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Role name: Application Architect - Azure Location: Location: Atlanta, GA (3-5 days per week at office) Willingness to occasionally travel to client or partner locations within the U.S. as needed. Position Type : Contract Role and responsibilities: • We are seeking a highly experienced Technical Architect to lead the design and deployment of a scalable, secure, and resilient multi-brand e-commerce platform hosted on Microsoft Azure. • This role will focus on implementing multi-region blue/green deployments across U.S. Azure regions, leveraging ReactJS for frontend, SpringBoot/Java microservices for backend, Redis cache, and Cloudflare for global content delivery and protection. • The ideal candidate will be based in Atlanta, GA, comfortable working onsite, and experienced in driving cross-functional architecture decisions that meet high-availability, low-latency, and brand-specific customization requirements. Key Responsibilities: • Architecture Ownership: • Design and own the technical architecture for a multi-brand e-commerce platform spanning multiple Azure regions (US East, US West, etc.) with blue/green deployment models. • Solution Design & Documentation: • Define and document the architecture blueprint including high-level and low-level designs for cloud, web, backend, caching, and CDN layers. • Technology Stack Integration: Architect and oversee integration of the following technologies: • Microsoft Azure: App Services, Azure Front Door, Azure Redis Cache, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)/App Services, Key Vault, Azure Traffic Manager, CosmosDB/PostgreSQL. • Cloudflare: WAF, CDN, DNS routing, bot mitigation. • Frontend: ReactJS (Micro Frontends optional). • Backend: Java/Spring Boot Microservices with CI/CD. • Caching: Azure Redis for session management and application-level caching. • Multi-Region Deployment Strategy: • Define the blue/green and canary release strategies, active-active/active-passive architecture, and disaster recovery (DR) setup across regions. • Performance, Scalability, and Security: • Lead design reviews to optimize for scale, response times, SEO readiness, and compliance with PCI/SOC2 standards. • Collaboration & Leadership: • Act as the technical lead and mentor for engineering teams; collaborate with DevOps, Product Owners, QA, and UX teams to ensure architectural integrity. Onsite Engagement: • Work onsite in Atlanta with cross-functional teams and client stakeholders to translate business goals into scalable technical solutions. Required Qualifications: • 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture with hands-on development background. • Proven experience in e-commerce platforms, preferably multi-brand or white-label architecture. • 5+ years experience in Azure architecture and services deployment, with strong focus on multi-region resiliency. • Expertise in ReactJS (componentization, SSR preferred), SpringBoot, and microservices architecture. • Strong experience in Cloudflare setup, Redis caching patterns, and web performance optimization. • Experience in CI/CD pipelines for blue/green deployment (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, etc.). • Understanding of SEO, accessibility, page speed, and mobile-first design principles. • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Preferred Skills: • Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert). • Experience with headless commerce, MACH architecture, or composable commerce patterns. • Familiarity with observability tooling (App Insights, Azure Monitor, New Relic, Datadog). • Experience with GraphQL or BFF layer in micro-frontend setup. Best Regards, Bismillah Arzoo (AB)

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