Application Architect

at  Delbridge Solutions Inc

Location: Costa Rica (Remote)
Company Overview:
Delbridge Solutions is one of North America’s fastest growing technology companies. With offices in Toronto, the USA, and Europe, we provide world-class analytic and information management solutions. Most of our clients are Fortune 1000 companies, and they trust Delbridge Solutions as a partner to support their business processes.
We are looking for creative, entrepreneurial, and ambitious individuals who share our passion for growth!

Who You Are:

• Autonomous with projects given medium-term direction and milestones.
• Demonstrates ownership and accountability for assigned engagements and project milestones.
• Able to identify weaknesses around pending or in progress projects and adapt, as necessary.
• Capable of learning new topics quickly, self-motivated in this regard.
• Able to rapidly understand a problem space and leverage technical and non-technical knowledge to solve it.
• Able to adapt communication style to suit relevant technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proactively manages expectations with the client, influencing their strategic goals/outcomes.
• Communicates effectively about customer and delivery status, issues, and concerns.

Role Overview:

• As the Application Architect, you will lead customer implementations at various phases of the application lifecycle, including:
• Application Planning and Design: Collaborate with stakeholders to develop robust application plans tailored to client requirements.
• Deployment Architectures: Design scalable and reliable deployment architectures.
• Development and Build: Oversee solutions development, ensuring high performance and scalability.
• Integration and Release Configuration: Implement best practices for seamless integration with existing systems and oversee release configurations.
• System Testing and Production Operations: Ensure application stability and performance through rigorous testing and operational oversight.
• Application Optimization and Best Practices Adoption: Continuously optimize applications and promote best practices across teams.
• You will translate customer requirements into implementation ready software architectures and design patterns. Working with developers, you will implement solutions, develop alternative approaches, and troubleshoot when issues arise. You will also provide estimates and timelines to the project manager, contributing to smooth project execution.

Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Broad familiarity with enterprise scale software architectures, application development methodologies, and operational considerations.
• 3+ years producing architecture designs, including familiarity with microservices and architectural design patterns.
• 4+ years working as a technical lead on projects, providing estimates and oversight.
• 5+ years of experience in database and software development.
• Proficient in Java backend development, with knowledge of integration tools.
• Experience with large-scale systems and horizontal and vertical scaling techniques.
• Strong understanding of Linux based environments, including package management and dependency resolution.
• Commitment to high code quality, unit testing, and other engineering best practices.
• Experience with MongoDB is nice to have.

Why Delbridge Solutions:
As Delbridge Solutions grows, our leadership team is focused on:
Fostering a collaborative environment because we believe everyone here has a valuable contribution to make. Together, we develop a deeper understanding of our position in the market and our clients’ needs.
Recognizing our people through quarterly rewards, performance bonuses, and accelerated career paths. Whether you want to advance in Professional Services, move into Project Management, or become a Solution Architect, Delbridge Solutions will give you the chance to prove yourself and will recognize and reward your efforts.
If you’re looking to join a fast-growing company that adapts to market demand, Delbridge Solutions would love to start a conversation and learn more about you.
Delbridge Solutions welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodation is available on request for candidates participating in all aspects of the selection process.

• As the Application Architect, you will lead customer implementations at various phases of the application lifecycle, including:
• Application Planning and Design: Collaborate with stakeholders to develop robust application plans tailored to client requirements.
• Deployment Architectures: Design scalable and reliable deployment architectures.
• Development and Build: Oversee solutions development, ensuring high performance and scalability.
• Integration and Release Configuration: Implement best practices for seamless integration with existing systems and oversee release configurations.
• System Testing and Production Operations: Ensure application stability and performance through rigorous testing and operational oversight.
• Application Optimization and Best Practices Adoption: Continuously optimize applications and promote best practices across teams.
• You will translate customer requirements into implementation ready software architectures and design patterns. Working with developers, you will implement solutions, develop alternative approaches, and troubleshoot when issues arise. You will also provide estimates and timelines to the project manager, contributing to smooth project execution