Technical Architect

Position Technical ArchitectLocation RemoteDuration Long term contractPosition Overview The Onshore Lead will serve as the technical architect and team leader for the SCPT (Supply Chain Planning & Tracking) Costing platform, a mission-critical enterprise application built on AWS serverless architecture. This role requires a seasoned full-stack engineer who can bridge technical excellence with leadership, guiding a distributed team of 8 offshore developers (3 API, 2 UI, 2 QA, 1 Infrastructure) while driving architectural decisions and maintaining high-quality deliverables. Primary Responsibilities 1. Technical Leadership & Architecture (40%) System Architecture: Design and evolve the serverless architecture on AWS, ensuring scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness Technology Strategy: Make critical decisions on technology stack, frameworks, and third-party integrations Code Quality: Establish and enforce coding standards, best practices, and design patterns across the team Technical Debt Management: Balance feature delivery with technical debt reduction and system improvements Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in UI, API, and database layers Security & Compliance: Ensure application meets Nike's security standards, compliance requirements, and data protection policies 1. Team Leadership & Mentorship (30%) Offshore Team Management: Lead daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives across time zones Mentorship: Provide technical guidance and career development for 3 senior and 5 mid/junior developers Code Reviews: Conduct detailed code reviews with constructive feedback Skill Development: Identify capability gaps and create structured learning paths Conflict Resolution: Drive consensus during architectural debates Performance Management: Partner with HR/management on evaluations and goal-setting 1. Project Delivery & Stakeholder Management (20%) Sprint Planning: Break down complex features into actionable tasks and user stories Risk Management: Identify risks early and build mitigation strategies Stakeholder Communication: Translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences Delivery Oversight: Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of features and fixes Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, UX, BA, and other engineering teams Estimation & Planning: Deliver accurate estimates for roadmap and sprint planning 1. Hands-on Development (10%) Critical Features: Implement high-risk or complex features Proof of Concepts: Build POCs for new tech or architectural shifts Production Support: Troubleshoot and resolve urgent production issues Technical Spikes: Explore ambiguous requirements through prototyping Required Technical Skills Cloud & Infrastructure (Expert Level) AWS Services Compute: Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions Storage: S3, RDS (PostgreSQL), OpenSearch Integration: SQS, EventBridge, SNS Security: IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, VPC Monitoring: CloudWatch, X-Ray, CloudWatch Insights Infrastructure as Code – Terraform Advanced module development State management & multi-environment deployments DRY principles, remote state, workspace management Security & compliance automation CI/CD – Jenkins Declarative pipelines, Groovy DSL Multi-stage deployments Docker containerization Automated testing integration Blue-green & canary deployment strategies Backend Development (Expert Level) Node.js Advanced async patterns, event emitters, streams Express.js APIs Lambda optimization & cold start reduction Memory management & performance tuning Databases – PostgreSQL + Sequelize Query optimization, indexing, connection pooling Advanced Sequelize associations, migrations, transactions Database design, normalization, read replicas Event-Driven Architecture Kafka / KafkaJS: Consumer groups, offset mgmt, partitions SQS, DLQ patterns Event sourcing & CQRS Idempotency & exactly-once processing Search & Analytics OpenSearch/Elasticsearch Query DSL, aggregations elastic-builder Search relevance tuning Additional Technologies Snowflake Databricks SQL LDAP/Active Directory ExcelJS/xlsx Frontend Development (Advanced Level) React Ecosystem React 17+ (Hooks, Context API, performance tuning) Redux / Redux-Saga React Router v6 Module Federation (Micro-frontends) UI Libraries AG Grid Enterprise Material-UI / Emotion Nike EDS (preferred) Webpack optimization Auth Okta OAuth 2.0 / OIDC JWT RBAC DevOps & Tooling (Advanced Level) Git advanced workflows Testing: Jest, Cypress, Postman/Bruno Coverage analysis Monitoring: CloudWatch Insights, X-Ray, APM Containerization: Docker, multi-stage builds Required Soft Skills & Leadership Qualities Communication Excellence Clear communication of complex technical concepts High-quality documentation and ADRs Async communication across time zones Strong presentation skills Active listening Leadership & Mentorship Servant leadership Conflict resolution Growth mindset & innovation mindset Empathy Decision-making under uncertainty Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking Analytical breakdown of complex systems Root cause analysis Trade-off analysis Innovation & continuous improvement Project Management Deep Agile/Scrum expertise Risk identification & mitigation Prioritization Estimation accuracy Time management Job Type: Contract Pay: $40.00 - $50.00 per hour Work Location: Remote