Technical Architect
First seen by Alion on Sep 30, 2026.
Role & Responsibilities :
- Design and develop scalable, secure, and high-performance technical architectures aligned with business requirements.
- Translate business and functional requirements into robust technical solutions and architecture designs.
- Define application, integration, database, cloud, and infrastructure architecture standards.
- Identify technical risks, performance bottlenecks, scalability challenges, and architectural gaps and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Work closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Engineering Managers, Developers, QA, DevOps, and other stakeholders.
- Design and oversee APIs, microservices, integrations, and distributed systems where applicable.
- Establish and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, design decisions, and standards.
- Support cloud adoption, modernization, migration, and digital transformation initiatives where required.
- Ensure solutions follow security, compliance, reliability, and performance requirements.
- Mentor senior developers and engineers and contribute to building strong technical capabilities within the team.
- Participate in proof-of-concepts (POCs) and evaluate emerging technologies relevant to the organization's technology roadmap.
- Troubleshoot complex production and architectural issues and provide long-term technical solutions.
- Collaborate with engineering leadership to define and execute the organization's technology roadmap.
Preferred Candidate Profile :
- 8 - 10 years of experience in software development, solution design, technical architecture, or related engineering roles.
- Experience designing scalable, reliable, and high-performance applications.
- Good understanding of REST APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture, messaging systems, and system integration.
- Experience with one or more major cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Good understanding of databases, including relational and/or NoSQL technologies.
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Git, DevOps practices, and infrastructure automation is preferred.
- Strong understanding of application security, authentication/authorization, data protection, and secure coding practices.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience in technical leadership, mentoring, architecture reviews, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Ability to balance business requirements, technical feasibility, cost, scalability, security, and maintainability when making architectural decisions.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
Skills
Technical Architect, Solution Architect, Microservices Architecture, RESTful, Cloud, Solution Design, Cloud Infrastructure