IT Cloud Application Architect

Job Title : IT Cloud
Application Architect (AWS)

Job Location : Hybrid (New
York, NY(Locals only)

Required Skills:

•At least 8+ years of hands -on experience in one or more of the following areas:
cloud -native application design and development, cloud application
architecture, design, and engineering

•Bachelor of science in computer science or other related discipline (although
strong experience with a less directly related degree will be considered)

•Strong understanding of AWS Cloud technologies

•Deep knowledge of cloud -native application design principles

•Experience with microservices, serverless architectures, and containerization

•Proficiency in AWS cloud platform including infrastructure -as -code and CI/CD
pipelines

•Formal problem -solving and/or analytical training/experience a plus, as is
experience working with management consultants

•Design and development experience with data and analytics -intensive
applications using Pandas and NumPy libraries is preferred

•Good intuition for end -user requirements gathering; iterative and collaborative
approach to design

•Ability to lead a development team

•Strong client relationship management skills and excellent written/verbal communication
skills to interact at all levels

Preferred Skills

•Experience working in financial services companies, especially asset managers,
hedge funds and/or broker/dealers).

•CFA or FRM

Requirements

Responsibilities:

•Provide technical leadership and direction to application development projects
in the cloud that align with long -term business objectives and follow cloud
best practices

•Create and communicate design patterns, reference architecture, and technical
specifications for cloud applications

•Evaluate and select appropriate cloud technologies and develop best practices
based on firm's use cases

•Ensure application architectures follow cloud best practices for reliability,
security, performance, and efficiency

•Develop reference implementations and contribute through hands -on coding as
needed

•Provide technical guidance and mentorship to application developers

•Collaborate with business owners to translate business requirements into
technical solutions with an eye toward technology consistency and best
practices

•Evaluate new cloud technologies, tools, and best practices, advising on
potential adoption

•Work with engineers, business users, and other stakeholders to understand their
needs and ensure solutions align with business goals

•Initial Success Criteria includes

oLed ongoing efforts to standardize and improve cloud infrastructure best
practices within the firm's applications

oPlayed a key role in upskilling application developers in cloud -native
application development

•Maintain detailed documentation for reference architectures, design patterns,
and system configurations

•Raise the bar on our development capabilities, standards, and processes

•Synthesize requirements gathered from various teams within/outside of IT and
suggest creative solutions; where appropriate, guiding firm to "do it the
right way”

•Following a scrum methodology, organize with end users, business analysts, and
other architects and developers

•Recommend positive steps toward standardizing development processes, including
technology selection, deployment steps, code reviews, and IT tools

•Partner with DevOps, QA, and AppSecOps teams to promote standardization,
consistency, and improved security posture

Breakdown of work

•25% Technology Leadership: design, mentoring, requirements gathering

•15% Relationship Building: requirements gathering, brainstorming with end users

•10% Team management/leadership

•50% Heads Down Development