Application Architecture Unit Manager

Application Architecture Unit Manager

Job Summary:

The role is focusing on leading the design and development of scalable, secure, and efficient application architectures that align with the organization's technology strategy and business goals.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement an overarching application architecture strategy that aligns with the company’s business objectives and technology vision.
• Provide technical leadership and direction for application development teams, ensuring adherence to architectural principles, best practices, and industry standards.
• Collaborate with other senior technical leaders (e.g., CTO, CIO) to shape the organization’s digital transformation strategy and roadmap.
• Lead the architectural review process, ensuring architectural decisions are well-documented and communicated.
• Oversee the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and high-performance application architectures across various business domains.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies, tools, frameworks, and platforms for building and deploying applications.
• Ensure that applications are designed to meet functional, non-functional, and security requirements, including performance, availability, and compliance.
• Foster collaboration between cross-functional teams, including product management, engineering, DevOps, security, and business stakeholders.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging innovation, knowledge sharing, and adherence to best practices.
• Define and enforce application architecture standards, policies, and guidelines to ensure consistency and quality across all projects.
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of existing systems, identifying opportunities for optimization and improvement.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles and work closely with infrastructure and security teams to ensure integration and compliance.
• Identify potential risks related to system performance, security, scalability, and availability, and work proactively to mitigate these risks.
• Provide expertise in troubleshooting complex technical issues and offer solutions to resolve application-related challenges.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in software development, with at least 3 years in a leadership role focused on application architecture.
• Proven track record of successfully designing and implementing large-scale, enterprise-level applications.
• In-depth knowledge of modern application architecture patterns (e.g., microservices, event-driven architecture, serverless, etc.).
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with enterprise integration, API management, and service-oriented architectures (SOA).