Senior Solution Architect (TOGAF/AWS Certified)

About the role

A Senior Solution Architect is needed in Lahore, Pakistan, working onsite in an office setting. The role leads the end-to-end architecture of complex, scalable, secure and maintainable systems, including solutions that use Redis or Valkey, and works with global teams. Working hours are 7:00 PM to 3:00 AM in the US time zone.

Key responsibilities

• Define target architectures, integration patterns, data flows, technology standards and deployment models for cloud, containerized and hybrid environments.
• Produce and maintain architecture documentation, diagrams, design decisions, technical specifications and roadmaps.
• Evaluate technologies, platforms, frameworks and vendor products through analysis, proof-of-concept work and documented recommendations.
• Design for scalability, availability, resilience, performance, observability, disaster recovery and operational supportability.
• Embed security requirements such as data protection, identity and access management, encryption and threat mitigation.
• Review application, integration, database, infrastructure and security designs against enterprise standards.
• Guide development teams on design patterns, API design, database selection, caching and performance optimization.
• Identify architectural risks, constraints and technical debt and propose mitigation or modernization plans.
• Partner with global teams on design reviews and issue resolution.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, information technology or a related field.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in software architecture, solution architecture, systems design or senior application development.
• Demonstrated experience designing medium- to large-scale applications in cloud, containerized, distributed or hybrid environments.
• Strong understanding of architectural principles, design patterns, microservices, APIs, integration methods, event-driven systems and distributed computing.
• Experience with Java, Python or comparable modern languages and frameworks.
• Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server or PostgreSQL, and data modeling.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences and influence decisions across teams.

Required skills

• Experience with AWS services and cloud architecture; Azure or Google Cloud knowledge is an asset.
• Familiarity with containers, orchestration, infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring and DevSecOps.
• Knowledge of secure architecture, privacy, identity and access management, encryption, vulnerability management and cybersecurity best practices.
• Relevant architecture or cloud certification such as TOGAF or an AWS certification is an asset.