performance testing tools and best practices

Basic knowledge of cloud technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Knowledge of banking/finance domains is a plus

Good to have an AI-first mindset to utilize AI tools in all phases of SDLC

Personal Skills:

Strong communication skills (verbal and written)

Strong analytical thinking with the ability to make holistic decisions

Attention to detail and a future-focused mindset

Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

Ability to switch between macro and micro perspectives effectively

Ability to foresee, plan, and mitigate risks

Ability to balances technical and business needs to offer the best compromise

Education & Work Experience:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or a related field

8+ years of experience in application design and development