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We are passionate about solving our clients’ business problems through consultative teamwork, innovative software, and proven processes. We’ve served more than 50 clients and delivered hundreds of high quality, custom enterprise applications. Our clients value us as integral team members who get the job done on time and on spec, and we are proud of our high client retention rate and under 2% staff turnover. With offices in New Jersey, Boston, Costa Rica, and Eastern Europe, we execute the full software lifecycle, from architecture and design through development, QA and application maintenance & support. Our company culture emphasizes client service, trust-based relationships, and innovation.\n As anArchitectand Lead Software Engineeron a large-scaleplatform ofmodernization engagement, you will drive the end-to-end architecture from thedata layerthrough the API and services tier to thefront-end presentation layer. The client environment spans both Microsoft Azure cloud services andon-premisesinfrastructure, so you must be equally comfortabledesigningcloud-native workloads and hybrid integration patterns. You will lead architectural decision-making across multiple workstreams, produce reference architectures and migration roadmaps, and work hands-on with engineering teams tovalidatedesigns through prototypes and proofs of concept. This is a high-visibility role that requires you to present architectural options, trade-offs, and recommendations directly to senior technical andbusiness leaders.\nWhat qualificationsmake youanAubrantArchitectand Lead?\nYou are a full-stack thinker. You see thesystem, fromthe user interface to the database, and you design architectures thatoptimizeacross all layers rather than shifting complexity from one tier to another. \nYou lead through technical authority. Engineering teams trust your judgment because you combine deep hands-on experience with the ability to articulate clear, defensible rationale for every architectural decision. \nYou are comfortable navigating hybrid environments. You understand that modernization is rarely a clean lift-and-shift; you know how to design transitional architectures that bridgeon-premisesystems and cloud services without disrupting business operations. \nYou communicate architecture in business terms. When you present to senior leaders, you translate technical trade-offs into cost, risk, timeline, and capability impact. \nYou have a builder's instinct. Youvalidateyour designs with working prototypes and proofs of concept, not just diagrams. You believe architecture should be proven, not assumed. \nYou thrive in ambiguity. Legacy modernization is messy; you bring structure, prioritization, and clarity to environments where documentation issparseand tribal knowledge is the norm. \nResponsibilities:\nArchitecture & Design:\nDefine the target-state architecture for the modernized platform, spanning front-end frameworks, API/services layer, data persistence,integrationmiddleware, and infrastructure (Azure andon-premise). \nProduce referencearchitectures, architectural decision records (ADRs), and migration roadmaps that guide engineering teams through phased modernization milestones. \nDesign hybrid integration patterns that allow cloud-native andon-premisecomponents to coexist during transitional phases, including networking, identity, and data synchronization strategies. \nTechnical Leadership:\nLead architectural reviews and design sessions across front-end, back-end, data, and infrastructure workstreams, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment with the target architecture. \nMentor and guide senior engineers and tech leadsonarchitectural patterns, modernization strategies, and Azure best practices. \nEvaluate and recommend technologies, frameworks, and platforms; produce decision memos with clear trade-off analysis for leadership review. \nModernization Execution:\nConduct legacy system assessments, including codebase analysis, dependency mapping, performance profiling, and data architecture review, to informmodernizationsequencing and risk mitigation. \nDesign andvalidatemigration strategies (re-platform, re-architect, re-factor) for individual system components, balancing speed, risk, and long-term maintainability. \nBuild and oversee proofs of concept and reference implementations that de-risk critical architectural decisions before full-scale engineering begins. \nStakeholder Engagement:\nPresent architectural strategies, options, and progress to senior technical and business leadership, translating complex technical concepts into clear business impact. \nCollaborate with the client's existing architecture, engineering, and infrastructure teams toalignstandards, governance, and shared technical direction. \nPartner with program management to ensure architectural decisions are reflected in delivery plans, resource needs, and risk assessments. \nQualifications:\nBachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, orrelateddiscipline, or equivalent experience. \nMUST be proficient in written and spoken English (85%). \n10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in asolutionsarchitect or enterprise architect capacity. \nDemonstrated mastery of architectural design across the full application stack: front-end (React, Angular, or equivalent modern frameworks), API/services tier (RESTful APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures), and data layer (relational databases, NoSQL, data pipelines). \nDeepexpertisein Microsoft Azure cloud services, including App Services, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Azure Functions, Azure API Management, Azure DevOps, and AzureNetworking(VNets, Private Link, ExpressRoute). \nProven experience designing and implementing hybrid architectures that span Azure cloud andon-premiseinfrastructure, including identity federation (Entra ID/Active Directory), data synchronization, and network connectivity. \nExpert-levelproficiencyin API design and integration architecture, including API gateway patterns, service mesh, and enterprise integration patterns for bridging legacy and modern systems. \nStrong experience with application modernization strategies: monolith decomposition, strangler fig pattern, database migration, and phased re-platforming. \nExpert-level knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates), and DevOps practices for hybrid environments. \nExperience with performance and scalability engineering, including load testing, capacity planning, caching strategies, and observability (Application Insights, Grafana, or equivalent). \nSecurity architectureexpertise, including zero-trust principles, identity and access management, encryption at rest and in transit, and compliance considerations. \nAzure certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert) are a plus. \nExperience in life sciences, diagnostics, healthcare, or regulated industries is a plus. \nFamiliarity with data engineering concepts (ETL/ELT, data lakes, data warehousing) is a plus. \nExcellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability tooperateeffectively when requirements are ambiguous or the path forward is unclear. \nStrong communicationskills and ability to work in cross-functional teams.Aubrantis a client-facing consultancy; 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