Senior Technical Architect - Distributed Systems

Our Client : Company is (founded in 2020) is an industry leading, first of its kind in India, digital healthcare data platform and exchange, infused with AI/ML capabilities delivering solutions to stakeholders in all segments of the healthcare sector.Job Title : Senior Technical Architect PlatformEducation : B.TechExperience : 8-12 yearsLocation : BangaloreAbout the Role : We are seeking a Senior Technical Architect Platform to design and scale secure, high-performance distributed systems for the healthcare data ecosystem. The role involves leading architecture decisions, defining platform standards, creating HLD/LLD, and ensuring scalable, secure, cloud-native solutions using microservices, AWS/GCP, containerization, and DevOps practices.Responsibilities :- Own platform architecture and drive end-to-end system design across services- Design scalable, resilient microservice and event-driven architectures- Architect secure, well-structured RESTful APIs and integration contracts- Lead distributed systems design (idempotency, retries, circuit breakers, fault tolerance)- Architect message-driven systems using Kafka / SQS / Pub-Sub or equivalent- Design secure authentication and authorization mechanisms (JWT, OAuth, RBAC)- Define data modelling standards across relational and NoSQL databases- Optimize system performance, scalability, and cloud cost efficiency- Implement observability standards (logging, metrics, tracing, alerting)- Design CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows for automated build, test, and deployment- Architect containerized deployments using Docker and Kubernetes- Ensure security best practices including encryption, secrets management, and audit logging- Review and approve HLD/LLD documents across teams- Mentor engineers and drive engineering best practices- Lead architecture discussions and influence technical roadmap decisionsRequired Skills : - Strong expertise in Data Structures, OOPS, SOLID principles, design patterns, distributed systems, debugging, and performance optimization.- Proficiency in React, modern JavaScript (ES6+), scalable UI architecture, state management, responsive design, and performance optimization techniques like lazy loading and code splitting.- Strong backend capabilities with Node.js (NestJS preferred) or Python/Java/.NET, including scalable RESTful APIs, event-driven architecture, and message brokers such as Kafka or SQS.- Solid understanding of PostgreSQL/MSSQL and MongoDB, including data modeling, indexing strategies, and query optimization.- Hands-on knowledge of AWS and GCP services, containerization with Docker, and Kubernetes-based deployment and scaling.- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, logging, monitoring, distributed tracing, and production incident management.- Knowledge of automation frameworks using Selenium or Playwright and familiarity with AI productivity tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT.Preferred Qualifications : - 8-12 years designing and building scalable distributed systems.- Prior experience architecting microservices and event-driven systems.- Experience working in healthcare, fintech, or regulated industries.- Experience with platform modernization and legacy transformation.- Strong mentoring and cross-team technical leadership experience.- Strong analytical and systems-thinking ability.- Excellent communication skills for architecture discussions and stakeholder alignment.- Ability to influence engineering direction and mentor senior engineers.- Ownership mindset with long-term architectural vision. (ref:hirist.tech)