Job Description

Solution Architect

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture assessment and technical optimization of the existing in-house web application and its supporting components.
• Perform a comprehensive current-state architecture analysis, covering:
• Application and system design
• End-to-end data flows
• Database structures
• Integration points and interfaces
• Application and infrastructure dependencies
• Assess the existing technology landscape, including Angular, Java, Python Flask, Nginx, Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL), Oracle LRCF, and the associated data synchronization architecture.
• Define the target solution architecture, including:
• Logical and physical architecture
• Component responsibilities and dependencies
• Interfaces and integration patterns
• Deployment architecture
• Data and integration flows
• Review existing architectural decisions and identify gaps, risks, technical debt, and deviations from architectural standards, providing actionable recommendations and mitigation strategies.
• Review and recommend improvements to authentication and authorization mechanisms, leveraging OAuth 2.0, Azure AD, IAM roles, and FUN groups.
• Ensure a clear separation between administrator and local-user capabilities through appropriate Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and authorization models.
• Assess the automated synchronization of model-point data from the Oracle LRCF database to the QUASII database, including data flow, reliability, consistency, monitoring, and failure-handling mechanisms.
• Define architectural solutions to support key non-functional requirements, including:
• 24x7 availability and resilience
• Responsive application performance
• Scalability
• Maintainability and supportability
• Excel compatibility
• Secure data processing and handling
• Update and maintain the Solution Design Document (SDD), ensuring it includes:
• Architecture views and diagrams
• Integration architecture
• NFRs and quality attributes
• Architecture decisions and rationale
• Dependencies and assumptions
• Identified gaps and risks
• Quality scenarios and acceptance criteria
• Collaborate closely with Product, Development, Business, Security, IAM, Infrastructure, Enterprise Architecture, and Architecture Governance stakeholders.
• Provide architectural guidance to development and technical teams and ensure proposed solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, and governance standards.

Key Technologies & Architecture Domains

Frontend: Angular

Backend: Java, Python Flask

Web / Reverse Proxy: Nginx

Databases: Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL), Oracle LRCF

Identity & Access Management: OAuth 2.0, Azure AD, IAM, RBAC, FUN Groups

Architecture Domains: Solution Architecture, Application Architecture, Integration Architecture, Data Architecture, Security Architecture, NFRs, High Availability, Technical Optimization