System Architect

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited; Poriebhat; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited in Verna, Goa, India is seeking a System Architect to align software systems with business objectives, performance, security, and scalability needs. You will lead architecture discussions, review changes, and guide development teams across multiple projects and clients.

The role requires 10–12 years of experience, expertise in DDD, microservices, security best practices, and a strong leadership mindset to drive architectural strategy and technology

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in application design and development.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or related field.
• Experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and microservice architectures.
• Strong security and performance knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Define scope and design features aligned with the system context.
• Present architecture diagrams (UML) and technical specifications, refining them based on feedback.
• Define or select an application framework to optimize reuse within the organization.
• Ensure a robust design within budget constraints and deadlines.
• Work with IT to ensure the system environment meets or exceeds requirements.
• Provide technical leadership across projects, systems, and clients.
• Develop and enforce quality, performance, and security standards across projects and teams.
• Advise clients on technologies balancing project needs and constraints.
• Define and own the architectural strategy and technical roadmap.
• Make high-level design decisions to align with business goals.
• Ensure system scalability and long-term sustainability.
• Assist development teams in prototyping proof-of-concept solutions.
• Utilize coding skills to analyze and integrate emerging technologies.
• Lead technical discussions and mentor teams on best practices.
• Contribute to technical documentation and deployment guides.

Skills

AI

Java

DataOps

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

System Architect

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited Verna, Goa, India

About this position

Skills Required

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Java
• DataOps

Job Function

Data Architect

Information Technology

Work Mode

On-site

Experience Required

10 - 12 years

Job Description

This person will be responsible for software systems, ensuring they align with business objectives, performance, security standards, and scalability needs. They will review and implement changes using new technologies and methodologies to enhance existing systems. They will provide guidance to development teams ensuring projects align with architectural standards and offer technical leadership across multiple projects, systems, and clients.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to scope definition, requirements analysis, and design to align new features with the system context
• Present architecture diagrams (UML) and technical specifications, refining them based on feedback
• Define or select an application framework to optimize reuse within the organization
• Ensure a robust design within budget constraints and deadlines
• Work with IT to ensure the system environment meets or exceeds expected requirements
• Provide technical expertise in diagnosing and resolving system issues, including solution alternatives
• Develop and enforce quality, performance, and security standards across projects and teams
• Advise clients on appropriate technologies that balance project requirements and business constraints
• Define and own the overall architectural strategy and technical roadmap
• Make high-level design decisions to align with business and technical goals
• Ensure system scalability, performance optimization, and long-term sustainability
• Assist development teams in prototyping proof-of-concept solutions
• Utilize your coding skills to analyze and integrate emerging technologies
• Act as a technical expert on emerging technologies, and present to development teams and clients
• Drive the adoption of emerging technologies that align with business needs
• Lead technical discussions and mentor teams to enhance best practices
• Contribute to technical documentation and deployment guides

Technical Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in Domain-Driven Design (DDD), including designing bounded contexts, aggregates, entities, value objects, repositories, domain services, and implementing tactical and strategic DDD patterns in microservice architectures
• Experience in technical architecture including technology evaluation and design decisions
• Experience in distributed, scalable systems and service-oriented architecture
• Experience in automating system and application builds
• Experience in RESTful API services and web services implementationExperience in scripting technologies (Angular, TypeScript, React.js)
• Experience in unit testing tools and best practices
• Experience in integration tests and best practices
• Experience in MS SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL or Oracle relational databases
• Experience working closely with DevOps and infrastructure teams to design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for build, test, and deployment automation
• Good understanding of Security best practices including OAuth 2.0, JWT, Spring Security and OWASP Guidelines
• Knowledge of database design, SQL, data security, and data backup
• Knowledge of architecture design patterns, UML, and data modeling
• Knowledge of object-oriented principles (Interfaces, Classes, Inheritance, Encapsulation, Polymorphism)
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and event-driven architectures
• Knowledge of load & performance testing tools and best practices
• Basic knowledge of cloud technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Knowledge of banking/finance domains is a plus
• Good to have an AI-first mindset to utilize AI tools in all phases of SDLC

Personal Skills

• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Strong analytical thinking with the ability to make holistic decisions
• Attention to detail and a future-focused mindset
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Ability to switch between macro and micro perspectives effectively
• Ability to foresee, plan, and mitigate risks
• Ability to balances technical and business needs to offer the best compromise

Education & Work Experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in application design and development