Job Description

Position: Application / Solution Architect - Junior

Number of hours: 40 hours / week
Schedule: EST

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in designing and developing application and solution architectures under the guidance of senior architects.

• Support custom software development, application integration, and cloud migration initiatives.

• Contribute to documenting Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), solution designs, technical specifications, and implementation guides.

• Assist in identifying and documenting functional and non-functional requirements, including performance, security, scalability, and availability.

• Participate in technology evaluation and selection for assigned projects.

• Perform unit testing, bug fixing, code reviews, and simple feature development.

• Support software deployment, release activities, and production issue resolution.

• Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and knowledge base articles.

• Collaborate with developers, QA engineers, business analysts, and project teams throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

• Follow enterprise architecture standards, development best practices, and security guidelines.

• Escalate technical issues and architectural decisions to senior architects when necessary.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.

• 0–2 years of experience in software development, application support, systems analysis, or related technical roles.

• Basic understanding of software architecture principles and application design concepts.

• Familiarity with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.

• Basic knowledge of object-oriented programming and software design patterns.

• Understanding of REST APIs, web services, databases, and application integration concepts.

• Basic knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS or Microsoft Azure.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Willingness to learn enterprise architecture frameworks and emerging technologies.

• Ability to work effectively under close guidance and daily supervision.

Preferred Certifications

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

• Scrum Foundations

• ITIL Foundation (Preferred)

Technical Skills

• Software Development Fundamentals

• Application Architecture Basics

• REST APIs and Web Services

• SQL and Relational Databases

• Git Version Control

• SDLC and Agile Methodologies

• Unit Testing and Debugging

• Cloud Fundamentals (AWS / Azure)

• Technical Documentation and Architecture Diagrams

• Basic Application Integration Concepts

• Microsoft Visio, Draw.io, or similar diagramming tools (Preferred)