Software Architect IoT / Cloud Applications | Contract | Roswell / Atlanta, GA (Onsite)

Software Architect IoT / Cloud Applications

Location: Roswell / Atlanta, GA (Onsite Work from Office)
Duration: 12+ Months
Start: Immediate
Interview Process: 2 Rounds (Offshore + Client In-Person Preferred)

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Solution Architect to take complete technical ownership of a large-scale IoT / Connected Digital Product platform. This is a hands-on architecture leadership role requiring strong full-stack and cloud expertise.

The ideal candidate has evolved from Senior Engineer / Tech Lead to Architect and understands both design and deep technical execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product architecture and technical governance

• Translate business requirements into scalable, secure cloud-native solutions

• Define system architecture, data flow, API, and integration blueprints

• Lead microservices and event-driven architecture design

• Conduct architecture & design reviews; ensure security and scalability best practices

• Collaborate with Product Owner, Delivery Manager, and offshore Scrum teams

• Guide engineering teams with code reviews, debugging support, and design validation

• Drive modernization, performance optimization, and cloud strategy

• Ensure integration alignment across Device Cloud, Mobile, Data Lake & NOC teams

• Support CI/CD, DevOps, monitoring, and observability frameworks

• Maintain architecture documentation and standards

Required Technical Skills

Full Stack

• ReactJS, NodeJS, Express, TypeScript

• PostgreSQL, MongoDB

• REST APIs & Event-driven Microservices

• MQTT, Kafka, WebSockets

Cloud & DevOps

• AWS (Preferred) or Azure

• AWS Services: EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, Route53, S3, DynamoDB

• Docker, Kubernetes, ECS/EKS

• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins

Integration & Security

• REST, GraphQL, API Management

• Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch

• OAuth 2.0, JWT, mTLS authentication

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software architecture & distributed systems

• Proven experience with cloud-native and large-scale applications

• IoT / IIoT / Connected product platform experience preferred

• AWS or Azure Architect certification preferred

• Strong documentation & architecture diagramming skills (Lucidchart, Visio, Draw.io)

What We re Looking For

• Architect who can lead design AND stay hands-on when required

• Strong stakeholder communication skills

• Experience working with offshore teams

• Ability to present technical solutions to business & technical audiences

• Proactive, solution-oriented mindset