For a decade and a half, Tiqri has been creating breakthrough software for leading organisations in Europe, USA, Australia, Singapore and more. Parented by a Norwegian company and with significant operations in Sri Lanka, we are a team of global experts who architect solutions that change the way business is done and add colour to everyday living.

Key Responsibilities:

Collaboration and Coordination:

• Partner with key stakeholders to drive high-level design decisions.
• Act as a bridge between stakeholder teams and Internal teams, ensuring consistent communication and alignment on technical architecture and design.

Technical Oversight:

• Monitor and guide the progress of ongoing projects, to ensure adherence to the defined architectural vision.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to tech leads, helping them to make informed design recommendations and flagging any deviations from the intended direction.
• Leverage expertise in Azure and cloud development to guide architectural decisions and best practices.

Support and Problem-Solving:

• Offer day-to-day technical support to ongoing projects, helping them navigate challenges and identify solutions when blocked
• Ensure that technical queries are addressed promptly and that the teams have the necessary support to move forward efficiently.
• Utilize DevOps expertise to streamline development processes, enhance CI/CD pipelines, and ensure robust deployment practices.

Design and Implementation:

• Participate in the design and implementation of APIs, events, and data-sharing solutions across teams, ensuring consistency in format and approach.
• Identify opportunities for reusing functionality between different projects and flag these for consideration.
• Implement cloud-native solutions and guide the adoption of Azure services to meet project requirements.

Project Initiation and Onboarding:

• Engage in the initial discussions of new projects, helping to define requirements and participating in the high-level design process.
• Coordinate with the stakeholders to identify the right resources for new projects, onboard them, and guide them through execution.

Governance and Best Practices:

• Contribute to the establishment of data governance practices, defining clear domains and ownership, and recommending standardized data-sharing formats.
• Ensure that technical architecture decisions are aligned with the broader vision, avoiding unnecessary duplication of data and encouraging the use of existing APIs.

Promote best practices in cloud architecture, DevOps, and data management.

Idead Candidate

• Over 10 + years of relevant experience including strong expertise in Azure cloud services, cloud development, and DevOps practices.
• Excellent communication, Leadership and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across teams and departments.
• BSc and MSc in relevant fields
• Proven experience as a Technical Architect, Technical Coordinator, or similar role in a complex, multi-team environment.
• Experience in mentoring and guiding technical teams, particularly in a remote or distributed setup.
• Familiarity with data governance practices and the ability to define clear domains and ownership structures.
• Ability to identify and promote the reuse of functionality across projects.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate technical challenges and propose effective solutions.
• Experience with Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) systems and data integration projects.
• Background in working with geographically distributed teams, particularly in regions with significant time zone differences.