Job#: 3024485 Job Description: Senior Application / Platform Architect
Location: Plano, Texas (Onsite)Employment Type: ContractContract Duration: 9 MonthsRole Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior Application / Platform Architect to lead the end-to-end architecture, design, and evolution of our application and data platforms. In this role, you will define technical roadmaps, lead modernization efforts, and ensure our platforms are scalable, secure, and resilient. This position requires a technical expert with deep full-stack engineering experience and hands-on architectural leadership across application development, cloud-native technologies, and data platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Define the overarching architecture, standards, patterns, and best practices for application and platform development.
- Architect end-to-end solutions using React/Remix/NodeJS, Python (FastAPI, Flask), GraphQL, and microservices.
- Design scalable containerized and cloud-native solutions using Docker/Podman and Kubernetes.
- Guide engineering teams through complex solution design decisions and conduct deep architecture reviews.
- Architect, optimize, and evolve the internal application platform to support UI frameworks, API gateways, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Architect solutions that manage structured/unstructured data leveraging PostgreSQL and RDBMS concepts.
- Analyze existing applications to identify modernization opportunities, leading refactoring and migration to microservices.
- Collaborate with product owners to translate business requirements into technology roadmaps.
Required Qualifications
Technical Skills:- Deep hands-on expertise in full-stack engineering including React, Remix, and NodeJS for the frontend.
- Backend proficiency in Python, specifically with FastAPI and Flask.
- Strong experience with APIs, including GraphQL and REST.
- Proven experience designing and delivering microservices architectures.
- Mastery in containers and orchestration with Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes.
- Solid understanding of Linux environments.
- Strong data and database architecture experience with PostgreSQL and RDBMS fundamentals.
Architectural and Leadership Skills:- Experience designing large-scale distributed systems.
- Ability to create architecture diagrams, roadmaps, and technical documentation.
- Strong knowledge of engineering best practices, including testing strategies and security controls.
- Ability to lead engineering teams through architectural and design decisions.
- Effective communication skills to articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical partners.
Preferred Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in application development and platform engineering.
- 5+ years in an architect or principal engineer role.
- Experience with a platform-as-a-product mindset.
- Knowledge of cloud concepts (AWS/Google Cloud Platform/Azure).
- Experience with event-driven systems and service mesh.
- Experience establishing enterprise architectural governance.
This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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