Senior Data/Platform Architect

$166,400 - $170,560/Yr

Technologie MVK - Santa Monica, CA

Full-time - Senior

Santa Monica, CA

About the position

The Senior Data/Platform Architect role is a contract position based in Santa Monica, CA, requiring a hybrid work schedule. The architect will be responsible for designing and maintaining architectural frameworks for software applications, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical requirements. This role demands strong communication skills and experience in managing offshore teams, with a focus on AWS platforms and data/application architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain architectural designs for software applications.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to development teams, including code reviews and best practice recommendations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical solutions, assess feasibility, and design scalable and efficient systems.
• Create and maintain comprehensive architectural documentation, including system diagrams, design specifications, and deployment plans.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and frameworks to improve application performance and development efficiency.
• Design and implement data pipelines, ETL processes, and data integration solutions.
• Architect solutions for integrating AI/ML models into applications.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks and scalability issues within applications.
• Ensure that software applications adhere to security best practices and comply with relevant regulations and standards.
• Lead efforts to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues that arise during development and deployment.
• Develop and enforce web security standards and best practices to protect applications from threats and vulnerabilities.
• Perform threat modelling and risk assessments to identify potential security issues in application design.
• Implement strategies to identify, address, and mitigate security vulnerabilities, including regular security assessments and penetration testing.
• Ensure that development teams follow secure coding practices and guidelines to prevent common vulnerabilities.
• Design and enforce robust authentication and authorization mechanisms to protect sensitive data and ensure secure access controls.
• Ensure that applications comply with industry standards and regulations related to web security.

Requirements

• Experience in AWS platform and building application/data platforms.
• Strong communication skills and experience in managing offshore teams.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages (e.g., Java, C#, Python).
• Experience with microservices architecture and knowledge of database design and management.
• Experience with various development frameworks, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience in the Life Sciences domain.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance