Job Title: Enterprise Application Architect 
Location: Island, Lagos 
Job Type: Onsite 
Experience Level: 5+ years 
Department: Technology / Software Development 
Job Summary: 

We are seeking an experienced Application Architect to lead the design and development of scalable, robust, and secure applications. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise, strong leadership, and a passion for software design patterns, cloud-native architecture, and application lifecycle management. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Design end-to-end architecture for web and mobile applications, ensuring scalability, performance, and security. 

• Translate business requirements into well-architected solutions. 

• Create and maintain architecture documentation, including diagrams, data flows, and integration points. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams — developers, DevOps, product managers, QA — to guide application development and deployment. 

• Evaluate and recommend frameworks, platforms, APIs, and tools. 

• Oversee code quality and adherence to architectural standards and best practices. 

• Drive adoption of modern architectural principles like microservices, serverless, and event-driven design. 

• Support cloud-native application strategies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP). 

• Conduct architectural reviews and provide mentorship to developers. 

Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field. 

• 5+ years of experience in software/application development. 

• 3+ years in an architect or senior engineering role. 

• Expertise in modern programming languages and frameworks (e.g., Java, .NET, Node.js, Python, Angular, React). 

• Strong experience with RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). 

• Solid understanding of CI/CD, DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC). 

• Experience with databases (SQL, NoSQL) and integration patterns. 

• Excellent problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills.