Role Description We are looking for a highly skilled Solution Architect to design and deliver robust, scalable, and secure software solutions using Java technologies. This role plays a key part in bridging business requirements with technical implementation while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards and best practices. Key Responsibilities - Architecture Design - Design end-to-end architecture for enterprise-grade applications. - Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. - Produce architecture deliverables (HLDs, LLDs, diagrams, specifications). - Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture guidelines. - Technical Leadership - Provide technical direction and mentorship to development teams. - Define and enforce coding standards and best practices. - Conduct design and code reviews. - Evaluate and recommend tools, frameworks, and technologies. - Application Development - Guide development using Java and related frameworks. - Ensure modular, reusable, and maintainable code. - Promote best practices in microservices and distributed systems. - Integration & APIs - Design and implement RESTful and/or SOAP-based services. - Define API standards and integration patterns. - Oversee communication across systems. - Security & Compliance - Apply secure design principles (authentication, authorization, encryption). - Ensure compliance with security standards and regulations. - Performance & Optimization - Define and monitor performance metrics. - Identify bottlenecks and optimize system performance. - Collaboration - Work closely with stakeholders, product owners, and engineering teams. - Collaborate with DevOps teams on CI/CD and deployment strategies. Qualifications - Strong proficiency in Java (Java 17+). - Experience with Spring or similar frameworks. - Solid understanding of OOP and design patterns. - Experience with REST APIs and API design. - Knowledge of SQL and/or NoSQL databases. - Proven experience designing scalable, distributed systems. - Strong understanding of microservices architecture. - Familiarity with integration patterns. - Experience with Git or similar version control systems. - Experience with CI/CD pipelines. - Experience with Docker or similar containerization tools. Education - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• Lead the design and evolution of large-scale microservices ecosystems built on modern container platforms and cloud-native technology stacks • Define microservices architecture standards, service boundaries, and decomposition strategies aligned with domain-driven design principles • Lead the modernization of legacy monoliths into well-bounded, independently deployable services with clear ownership • Design service communication patterns leveraging REST, gRPC, asynchronous messaging, and event streaming as appropriate • Establish API contracts, schema governance, and versioning strategies that enable safe evolution of services over time • Architect resilient distributed systems incorporating circuit breakers, retries, bulkheads, and graceful degradation patterns • Define data ownership models, transactional boundaries, and patterns such as outbox, saga, and CQRS where appropriate • Lead the design of platform capabilities including service mesh, API gateway, identity propagation, and shared observability • Drive performance engineering, capacity planning, and scalability analysis across critical service domains • Establish CI/CD, testing, and deployment standards optimized for high-frequency, low-risk service releases • Define observability standards including structured logging, distributed tracing, and SLO-driven monitoring • Collaborate with security teams to ensure zero-trust principles, secrets management, and runtime protection are embedded • Mentor engineers and tech leads on microservices best practices and anti-pattern avoidance • Lead architecture reviews and provide guidance on service design proposals across multiple teams • Continuously evaluate emerging cloud-native technologies for adoption based on maturity and strategic fit.

Role Description This role has been designated as ‘Remote/Teleworker’, which means you will primarily work from home. Job Family Definition: - Provides consulting to businesses, functions, and geographies that utilize IT services. - Drives effective business engagement for IT. - Understands specific goals and needs of the business, function, or geography. - Develops and maintains relationships with appropriate members of the organization. - Aligns business, function, and geography requirements with IT plans and priorities. - Facilitates involvement in IT projects to identify requirements, gather feedback, and finalize scope. - Identifies opportunities for IT to leverage solutions across organizations. - Establishes effective processes for managing relationships on an ongoing basis. - Communicates IT standards and new IT solutions, processes, and policies. - Connects business/function/geography “customers” with appropriate IT technical resources. Management Level Definition: - Unique mastery and recognized authority on relevant subject matter knowledge. - Contributes to the development of innovative principles and ideas. - Successfully operates in the most complex disciplines. - Provides highly innovative solutions. - Leads large, cross-division functional teams or projects. - May participate in cross-division, multi-function teams. - Provides mentoring and guidance to lower level employees. - Routinely exercises independent judgment in developing methods, techniques, and criteria. - Develops strategy and sets functional policy and direction. - Acts as a functional manager within area of expertise. Responsibilities - Design scalable, enterprise-grade architectures for end-to-end Configure, Price, Quote and Ecommerce (B2B and B2C) use cases. - Define and implement complex pricing models, including bundled structures, tiered discounting, and pricing logic shopping. - Define integration patterns between the pricing engine and upstream and downstream systems, including ERP and CRM. - Partner with operations, commercial/sales, and other functional and technical teams to translate complex business requirements into clear, technical specifications and designs. - Engage in strategic business planning where there is IT impact; influence overall business strategies. - Communicate strategic IT decisions and plans to achieve alignment at the top level of the business. - Represent the needs of the business during the IT priority-setting process. - Identify leverage opportunities where IT can provide cost-effective, standard solutions. - Actively participate in IT projects to ensure business, function, and geography "customers" are included appropriately. - Promote best practices found in working with one business/function/geography to others. - Identify the need for new IT processes and drive the development and implementation of those. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 12 years of related experience, or a Master's degree and a minimum of 10 years experience. - Experience and expertise in defining technical architecture and designs to support various pricing strategies. - Experience working with dynamic pricing and offer management software (e.g., PROS). Requirements - Deep knowledge of leading CPQ platforms and/or custom CPQ implementations. - Advanced understanding of price books, attribute-based pricing, and complex approval threshold logic. - Experience with APIs, middleware, and data exchange formats. - Exceptional written and verbal skills. - Deep business experience at domain level. - Strong relationship management skills. - Excellent project management and process development skills. Benefits - Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive suite of benefits that supports physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. - Personal & Professional Development: Programs catered to helping you reach career goals. - Unconditional Inclusion: Flexibility to manage work and personal needs; celebrating individual uniqueness.

• Develop the overall application architecture, including the design and implementation of new systems and the evolution of existing systems. • Provide technical leadership to development teams, including guidance on design and development best practices. • Ensure alignment of application systems with LADOTD overall technology strategy and business goals. • Collaborate with LADOTD stakeholders, project managers, and other IT teams to define and prioritize application requirements. • Research and evaluate new technologies and industry trends to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement. • Mentor and train development teams on new technologies and best practices.