Job id 3467: solutions architecture associate director (onsite)

Solutions Architecture Associate Director

The Solutions Architecture Associate Director is a highly proficient, hands-on solution architect for custom solutions. This role owns:

• End-to-end microservice and API architecture for assigned solutions.
• Defines Domain-Driven Design boundaries and event-driven patterns on Azure Service Bus.
• Sets engineering standards across React frontend and .NET/Python backend teams.

The role operates with growing autonomy across the custom solutions estate and represents designs in architecture reviews.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate business and product requirements into end-to-end solution designs for custom solutions spanning multiple frontend and backend services.
• Design microservice and API architectures for custom-built solutions; define service boundaries using Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles.
• Architect event-driven integration patterns using Azure Service Bus; define message schemas, topic/subscription models, and error-handling strategies.
• Establish and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices across frontend (React) and backend (.NET / Python) teams.
• Ensure non-functional requirements (security, scalability, resiliency, observability) are embedded into all solution designs.
• Lead architecture and design reviews for new features, technical initiatives, and third-party integrations within assigned solutions.
• Produce and maintain architecture decision records (ADRs), high-level design (HLD) documents, and API specifications (OpenAPI/Swagger).
• Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and engineering leads to shape technical roadmaps.
• Provide technical mentorship to senior engineers and conduct design and code reviews.

Qualifications & Experience

• 8+ years of software engineering or architecture experience, with at least 4 years in a solution architect role on complex, multi-service platforms.
• Expert-level proficiency in designing microservices architectures and RESTful / GraphQL APIs.
• Deep hands-on experience with React (frontend architecture) and .NET and/or Python (backend services).
• Strong experience with Azure cloud services, including Azure Service Bus, Azure API Management, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and Azure DevOps.
• Advanced understanding of Domain-Driven Design, CQRS, Event Sourcing, and distributed systems patterns.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes), and DevSecOps practices.
• Working knowledge of OpenID Connect / OAuth 2.0 and fine-grained authorization in multi-tenant SaaS environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; experience presenting designs to senior technology stakeholders.
• Professional services or B2B SaaS product experience is advantageous.

Core Skills & Technologies

• Microservices Architecture
• API Design
• Azure Service Bus
• React
• .NET
• Python
• Domain-Driven Design
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Azure Cloud
• CI/CD & DevSecOps
• NFRs (Non-Functional Requirements)
• Architecture Review

Additional Requirements for This Role

• Candidates who have worked in Big 4 or Big Tech.
• Experience around 15 years (or less).
• Candidates in the EST or CST time zones, from Tier 2 and 3 cities.
• Preferably no sponsorship.