The ideal candidate for this role, responsible for the architecture of the organization's enterprise applications. Duties and Responsibilities:
Leads initiatives for architecting and designing software applications utilizing industry standards & best practices and proven architecture patterns.
Should involve and contribute in all the phases of software development life cycle (requirements, planning, architecture, design, implementation, testing, deployment)
Conduct research, analysis and provide recommendations and guidance to the Project Manager, Management, and solutions architects, focusing on long-term sustainability, maintainability, and compatibility with existing platforms.
Should have exceptional problem solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.
Support solutions architects in the creation of reference architectures and proof of concepts
Communicate architectural methods based on design alternatives, including business impact.
Document architectural solutions and decisions
Establish the definition of architectural principles, standards, methodologies, and best practices and guide the team on their implementation.
Collaborate with the other architects like network, Infrastructure architects and business teams to evolve both business and technology opportunities.
Collaborate with other IT architects and IT Management to ensure application development, integration and data quality best practices are defined and followed.
Work with development team to continuously improve development methodology and processes.
Guide less senior team members on platforms, architectures, designs, patterns, and practices
Meet commitments and deadlines while engaging in Agile SDLC processes.
Work independently to meet the needs of the organization and perform other duties as assigned.
Provide leadership and guidance to solution architects in the strategic development of system applications and integrations across all portfolios.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Education
Required:
Bachelor’s degree with major coursework in Computer Science, Information Systems or a closely related field or commensurate studies and experience
Experience
Required:
5+ years of hands-on experience in software development.
5+ years of experience in architecting enterprise applications.
5+ years of experience having worked on multiple application platforms, multiple technology stack etc.
3+ years of experience building data Integrations and other system integrations using different technologies like Message Queues, Kafka etc.
5+ years building REST webservices, SOAP API, Graph API etc.