TransPerfect

Technical Architect

Chennai, TN, IN

$5
3 days ago
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Summary

JOB SUMMARY

12-15 years of work experience, with a minimum of 4-5 years of hands-on experience developing web applications on AWS and experience architecting complex solutions using a variety of technologies

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyze the existing system architecture and identify opportunities for performance

• Optimization, cost reduction, security hardening, and compliance alignment.

• Define and maintain technical standards, best practices, and architecture blueprints for current and future systems.

• Drive architectural decisions by evaluating and recommending tools, technologies, and frameworks suited for high scalability, security, and performance. • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including:

• Infrastructure & CloudOps – to optimize cloud resource utilization and enhance security postures. • DevOps – to improve CI/CD workflows and observability.

• Development teams – to provide architectural guidance and conduct design reviews.

• Database team – to assess query performance and guide modernization.

• QA team – to integrate quality practices and support test automation strategies.

• Conduct security threat modeling and ensure application compliance with regulations such as GDPR and SOC2.

• Own and drive the technology roadmap in alignment with business and product goals

• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, conduct POCs, and present recommendations.

• Lead and mentor senior developers and technical leads, fostering a culture of innovation.

• Document architecture decisions and provide strategic input during planning and estimation.

• Participate in post-mortems and RCA processes, recommending systemic improvements.


TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cloud & Infrastructure:

• Deep expertise in AWS architecture (VPC, IAM, EC2, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, ELB, Lambda, cloud-native services).

• Experience with AWS EKS with Fargate and Kubernetes.

• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.

• AWS security best practices and identity & access management


DevOps & Automation:

• Expertise in CI/CD pipeline setup and optimization using GitLab or similar tools.

• Integration of security scans, tests, and deployment automation.

• Familiar with monitoring and logging tools such as CloudWatch, ELK, Prometheus.


Application Development & Architecture:

• Microservices architecture, API gateways, service discovery.

• Hands-on with .NET Core / .NET 5+, C# for scalable backend APIs.

• Proficient in ReactJS and TypeScript for SPA development.

• Experience with asynchronous programming, message queues (SQS, Kafka), event-driven architecture.


Database & Data Layer:

• AWS Aurora (PostgreSQL) and other relational/non-relational DBs.

• Expertise in schema design, indexing, and query optimization.

• Experience with data migration, replication, backup/restore.


Security & Compliance:

• Application security principles, OWASP Top 10, secure authentication.

• Knowledge of compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR).

• Implementation of access control, audit logging, data privacy.


Soft Skills:

• Strong communication and leadership to align technical direction.

• Ability to break down complex problems and document solutions clearly.

• Proactive ownership mindset with a focus on delivery excellence

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