Crisis24 - Associate Architect

Job Summary : We are looking for a highly skilled, hands on Associate Architect to drive technical excellence across the organization while leading and mentoring engineering teams. You will own end-to-end architecture and delivery for key services, influence technical direction, and partner closely with Product, DevOps, and QA to ship scalable, secure, and reliable solutions. Key Responsibilities : Technical Leadership & Architecture : - Own and drive end-to-end solution architecture-from design and implementation through production deployment and ongoing evolution - Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performance designs (trade-offs, risks, and estimates clearly articulated) - Lead technical discoveries and solve complex engineering problems across services, data, and integrations - Define and enforce architecture standards, design patterns, coding guidelines, and engineering guardrails (reviews, checklists) - Ensure systems meet quality attributes: scalability, resilience, maintainability, performance, and security - Drive adoption of modern engineering practices (cloud-native, DevSecOps, automation, observability) and continuous improvement Team Leadership & Delivery Management : - Lead and mentor engineers, setting clear technical direction, raising the bar on design/code quality, and enabling career growth - Coordinate with Product, DevOps/SRE, QA, and Security to plan and execute delivery (milestones, dependencies, and risk management) - Run/participate in design reviews, drive alignment across teams, and communicate trade-offs and decisions to stakeholders - Remain hands-on: contribute to design and implementation, unblock the team, and take ownership of critical components. Required Qualifications : - 10+ years of professional software development experience developing applications using .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, and REST APIs. - Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and containerization using Docker. - Solid experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MS SQL, or equivalent). - Proven experience building REST APIs in containerized, distributed systems. - Strong understanding of coding standards, design patterns, and unit testing practices. - Strong knowledge of software architecture principles including microservices, SOLID, and DDD. - Hands-on experience with queuing mechanisms such as Kafka and AWS SQS. - Knowledge of secure coding practices and application security principles. - Proven ability to lead a small team or act as a technical lead-driving design reviews, code reviews, and delivery execution - Strong communication skills to align stakeholders, document decisions, and influence technical direction across teams - Experience in React JS - Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm - Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab preferred) Preferred Qualifications : - Knowledge of observability tools (logging, monitoring, tracing) - Basic understanding of AI concepts and ability to evaluate AI-driven solutions