Technical Architect
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Position Title: Technical Architect
Location: Onsite Boston MA
Employment Type: Full-time/Contract
No OPT and CPT H1-B
Job Description:
We are seeking a seasoned Technical Architect to lead the end-to-end architectural design and provide technical oversight for a major modernization initiative. This strategic role is focused on replatforming a legacy C/C system into a robust scalable and cloud-adaptable Java-based architecture.
The Technical Architect will define the Target State Architecture and Blueprint while ensuring alignment with enterprise goals and industry best practices. This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams including infrastructure security development and operations to deliver a secure high-performance and future-ready platform.
Key Responsibilities:
Architectural Leadership
- Drive the creation of the Target State Architecture and Blueprint including system interaction models and integration flows
- Define and validate architecture diagrams technical patterns and component interaction models across all architecture tiers
- Provide final sign-off and governance over all architectural deliverables and designs
Strategic Implementation Oversight
- Ensure accurate translation of architectural designs into implementation across SDLC phases and production rollout
- Collaborate with project management development QA and DevOps teams to maintain technical integrity
- Lead architectural reviews risk assessments and mitigation strategies for the modernization initiative
Cross-functional Technical Collaboration
- Serve as the primary architectural liaison among platform engineering web services security data and deployment teams
- Offer mentorship and technical guidance to engineers and solution designers throughout the migration process
Discovery and Migration Planning
- Participate in the Technical Discovery and Blueprint Design phase outlining the long-term architectural roadmap
- Lead migration strategies during the application migration phase with a focus on messaging layer technologies such as Apache Kafka
Required Qualifications:
Professional Experience
- Minimum 12 years in software engineering or architecture roles
- At least 5 years of experience in enterprise-scale architectural leadership
- Hands-on experience with legacy-to-modern technology transformations preferably in financial services or other high-availability environments
- Experience with Java platforms C/C systems Oracle 19c and enterprise messaging systems
Technical Expertise
- Strong knowledge of middleware and message brokers (e.g. Apache Kafka IBM MQ)
- Demonstrated expertise in designing scalable secure and fault-tolerant microservices architectures
- Familiarity with performance tuning high availability/disaster recovery (HA/DR) and low-latency system design
- Experience with cloud-native and containerized architectures is a plus
Communication and Stakeholder Management
- Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to business stakeholders and executive leadership
- Experience working closely with senior technical and business stakeholders across the organization
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with API gateways security protocols (OAuth2 TLS) and observability tools
- Exposure to cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and Ansible
- Understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks relevant to financial institutions
Employment Type
Full Time
