Application Architect (Hybrid)

This is a hybrid role in our Newton, MA office.

The Application Architect will guide and mentor a diverse team of developers across the USA and India, focusing on developing mobile and web applications using Angular, Python, MongoDB, and Google Cloud. This role involves modernizing legacy systems, ensuring they meet current and future business needs. The architect will create scalable, robust solutions and foster a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.

Additionally, the Application Architect will design and manage technology solutions aligned with business needs, focusing on manageability, scalability, usability, resiliency, availability, security, and safety. They will determine coding standards, collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize development, and participate in technology evaluations and standards committees. The architect will influence and optimize software architectures across the organization.

What we hope you bring to the role:

• Lead the design and modernization of legacy systems to meet current and future business needs.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, robust, and innovative.

• Provide technical leadership on the design, development, and execution of software solutions.
• Design and implement easy-to-use and intuitive user interfaces.

• Develop and use relevant industry standards and domain information models to satisfy functional and non-functional requirements.
• Ensure compliance with mandated standards and guidelines.

• Propose new technical architectures and solutions to improve and enhance existing systems.
• Evaluate and test emerging technologies and tools.
• Determine scope and provide level of effort estimates for project tasks.
• Match required skill sets to task requirements and allocate team resources appropriately.
• Collaborate with management, product owners, and project managers to evaluate requirements and prioritize development.
• Conduct or facilitate collaborative data modeling activities among multiple stakeholders.
• Support business development efforts where data architecture and analysis requirements are defined.
• Facilitate team and client meetings effectively.
• Hold regular status meetings with the project team.
• Keep the project team well-informed of changes within the organization and general corporate news.
• Deliver engaging, informative, well-organized presentations.
• Resolve and/or escalate issues in a timely fashion.
• Communicate difficult or sensitive information tactfully.
• Consistently acknowledge and appreciate each team member's contributions.
• Effectively utilize each team member to their fullest potential.
• Motivate the team to work together efficiently.
• Keep track of lessons learned and share those lessons with team members.
• Mitigate team conflict and communication problems.
• Enhance IT best practices, policies, and methodologies in conjunction with the CIO and IT leadership team.
• Participate in the IT transformation to a world-class IT organization and partner with the business.
• Travel as required to support project and team needs.

What we hope you bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 6+ years of relatedexperience required
• Thorough understanding of the complete software development lifecycle with ability to learn and adapt to new technologies quickly.
• Deep knowledge of designing enterprise-scale applications using distributed, micro services, Domain Driven Design (DDD), event-driven, and cloud native architectures.
• Experience in designing and modernizing legacy systems.
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles and patterns.
• Proficiency in Angular and the Ionic framework for the mobile development.
• Experience in designing and implementing user interfaces.
• Expertise in Python, particularly with FastAPI.
• Knowledge of RESTful API design and development.
• Proficiency in MongoDB, including schema design and optimization.
• Experience with database scaling and performance tuning.
• Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including services like Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, and Cloud Storage.
• Knowledge of cloud architecture and best practices for scalability, security, and cost management.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools.
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor a diverse team of developers.
• Experience in fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.
• Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams, including product owners and project managers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to propose innovative solutions and improvements to existing architectures.
• Experience in project scoping, estimation, and resource allocation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality results on time.
• Knowledge of industry standards and best practices.
• Experience ensuring compliance with mandated standards and guidelines.
• Ability to evaluate and test emerging technologies and tools.

Life at Bright Horizons:

Our people are the heart of our company. Because we’re as committed to our own employees as we are to the children, families, and clients we serve, our collaborative workplaces are designed to grow careers and support personal lives. Come build a brighter future with us.

Bright Horizons provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law. Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations described in the following federal government resources: Know Your Rights, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).

If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation in completing these application materials or any aspect of the application and hiring process, please contact the recruitment helpdesk at 855-877-6866 or [email protected]. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.