Application Architect (L6A - 10+ yrs)

Description

Application Architect – Offshore

Location :   INDIA

Company :  Ness Digital Engineering

About the Role

Ness Digital Engineering is seeking a highly experienced Senior Application Architect to lead large-scale modernization programs. This role requires a unique blend of architectural vision, hands-on engineering, and deep expertise in legacy system transformation. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in reverse engineering legacy architectures, designing modern microservices and cloud-native solutions on Azure, and leveraging automation, AI, and LLM-powered tools to accelerate delivery.

The architect will play a pivotal role in defining target state architectures, creating design patterns and reusable components, and ensuring scalability, resilience, and performance of enterprise applications. This is a hands-on leadership role, requiring both strong architectural skills and the ability to code, mentor, and guide teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the reverse engineering of legacy architectures and define target state architectures aligned with business objectives.
• Architect and design microservices-based, cloud-native applications leveraging Azure services.
• Define design patterns, standards, and reusable frameworks to accelerate modernization and ensure consistency.
• Apply automation, LLMs, and AI-powered tools for reverse engineering, refactoring, and modernization at scale.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (cloud, DevSecOps, data, full stack developers) to ensure cohesive solution delivery.
• Provide hands-on coding expertise in C#, .NET Core, Azure, and full-stack development to validate architecture through working prototypes and reference implementations.
• Ensure security, scalability, and performance considerations are embedded into all designs.
• Mentor engineering teams and evangelize modern design practices across the organization.
• Partner with stakeholders to align technical solutions with business and operational goals.

Required Skills & Experience

Preferred Qualifications