Senior Architect (Australia)

About ArcanysArcanys is a privately owned 300+ people company, with about 280 software engineers, QAs, PMs, BAs and designers in the Philippines.
While looking like just another technology outsourcing firm, Arcanys is at the forefront of the industry, both helping startups and mid-sized companies to scale their development team, and making meaningful financial investments in early stage startups with its Arcanys Ventures arm.With a pace of about 10 new investments per year, the majority of them are in Australia. While Arcanys has a team of 5 senior architects based in Europe and one in Melbourne. With increasing demand, we need to hire an additional architect based in Melbourne to help lead a team of approximately 20 engineers at one of our portfolio companies.
What’s this role about?The Senior Architect is a technical leadership role. The successful candidate acts as a bridge between business vision and technical execution. The role has four main responsibility areas:ArchitectureTechnical LeadershipCloud Resource ConfigurationSecurityThe Senior Architect will lead application architecture strategy, provide technical leadership to the development team, oversee Azure cloud resource strategy, and assume a lead role in security and PCI compliance.
What are the required skills / conditions?Non-negotiablesMust currently reside in Melbourne, Australia, and have full, immediate work rights (no visa sponsorship or relocation support available)Minimum 15 years working experience in software developmentPrevious experience leading a software development team using Agile/SCRUM methodologiesExpert-level Microsoft C# .NET skillsExpert-level Angular framework and JavaScript/TypeScript skillsExtensive RDBMS experience with Microsoft SQL Server (Azure SQL Database preferred)Previous experience using Microsoft AzureExtensive experience creating and maintaining unit testsPrevious experience leading teams’ unit testing approachesPreferred requirementsExperience using Azure App ServiceExperience using Azure SQL DatabaseExperience using Azure DevOpsExperience using CI/CD based upon Azure DevOpsPrevious experience obtaining PCI DSS certificationTechnology / platformsAzure DevOpsAzure Boards (SCRUM methodology)Azure Repos (TFVC and Git)Azure Pipelines (CI/CD)Azure Test PlansVisual Studio / Visual Studio CodeAngularTypeScriptC#.NETVB.NET (legacy)Entity FrameworkEntity Spaces (legacy)Azure SQL DatabaseAzure Cosmos DatabaseMicrosoft Azure PaaS resources:Application Gateway (WAF)App ServiceApplication InsightsAzure Key VaultLog Analytics WorkspaceAzure Sentinel
What are the responsibilities?ArchitectureGuidance and oversight of high level designOversight of interaction of software components (internal and external)Guidance and oversight of database designGuidance and oversight of application performanceResponsibility for application architecture strategy and executionTechnical LeadershipProvide guidance and leadership to the development team using Agile/SCRUM methodologiesPerform code reviewsMeasure and improve code and unit testing qualityProvide technical assistance and issue resolutionIdentify and review continuous improvement opportunitiesHandle ad-hoc complex mattersCloud Resource ManagementResponsible for cloud resource design strategyOversee high level design and configuration of Azure resourcesOngoing management of Azure resourcesPerformance measurement and optimisationCost measurement and optimisationSecurityEnsure PCI compliance standards and processes are included in software deliveryManage processes related to third party software patchingIdentify and remediate vulnerabilitiesAssume the lead role for security and PCI compliance of platforms and resources
Working conditionsThe successful candidate must currently reside in Melbourne, Australia, work in person 1–2 days per week (as per mutual agreement), and will report directly to the founder/CTO based in Melbourne.Works with a development team of 21 staff members, including Business Analysts, Developers, QA Engineers, and Project Managers based in the Philippines.The company has a relaxed working environment, casual dress code, and a flat management style with an open-door policy.