Software Architect

We are seeking a highly skilled Software Architect with extensive hands-on experienceand a proven track record in designing highly scalable systems in cloud environments,preferably AWS. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of cloudtechnologies, architecture principles, best practices, application security, client-serveraspects, RESTful API design, and message queue systems. While experience withEnd-to-End Encryption (E2EE) is welcome, it is not mandatory for this role.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and design highly scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-based softwaresolutions, with a focus on AWS services.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including product managers,engineers, and stakeholders to understand business requirements and translatethem into technical specifications and system designs.
• Lead the implementation of architectural solutions, providing hands-on expertiseand guidance to development teams throughout the entire software developmentlifecycle.
• Conduct technical evaluations and assessments of existing systems, identifyingareas for improvement and proposing innovative solutions to enhance scalability,performance, security, RESTful API design, and message queue integration.
• Define and enforce architectural standards, best practices, and coding guidelinesto ensure consistency and maintainability across projects.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies, trends, and industry best practices incloud computing, software architecture, application security, client-servercommunication, RESTful API design, message queue systems, and evaluatetheir potential impact on our architecture and technical stack.
• Mentor and coach junior members of the team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
• Collaborate with security teams to ensure that the architectural designs meet therequired security and compliance standards, and incorporate appropriate securitymeasures, including encryption, access controls, and application security.
• Design and implement secure client-server communication protocols andmechanisms, ensuring data confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and RESTfulAPI security best practices.
• Integrate message queue systems into the architecture to enable asynchronouscommunication between microservices and improve system scalability, reliability,and performance.
• Drive architectural decisions and provide technical leadership in resolvingcomplex technical challenges and issues related to application security,client-server communication, RESTful API design, and message queueintegration.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or arelated field.
2. Proven experience as a Software Architect, with a focus on designing highlyscalable and reliable systems in cloud environments, preferably AWS.
3. Hands-on experience with a wide range of AWS services such as EC2, S3,Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, ECS, EKS, etc.
4. Strong understanding of cloud architecture principles, microservices architecture,distributed systems, and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker,Kubernetes).
5. Proficiency in designing and implementing RESTful APIs andmicroservices-based architectures, including API versioning, authentication,authorization, and documentation.
6. Experience with message queue systems such as Amazon SQS, Amazon SNS,Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.
7. Experience with Agile development methodologies and DevOps practices,including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and automateddeployment.
8. Solid understanding of application security principles, common vulnerabilities,and best practices for secure software development.
9. Experience in designing and implementing secure client-server communicationprotocols and mechanisms.
10. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulatecomplex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
11. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically while payingattention to detail.
12. Experience with End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) is a plus, but not mandatory.