Software Architect - Bedok - ref. d29456015

Role Overview

Exposure to IBM BPM architecture will be an added advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, design, and own the end-to-end application architecture on AWS with scalability, performance, and resilience in mind.
• Champion Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles in microservices architecture.
• Create high-level and low-level solution design documents, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical feasibility.

• Guide development teams in building Spring Boot–based microservices with well-defined APIs and integration strategies.
• Oversee front-end architecture using React.js ensuring responsive, maintainable, and secure UI.
• Define and optimize database schema and query performance on PostgreSQL.
• Integrate third-party services and internal APIs while ensuring robust error handling and monitoring.

• Leverage AWS services (ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, S3, CloudFormation, etc.) for secure, cost-effective solutions.
• Collaborate with DevOps engineers to implement CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and automated deployments.

• Establish application security architecture, including authentication, authorization, data encryption, and compliance with standards (e.g., OWASP, GDPR).
• Conduct architecture reviews and threat modeling to minimize security risks.

• Act as a trusted advisor to product owners, business stakeholders, and engineering teams.
• Mentor developers and enforce architectural best practices, coding standards, and reusability.

Good-to-Have

Understanding of IBM BPM architecture and ability to integrate BPM workflows into broader enterprise applications.

• 10+ years of overall IT experience with at least 5 years in a solution architecture role.
• Strong expertise in Spring Boot microservices and Domain-Driven Design (DDD).
• Hands-on experience in AWS Cloud-native architecture and associated services.
• Solid front-end development/architecture experience with React.js.
• Proficiency in PostgreSQL (schema design, performance tuning, query optimization).
• Deep understanding of application security best practices.
• Experience with API management, event-driven systems, and distributed architecture.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and technical documentation skills.

• Familiarity with IBM BPM or other workflow/BPM platforms.
• Knowledge of other front-end frameworks (Angular, Vue) and databases (NoSQL, MongoDB).
• AWS Solution Architect Professional Certification (or equivalent).