Enterprise Architect

About the RoleLead the design and development of the architecture for systems or solutions, ensuring alignment with business requirements and technical standards.ResponsibilitiesCreate and define the overall structure of a solution, including software, hardware, and cloud components, to meet business needs and optimize performance, scalability, and security.Work closely with business stakeholders, product managers, engineers, and other team members to gather requirements and ensure the architecture aligns with the project's goals.Evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools to ensure the best solution for the project's needs, considering current market trends and best practices.Identify potential risks and challenges in the architecture and suggest ways to mitigate them, ensuring a robust, secure, and reliable system.Create clear and detailed documentation for the architecture, ensuring that team members and stakeholders understand the design, decisions, and rationale.Oversee code quality and ensure the system’s design and implementation are scalable, efficient, and maintainable.Continuously assess and improve the performance, security, and scalability of the solution.Stay updated with the latest trends, technologies, and methodologies in software architecture and incorporate relevant innovations into the design.Provide guidance and mentorship to Leads, and developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence within the team.Interact with clients and vendors to ensure that all technical requirements are met and that the architecture aligns with business objectives.Ensure the solution adheres to necessary industry standards, regulations, and compliance requirements (e.G., Hipaa data protection, security policies). Qualifications15 – 20+ years of relevant software development experience.Required SkillsProven experience in designing and leading Microservices-based architectures.Extensive expertise in UI development with Angular and Bootstrap, ReactJS, NodeJS.In-depth knowledge of backend development using Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and RESTful APIs.Strong experience with relational cloud databases, particularly Aurora MySQL and PostgreSQL.Experience in AWS, GCP, Azure cloud IaaS, PaaS and DevOps.Gen AI, LLM and Foundation Model usage in projects.Advanced proficiency in security authentication technologies such as OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, Keycloak, and Okta.Comprehensive experience with message queues and event buses, especially Kafka.Skilled in managing CI / CD pipelines with Jenkins, Bitbucket, Docker, and Kubernetes.Proficient in API documentation using Swagger / OpenAPI.Proficient in using Datadog for monitoring and log tracking.Experience with Agile project management methodologies.Proven ability to effectively deliver results as required.Ability to effectively operate in a team.Strong oral and written communications skills.Ability to operate independently under pressure.Strong professional verbal and written communication skills.Ability to work with little supervision and within changing priorities.Ability to analyze requirements and troubleshoot problems.Strong business acumen and deep understanding of business processes.Strong presentation, and conflict management skills.Experience mentoring and reviewing the work of technical team members.Prior work experience in Healthcare IT Services, Solutions or Product Engineering space is highly desirable but not mandatory.Prior work experience in GenAI / AgenticAI based Web / Mobile application development, product / platform development / implementation is highly desired.Willingness to work as Individual Contributor at Vertical Level to provide ongoing Enterprise Architecture oversight across multiple engagements by collaborating with delivery leaders.