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Job Description:
Platform Architect
Job Purpose
Overall responsible for defining the technical vision architectural strategy and roadmap of the Distribution Management Platform collaborating across architecture development support and business teams to ensure robust reusable and scalable solutions driving continuous modernization leveraging deep expertise in both legacy and modern technologies.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Conducts comprehensive analysis of existing legacy systems identifying technical pain points and challenges to inform strategic modernization efforts.
- Evaluates existing and new technologies in the market for currency modernization integration and optimization.
- Leads the strategic technical planning solution design and collaborates with the Platform Owner in establishing the platform roadmap ensuring alignment with business objectives evolving user needs and enterprise architecture strategy.
- Clearly communicates the technical strategy and roadmap with the technology stakeholders both at the regional and market levels
- Designs and documents end-to-end architecture for a reusable scalable cloud-based platform making critical decisions about technologies and frameworks of the platform.
- Defines and supports the adoption of micro frontends microservices event-driven architectures and modular platforms.
- Develops architectural and design standards guidelines patterns guardrails and best practices and provides governance by ensuring implementation and adherence across development teams.
- Guides cross-functional teams during design development deployment and integration phases ensuring quality technical outputs.
- Develops and orchestrates strategic technical capability building empowering the development teams with skills tools and processes to upskill and enhance technical excellence productivity and innovation.
Education and Experience
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field.
- 10 years of experience in technical solutions design with 5 years in an architectural or leadership role.
- Deep knowledge of enterprise architecture and integration patterns.
- Expert in cloud architecture (AWS) including cost management scalability and high availability.
- Strong understanding of both modern technologies (e.g. containers micro frontends microservices serverless APIs) and legacy systems (e.g. monoliths relational databases on-premise applications).
- Solid experience with one or more programming languages (e.g. Java ReactJS Python). But at the same time with working experience in legacy programming languages (e.g. Oracle Forms Reports PL/SQL).
- Experienced in modernizing legacy platforms to modern and cloud-based architectures.
- Strong understanding of data architecture including defining data models for efficient processing
- Strong communication and presentation skills able to engage in discussions with all levels of senior management both IT and Business.
- Experienced in vendor management
- Industry-specific platform experience (e.g. Insurance systems Financial systems Distribution systems).
- Experience working in Agile teams with a strong understanding of agile ways of working.
- Experience managing technical priorities within an evolving product backlog.
- Proven experience in using Agile approach for development with frequent sprints for business benefits realization. But at the same time with working experience using the traditional delivery approach.
- Experience in the continuous improvement of software development workflows and pipelines.
Core Competencies Required
- Problem-solving
- Vision and Strategic Thinking
- Communication
- Presentation Skills
- Leadership
- Negotiation
- Influencing
- Adaptability
- Agility
- Decisiveness
- Tolerance for Stress
- Coaching and People Development
- Work Standards/Quality Orientation
- Positive Work Attitude
Job Category:
IT - Application DevelopmentPosting End Date:
30/12/2025Employment Type
Full-Time
