Application Architect

Application Architect

Location: Alpharetta GA

Duration: 12+ Months

Rate: DOE

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and Planning: Develop architectural blueprints for applications, define system requirements and functional specifications, ensure scalability, security, and efficiency, and translate business needs into technical solutions
• Technology Selection: Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools for application development, and drive the adoption of the latest technologies and trends.
• Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with stakeholders, communicate architectural strategies and decisions to the technical team and executives, and provide documentation, training, and support to the organization.
• Development Oversight: Oversee the application development team to ensure adherence to architectural standards and best practices, monitor and review code quality, performance, security, and scalability, and resolve technical issues and challenges.
• Problem Solving: Analyze technical and business problems, recommend solutions, and identify and mitigate potential risks.
• Documentation: Document application architecture, design decisions, and development processes.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Educational Background: Bachelor s degree in business, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field. A master s degree is a plus.
• Experience: 10+ years of application architecture experience, with product design, development, modernization, and transformation programs.
• Software Architecture
• SaaS Software Architecture
  • Saas Architecture
  • Strong understanding of , , , and other relevant patterns.
  • SaaS Business Models
  • SaaS Development Platforms
• API Design
  • Experience with designing and implementing and other types of APIs including for real-time low-latency uses
• Technical & Compliance Knowledge (Desired to have):
  • Strong understanding of financial crime risk management, AML solutions, and transaction monitoring platforms.
  • Experience working with AI-driven AML solutions, behavioral analytics, and risk-scoring models.
• Agile & Product Development Experience:
  • Proven experience working with Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe).
  • Excellent change management, communication, and training skills.
  • Familiarity with
• Communication & Stakeholder Management:
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey product vision, requirements, and strategic roadmaps.
• Desired tools and techniques:
  • Cloud Technologies Experience with Azure is a must, familiarity with AWS, Google Cloud Platform are a plus
  • - Proficiency in languages like Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, and Go, depending on the SaaS platform and stack.
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