Application Architect

Job Title: Application Architect

• Location: Louisville, KY

• Duration: 6 months

• Role Description: Application Architect / Enterprise Cloud Architect

• Essential Skills: Application Architecture, Enterprise Cloud Architecture

• Skill Category: Enterprise Architecture

• Experience Required: 8–10 years

Must-Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Strong experience in application architecture and software system design.

• Expertise in creating high-level architectural designs, system models, and application interaction maps.

• Ability to translate business requirements and client needs into technical specifications.

• Experience leading, mentoring, and guiding software development teams.

• Strong knowledge of coding standards, architectural best practices, and code reviews.

• Experience troubleshooting architectural issues, resolving integration conflicts, and optimizing application performance.

• Knowledge of modern frameworks, tools, and cloud platforms, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

• Ability to design scalable, reliable, secure, and maintainable applications.

• Experience evaluating emerging technologies and recommending appropriate architectural solutions.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design high-level application architecture, system structures, and software interaction models.

• Provide architectural guidance throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Lead and mentor development teams to ensure adherence to architectural standards and best practices.

• Translate business objectives into clear technical designs and specifications.

• Identify and resolve architectural bottlenecks, integration issues, and performance problems.

• Evaluate cloud platforms, frameworks, and technologies to improve scalability and efficiency.

• Ensure application architecture supports long-term maintainability, reliability, and performance.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, infrastructure teams, and other technical stakeholders.

• Participate in architecture reviews and guide implementation decisions.

• Support Agile development practices, sprint planning, and delivery.

Generic Managerial Skills

• Experience working in Agile development environments.

• Strong technical leadership and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

• Ability to mentor development teams and coordinate cross-functional activities.

• Strong analytical skills and architectural decision-making capabilities.

Key Resume Search Keywords

• Application Architect

• Enterprise Cloud Architect

• Enterprise Architecture

• Solution Architecture

• Software Architecture

• System Design

• Cloud Architecture

• AWS

• Microsoft Azure

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

• Application Integration

• Scalability and Performance Optimization

• Technical Leadership

• Code Review

• Agile Development

• System Modeling

• Architectural Design

• Software Development Lifecycle