Solution Architect (Azure)

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Full-timeColombo, Sri Lanka

The Company

We are a Norwegian owned company, delivering offshore software services from our development centre in Sri Lanka. Over the last 15 years, we have completed 250+ successful projects worldwide, for clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. For a decade and a half, we have been creating breakthrough software for leading organisations in Europe, USA, Australia, Singapore and more. We are a team of global experts who architect solutions that change the way business is done and add colour to everyday living.

We offer custom software application development to diverse sectors such as proptech, fintech, environment, logistics, maritime, health, and more. We assign a dedicated, long-term technology team to each client, allowing for seamless integration with their internal teams. Guided by the Nordic values of trust, transparency and commitment, our diverse team drives innovation and disruption in the modern digital era.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Technical Architect to join TIQRI's dynamic architecture team. In this role, you will be instrumental in shaping innovative solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals, and driving technical excellence across projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Key Requirements

  • 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.

Benefits

  • Great Remuneration 💰
  • Performance Bonus 🏦
  • Private Health Insurance 🏥
  • Paid Time Off 🌴
  • Accelerated Career Growth 📚
  • Latest Tech Equipment 💻
  • International Exposure 🚀
  • Exciting Company Events 🥳

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