Application Architect (Azure)

TL;DR

Application Architect (Azure): Designing and evolving enterprise application solutions for enhancements, integrations, migrations, and new technology adoption with an accent on maintainability, interoperability, security, and resilient architecture. Focus on building prototypes, governing reusable code, automating deployments, and guiding development teams through complex architectural and software engineering decisions.

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States; hybrid office-based environment with occasional work from home after training for eligible positions

Company

Full-service clinical contract research organization providing clinical development services to biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device organizations across more than 40 countries.

What you will do

• Oversee the design of enterprise application software and recommend maintainable, extensible, and interoperable architectural approaches.
• Collaborate with software development teams and subject matter experts on enhancements, integrations, migrations, and system needs.
• Evaluate risks involving data integrity, security, disaster recovery, and adherence to approved development patterns.
• Build and test technology prototypes to validate business value and guide technology adoption.
• Maintain versioning and governance for private code repositories and promote appropriate reuse across applications.
• Conduct code, security, and architectural reviews while supporting automated deployment practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a closely related field.
• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Experience with microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Expert knowledge of APIs, databases, and server-side languages such as C#.
• Expert understanding of frontend frameworks such as Angular.
• Strong analytical, written, oral communication, and technology-learning skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with a cloud-based platform such as Azure.

Culture & Benefits

• Office-based environment with on-site mentors and collaborative, cross-functional work.
• Defined career paths, structured onboarding, and ongoing training and development.
• Health, wellness, retirement, and paid time off benefits.
• Occasional work-from-home flexibility for eligible positions after training.
• On-site dining, parking, fitness and wellness facilities, social events, and intramural sports.

Hiring process

• Application review by the hiring team.
• Selected candidates are contacted for an interview.