Application Architect

ELEKS Software Architecture Office is looking for an Application Architect in Argentina.

ABOUT PROJECT

Our client is among the top-5 health insurance companies in the USA, serving over 25 million members. ELEKS is expanding the team in Argentina to work with this client and contribute to delivering secure, high-quality technology solutions for the client’s enterprise ecosystem. An Application Architect will be responsible for designing and implementing application architecture that aligns with the organization’s strategy.

REQUIREMENTS

• 4-6 years of professional experience in IT application architecture with a strong focus on designing and implementing scalable, enterprise-grade solutions
• Proven experience as an IT Application Architect or similar role in large IT environments
• In-depth knowledge of application architecture principles and best practices
• Experience with middleware systems, databases, and application package integrations
• Proficiency in designing scalable, high-performing, and secure applications. Hands-on experience with middleware technologies and enterprise integration patterns
• Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and containerization technologies (Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF), OpenShift, Kubernetes)
• Solid understanding of database management systems (SQL Server, or NoSQL solutions)
• Demonstrated experience with enterprise application development using Java
• Familiarity with front-end/mobile technologies (JS, React/React Native, Kotlin) and back-end technologies (Java, Spring Boot)
• Experience with Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF), OpenShift, Kubernetes deployments
• Familiarity with MuleSoft API design, implementation, and management
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Understanding of security frameworks and compliance standards (HIPAA)
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities, with experience working in cross-functional and cross-cultural teams
• High proficiency in English

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Elicit business and technical requirements from the business clients
• Define a solution architecture guided by the architectural drivers such as business and functional requirements, constraints, and quality attributes
• Provide ball-park development effort estimates based on the standard estimation methodologies
• Reengineer, document, review, and analyze solution architectures using trade-off analysis methodology and other qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis
• Support the Engagement team in pre-sales providing the technical expertise, architecture vision, and estimates
• Define implementation road maps and technical backlogs
• Drive the project bootstrap cooperating with the development team and passing the knowledge and architectural vision to them
• Support long-term projects from the architectural perspective making and reviewing design decisions, documenting the architecture, communicating with the client’s technical peers, participating in creation of the PoC and prototypes, and collaborating with the development teams
• Choose among the technologies, reference architectures, and patterns and evaluate the candidate solutions based on the objective drivers, constraints, and criteria
• Train, mentor, and coach other architects and technical leaders
• Participate in technical marketing of the company, represent the company’s architectural excellence including article publishing, participation in events, and presenting to the customers
• Participate in the methodology and competence development within SAG

WHAT YOU WILL GET WITH ELEKS

• Close cooperation with a customer
• Challenging tasks
• Competence development
• Ability to influence project technologies
• Team of professionals
• Dynamic environment with low level of bureaucracy

ABOUT ELEKS

ELEKS is a custom software development company. We deliver value to our clients, thanks to our expertise and experience gained from working as a software innovation partner since 1991.

Our 2000+ professionals located in the Delivery Centers across Eastern Europe and sales offices in Europe and North America, provide our clients with a full range of software engineering services. These include product development, QA, R&D, design, technology consulting and dedicated teams.