Senior Software Architect & Platform Design Lead

Global Rescue; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 2,500,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Rescue is seeking an Associate Software Architect in Islamabad to lead the design and delivery of robust software systems, blending hands-on coding with technical leadership. You will set architecture standards, mentor engineers, and ensure alignment with business goals and security requirements.

Role involves working across microservices, data platforms, and cloud environments, shaping delivery practices while maintaining performance and maintainability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or related field.
• 8+ years in software development; 3+ years in architecture/leadership; strong design and microservices knowledge.
• Hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, JPA, Hibernate, Spring AOP, and Angular/TypeScript.
• Experience designing/integrating RESTful APIs, WebSockets, queues (SQS/RabbitMQ/Kafka), IoT MQTT, Keycloak; OIDC/SAML.
• Relational (MySQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB) databases; Redis; S3; performance optimization.
• Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and AWS (CloudFormation, ECS/EKS, Lambda, IoT).
• JUnit, Git/GitLab, Maven, TDD, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong analytical/problem-solving; effective communication and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and implement enterprise architecture across applications, microservices, integrations, and data platforms.
• Evaluate and recommend technology stacks, tools, and platforms to deliver solutions aligned with long-term strategy.
• Provide hands-on leadership by implementing services, frameworks, and complex components.
• Develop production-grade software using Spring Boot, microservices, JPA, Hibernate.
• Create, review, and execute unit tests supporting test-driven development.
• Mentor engineers, run code reviews, unblock complex technical challenges.
• Own the team’s build and release tooling (Git/GitLab, Maven); drive DevOps across cloud operations.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks, scalability constraints, and performance bottlenecks.
• Ensure non-functional requirements such as availability, resilience, security, and compliance.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

JPA/Hibernate

Angular/TypeScript

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Docker/Kubernetes

AWS

JUnit

Git/GitLab

Problem solving

AI-powered tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT

Tools

Keycloak

MySQL

DynamoDB

Redis

S3

Maven

Job description

Global Rescue is seeking an Associate Software Architect in Islamabad to lead the design and delivery of robust software systems, blending hands-on coding with technical leadership. You will set architecture standards, mentor engineers, and ensure alignment with business goals and security requirements.

Role involves working across microservices, data platforms, and cloud environments, shaping delivery practices while maintaining performance and maintainability.