Senior Application Architect

This role is for a Senior Application Architect joining an international Digital Document Management team focused on enterprise document services in the transportation/logistics industry.

• 8–12+ years of IT/software engineering experience.
• 3–4+ years in a Technical Architect, Software Architect, or Application Architect role.
• Strong experience with backend architecture and microservices.
• Good understanding of cloud-native architectures, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases and database performance.
• Strong understanding of system integrations and interface design.
• Knowledge of architectural patterns including Domain-Driven Design, Event-Driven Architecture, and CQRS.
• Experience with CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
• Understanding of application monitoring, logging, and observability.
• Experience working in Agile development environments with Jira/Confluence.
• University degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent experience.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Strong communication skills and experience working in international, cross-cultural teams.

Nice to have:

• Experience in digital document management or enterprise document services.
• Experience with logistics, transportation, or other complex enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with large-scale data platforms and their architectural dependencies.
• Experience acting as a technical/domain SME.
• Experience working with distributed international development teams.

• Own and evolve the system-level architecture of backend components.
• Design new components, integrations and technical solutions focused on scalability, availability, security, and performance.
• Translate solution architecture into clear technical designs and development tasks.
• Ensure architectural consistency across the digital document services landscape.
• Work closely with Solution Architects, Lead Developers, Product Managers, BAs, and development teams.
• Define and maintain system design and interface documentation.
• Support security-by-design and architectural best practices.
• Mentor developers on clean architecture, design patterns, cloud-native, and microservices.
• Review technical designs, implementation approaches, and technical debt.
• Collaborate with DevSecOps, DBAs, Network, and Testing teams to resolve technical and operational issues.
• Support performance testing and analyze observability data to drive continuous improvement.