Platform Architect

Mentor and guide experienced engineers within the company, fostering technical growth and serving as a role model for engineers across multiple teams

Define what and how for projects while holding a high standard for technical outcomes and delivery

Identify and prioritize the right solutions to solve ambiguous, open-ended problems

Influence the roadmaps of other teams to hit business goals

Define and deliver the vision for large business-impacting projects

Influence stakeholders and get buy-ins across multiple teams and disciplines

Design, architect, implement, test, monitor multiple microservices in production

Ensure the team follows best practices and adheres to design principles

Be responsible for monitoring and health of existing systems while building new

Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and enhance existing systems

Provide technical guidance and leadership on high-impact projects

Contribute to architectural decisions and overall strategy for projects

This role requires 7 or more years of directly related experience., Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, IT or related field, or equivalent experience

7+ years progressive experience

Skills & Competencies

Strong collaboration and communication skills to effectively work with highly inclusive and diverse teams

Strong foundation in software design principles

Experience building and working with microservices

Expertise in Python or high-level, interpreted, object-oriented programming language

Experience building scalable systems using public cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure

Experience working with Kubernetes, container orchestration, cache systems (e.g. Redis), message queuing systems (e.g. RMQ, SQS), workflow orchestrators (e.g. Nextflow), storage (NAS, Postgres, S3, RDS)

Experience building agentic AI workflows and multi-agent systems to automate complex solutions

Experience in building and enhancing continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD)

Experience working with Agile development methodologies and practices

Excellent problem solving and analytical skills

Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality maintainable code

Proven track record of successfully managing complex technical projects spanning multiple teams

Provides quality feedback on designs written by other engineers

Create coherent designs with multiple systems that interact across system boundaries

Roll out and deprecate major features or systems with minimal live-site impact

Set clear system metrics and achieve them consistently throughout the lifetime of the system

Designing systems and choosing the right technologies that fit within a larger architecture

Owns the overall health and engineering quality of multiple systems

Drive the strategy and implementation for system operations including testing, observability, and monitoring

Deep expertise in the platforms and software used for the team's work

Raise the bar across teams through system design, architecture, code-reviews, monitoring, etc

Pay Rate for this role is $70 - 85/hr.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.