Principal Architect

Job Summary

Proclink is hiring a Principal Architect with 15–20 years’ experience to lead customer lifecycle technology initiatives in a credit card business. The role involves solution architecture, guiding engineering teams, ensuring scalable and secure systems, and collaborating with stakeholders. Key tech: Node, TypeScript, AngularJS, Microservices, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes.

Job Roles & Responsibilities

• Advanced knowledge of Object-Oriented Design, Microservices, Service Oriented Architecture and Application Integration Design Patterns
• Solution architecture, Systems Design, Design Patterns, and frameworks implementation knowledge for enterprise solutions.
• Expert in MicroServices, Containerization.
• Should have experience in one of the UI technologies like Angular, React, HTML5,JavaScript,CSS,BootStrap.
• Should know about designing and implementing secure solutions.
• Experience making architecture-level decisions that span teams, applications,
• Strong track record of recruiting and retaining high-performing engineering talent.
• Strong command of verbal and written communication to drive alignment and collaborate across functional teams.
• Ability to interface with and influence leaders across an organization with poise
• Competency to foster and build a culture of success, accountability, and teamwork
• Experience in guiding the development of observable systems with robust metrics and alerts
• Ability to navigate in a nimble environment and drive success in unknown territory
• Minimum of undergrad degree in Computer Science or a related field

Cultural Expectations

• You will have to talk to the external parties – such as product / platformvendors, data providers, partners to the business to flesh out the details on product specs, data formats, latency, constraints etc. to ensure that the integration / customization happens according to the requirements and in favor of the client’s tech environment.
• You should be ready to work on new architectures / design patterns to ensure scalability and efficiency.
• While you may not code, you will definitely need to be able to guide the team, review their work and defend your team’s work in front of the senior engineering executives, including the CTO. You will lead technical reviews, code assessments, and solution designs to maintain high-quality product delivery.
• Ensure that the production applications are stable and operating as expected.
• Contribute to the client’s strategic technology planning for the cards business.
• It is not necessary that you have worked in the past in credit cards or banking, but such experience will surely be a plus.
• If you are a person that waits for instructions and hesitates to take initiatives, does not have a well-thought out opinion, not a go-getter, not a networker, please do not apply.
• This is US based client so you should expect reasonable overlap with the ESThours.
• You should have spent at least 15 years in the Technology industry, workingwith COEs or in GCCs or product companies; should have worked with globalclients in offshore-onshore environment.
• You should have interacted directly with the business stakeholders, peers in the technology teams, C suite executives in your career.
• You should be proud of a few major initiatives you have taken and a few projects you have led.

Hiring Process

• Interview with hiring manager to assess technical skills.
• Technical interview with senior member from the technical team.
• Final interview with Tech Lead/CTO.