Solution Architect (Azure)

Solution Architect (Architecture Assessment / Audit), 5500-6000 $

Vallettasoftware - custom mobile/web software developer in the US and Europe. Our teams implement IT projects of varying complexity, including website and mobile app development, enterprise systems, and solutions based on artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML).

Our company has earned a place among Clutch's Fall 2025 Champions. These awards confirm that we are a Top 15 AI Agent Developing companies!

We are a distributed team - you can work from any place in the world from your home, except Russia, ensuring silence, good internet connection, availability and proper environment.

This is NOT a development role.

Priority:

• Architecture Assessment & Advisory — 50%
• Enterprise Solution Architecture — 25%
• Cloud Architecture (Azure) — 15%
• Integration Architecture — 10%

We are looking for an architect who can assess existing systems, identify risks, dependencies and scalability issues, and communicate findings to leadership.

Must-Have Requirements

Architecture

• 6+ years in Solution Architecture / Software Architecture
• Enterprise systems architecture experience
• Architecture review or assessment experience
• Service boundary analysis
• Dependency mapping
• Risk assessment and architecture audit
• English B2+ minimum

Scalability & Reliability

Strong understanding of:

• Stateless architectures
• Horizontal scaling
• Caching
• Asynchronous processing
• Partitioning / sharding
• Autoscaling
• Resilience and failover patterns

Integration Architecture

Experience reviewing:

• APIs
• Service integrations
• Authentication / Authorization patterns
• Versioning strategies
• Contract testing
• Integration readiness

Risk Assessment

Ability to identify:

• SPOFs
• Disaster recovery gaps
• Backup weaknesses
• Recovery path risks
• Security architecture risks

Cloud

• Strong Microsoft Azure architecture experience.

Deliverables

Ability to independently produce:

• Dependency maps
• Architecture assessments
• Risk registers
• Scalability gap assessments
• Executive summaries

Nice-to-Have

• Architecture audit consulting
• Advisory engagements
• High availability architecture
• RTO / RPO planning
• Platform consolidation programs
• Partner ecosystem integrations
• Healthcare or regulated industries

Key Responsibilities

• Review architecture diagrams
• Analyze deployment topology
• Analyze incident history
• Conduct SME interviews
• Create dependency maps
• Produce architecture risk register
• Assess scalability limitations
• Assess integration readiness
• Evaluate external growth and internal consolidation options
• Support architecture visibility workstream
• Present findings to stakeholders

Tech Stack / Areas

Core:

• Microsoft Azure
• APIs
• Distributed Systems
• Cloud Architecture
• Scalability Patterns
• Architecture Governance

Secondary:

• Observability
• Security Architecture
• Disaster Recovery
• Integration Architecture

🌍 Joining Valletta Software Development means:

• A Global, Thriving Team: Join 100+ specialists from 20+ countries, united by a passion for outstanding IT solutions.
• Diverse projects: Fintech, MedTech, AI/ML, e-commerce, and more. Switch teams or industries to broaden your skills.
• Support at Every Step Client interview prep: We train you to succeed + give actionable feedback.
• Strategic stability: Well-structured processes, strong management, and long- term vision.
• Core values: Honesty, flexibility, innovation, and a people-first approach.