Cloud Application Architect

Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Application Architect to design, modernize, and govern scalable enterprise-grade cloud applications. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in application architecture, cloud-native design, integration patterns, security, and modernization strategies. This role requires close collaboration with business stakeholders, engineering teams, DevOps, and leadership to define architecture standards and drive successful solution delivery. Key Responsibilities • Define end-to-end architecture for cloud-based enterprise applications. • Design scalable, secure, resilient, and high-performing application platforms. • Lead application modernization initiatives, including monolith-to-microservices transformation where applicable. • Establish architecture standards, design principles, and reusable patterns. • Collaborate with business, product, engineering, infrastructure, and security teams to translate requirements into technical solutions. • Evaluate cloud services, frameworks, and tools to align with business and technical objectives. • Drive API-first, event-driven, and integration architecture strategies. • Ensure architecture compliance across security, governance, reliability, and operational standards. • Support CI/CD, DevSecOps, observability, and infrastructure automation practices. • Review solution designs, code strategies, deployment models, and production readiness plans. • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and architecture guidance to development teams. • Participate in effort estimation, risk analysis, and solution planning.