Own the Architecture and drive end-to-end delivery of complex projects, ensuring solutions are scalable, robust, and aligned with client business outcomes. Act as a technical point of contact for clients, translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions. Ability to step into at‑risk projects, quickly assess issues, and establish a credible path to recovery or exit. Monitor and evaluate emerging technologies to inform strategic direction. Champion modern thinking and best pract…
Responsibilities
Embed AI-first principles into delivery workflows, leveraging automation and intelligent orchestration where applicable. Drive engineering excellence through reusable components, accelerators, and scalable architecture. Oversee technical execution across multiple projects, ensuring adherence to best practices, quality standards, and compliance requirements. Collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders to define strategies, delivery plans, milestones, and risk mitigation approaches. Ensure delivery models are optimized for modern, AI-native execution, including integration of automation and intelligent processes. Lead innovation in delivery models, reusable assets, and accelerators to enhance efficiency and impact.
Required Qualifications
20+ years of experience in software/solution engineering, with at least 10-15 years as Architect and delivery leadership roles. Proven experience in leading delivery of complex, multi-disciplinary projects. Strong understanding of modern delivery methodologies (Agile, Scrum, DevOps, etc.). Excellent communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and team leadership skills. Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). Relevant certifications are a plus. Full Stack Application Engineering * End‑to‑end design and development of modern web and mobile applications using React, Angular, Next.js, Blazor, or equivalent frameworks Strong backend engineering expertise using .NET, Java, Node.js, or Python, applying clean architecture, domain‑driven design, and API‑first principles Experience building scalable microservices and distributed systems, leveraging REST, gRPC, event‑driven architectures, and asynchronous processing Hands‑on data and platform fundamentals, including relational and NoSQL databases (Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB), performance tuning, scalability, resiliency, and application security * Lead technical solutioning, estimations, and support architecture design during pre-sales and delivery shaping Translate business outcomes into clear architecture, execution plans, and risk mitigation strategies Influence technical direction across multiple teams and engagements Act as a trusted advisor to clients and internal leadership * Lead rapid prototyping, pilots, and early enterprise deployments, taking ideas from whiteboard to production with minimal friction Hands‑on troubleshooting and production support, addressing performance, reliability, and security issues to unblock progress Side‑by‑side engineering engagement with customer teams, accelerating deployments, adoption, and time‑to‑value through direct coding support Outcome‑driven delivery in ambiguous, high‑pressure environments, building reusable accelerators and reference implementations while engaging senior customer stakeholders Ability to interact confidently with senior leaders and clients. Ensure adherence to coding standards, architectural integrity, and performance benchmarks. Support pre-sales and solutioning efforts with estimations, proof-of-concepts, and technical proposals. Build and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring high levels of satisfaction and value delivery. Ensure secure, compliant, and reliable solution delivery through secure coding, test‑driven development, observability, design reviews, and quality gates across all engagements. Provide strategic guidance and execution oversight to ensure alignment with organizational goals. Apply Responsible AI principles, embedding security, privacy, governance, and compliance into delivery workflows. Architect solutions across App Service, Container Apps, AKS, Functions, and API Management, selecting optimal compute per workload and business need. Build highly available and resilient systems, including multi‑region deployments, disaster recovery, and fault‑tolerant architectures. Apply cost‑aware and Well‑Architected principles, optimizing reliability, performance, operations, and cost efficiency.
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