Azure Application Architect

At iKnowHow S.A., we design and deliver enterprise software solutions that help organizations accelerate their digital transformation. Our portfolio spans enterprise applications, cloud-native platforms, system integration, data & AI solutions, enabling leading organizations across the public and private sectors to innovate and grow.We're looking for an experienced Application Architect with a strong software engineering background to lead the design of modern enterprise applications throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). The ideal candidate will define application architecture, drive technical decisions, and design scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure application services and modern AI capabilities where they add business value.Responsibilities:Design end-to-end architecture for enterprise applications.Lead technical design throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).Define application architecture, integration patterns, API strategy and security standards.Design scalable, cloud-native applications using Microsoft Azure application services.Collaborate with business stakeholders, Product Owners and development teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.Evaluate and integrate AI capabilities into enterprise applications where appropriate.Review technical designs and code to ensure architectural consistency and quality.Mentor development teams and promote software engineering best practices.RequirementsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field7+ years of experience in software development, with experience in Application or Solution ArchitectureStrong understanding of software architecture principles and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Hands-on experience designing enterprise applications using Microsoft AzureStrong knowledge of Azure App Services, Azure Functions, API Management, Service Bus, Azure Storage, Microsoft Entra ID and Azure SQLExperience with REST APIs, microservices and event-driven architecturesSolid understanding of application security, authentication and authorizationFamiliarity with Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI or similar AI technologiesExcellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skillsNice to have:Experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI Agents or Microsoft Copilot technologiesExperience with Docker and KubernetesExperience with event-driven and distributed systemsMicrosoft Azure certificationsExperience working in Agile development environmentsBenefitsAn attractive salary packagePrivate health insurance planCareer development and growth opportunitiesContinuous training via personalized seminarsAn amazing private & open-office workspace in Athens #LI_HybridStable and enjoyable working environment

At iKnowHow S.A., we design and deliver enterprise software solutions that help organizations accelerate their digital transformation. Our portfolio spans enterprise applications, cloud-native platforms, system integration, data & AI solutions, enabling leading organizations across the public and private sectors to innovate and grow.

We're looking for an experienced Application Architect with a strong software engineering background to lead the design of modern enterprise applications throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). The ideal candidate will define application architecture, drive technical decisions, and design scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure application services and modern AI capabilities where they add business value.

Responsibilities:

• Design end-to-end architecture for enterprise applications.
• Lead technical design throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Define application architecture, integration patterns, API strategy and security standards.
• Design scalable, cloud-native applications using Microsoft Azure application services.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, Product Owners and development teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Evaluate and integrate AI capabilities into enterprise applications where appropriate.
• Review technical designs and code to ensure architectural consistency and quality.
• Mentor development teams and promote software engineering best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field
• 7+ years of experience in software development, with experience in Application or Solution Architecture
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Hands-on experience designing enterprise applications using Microsoft Azure
• Strong knowledge of Azure App Services, Azure Functions, API Management, Service Bus, Azure Storage, Microsoft Entra ID and Azure SQL
• Experience with REST APIs, microservices and event-driven architectures
• Solid understanding of application security, authentication and authorization
• Familiarity with Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI or similar AI technologies
• Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills

Nice to have:

• Experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI Agents or Microsoft Copilot technologies
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with event-driven and distributed systems
• Microsoft Azure certifications
• Experience working in Agile development environments

Benefits

• An attractive salary package

• Private health insurance plan

• Career development and growth opportunities

• Continuous training via personalized seminars

• An amazing private & open-office workspace in Athens #LI_Hybrid
• Stable and enjoyable working environment

At IKH we solve hard problems. We provide custom-built automation solutions to industry and software solutions to the public and private sector. We can acquire your data, communicate, store and process it to produce insights and present them in a responsive and intuitive manner. Our tailor-made services culminate in cyber-physical systems where the physical and computational elements are intertwined to augment human capabilities. Our mechanical and electrical engineers have brought to life close to twenty robotic solutions for the off-shore, oil & gas, nuclear, and the wind power industry. We have designed and engineered autonomous robots to perform ultrasonic testing of wind turbine blades or to replace tracked trenching machines operating in the subsea environment. More than 40 large scale web development and IT projects for private and public institutions, local subsidiaries of international organizations, and national authorities have been undertaken and successfully delivered by our software development teams. Over the past six years, we have raised our sales six-fold and established offices in Luxembourg and London. Our headquarters are in downtown Athens (Neo Psyhiko) and our robotic team is headquartered in the outskirts of greater Athens. At IKH we hire the best & brightest. We believe that talented individuals give credence to the maxim ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’ and we strive to foster an environment where freedom, responsibility, innovation, and self-discipline flourishes. After all, a great workplace is synonymous to stunning colleagues, where employees don’t wait to be told what to do and behave like owners. Job candidates can seek for opportunities in four areas: Robotics & IoT: A world-class team of electrical, mechanical, and software engineers with deep expertise in mechanical design and control, in data-driven intelligence, and in embedded systems. We design and engineer robotic solutions and our machines can sense, act, and adapt to demanding environments. We collaborate with our clients’ team, we ideate, we prototype and if need be we solicit funding from public or private sources. The Digital Government team identifies, articulates, and analyzes business needs, translates them into specs, and implements fully the IT solution. We work with the private and public sector on process automation and optimization and on workflow and reporting solutions and when needed we apply advanced methodologies like lean and six sigma. We can engineer business intelligence and cognitive enterprise platforms to augment human decision making and we can ensure an organization’s Total Quality Compliance through an integrated and ISO-compliant management system. EU Institutions Business Unit (EUI): Our Luxembourg office markets our digital government expertise primarily to EU institutions. Large government ought to adjust to and reap the benefits from the omni-channel, omni-content era. Our software development team has the experience and the caliber to help governments and international organizations embrace interoperability and openness and present their content in a device agnostic way. Healthcare IT: evorad© is our RIS/PACS product suite. It is designed to cover a radiology department's needs from the moment the patients walk into the hospital until the moment they check out with a CD containing image files and their diagnostic report in hand. evorad© is the premier PACS solution of Greece’s National Health System and is used not only to process thousands of examinations daily but also as a teaching tool in most University Hospitals and Medical Schools. With over 10 years’ track record in the local market, evorad© has recently set up an office in Saudi Arabia with the mandate to market the PACS solution in the wider MENA region. IKH is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, and gender identity. More information on our company can be found at http://www.iknowhow.com/ and at our YouTube channel.

At IKH we solve hard problems. We provide custom-built automation solutions to industry and software solutions to the public and private sector. We can acquire your data, communicate, store and process it to produce insights and present them in a responsive and intuitive manner. Our tailor-made services culminate in cyber-physical systems where the physical and computational elements are intertwined to augment human capabilities.

Our mechanical and electrical engineers have brought to life close to twenty robotic solutions for the off-shore, oil & gas, nuclear, and the wind power industry. We have designed and engineered autonomous robots to perform ultrasonic testing of wind turbine blades or to replace tracked trenching machines operating in the subsea environment. More than 40 large scale web development and IT projects for private and public institutions, local subsidiaries of international organizations, and national authorities have been undertaken and successfully delivered by our software development teams.

Over the past six years, we have raised our sales six-fold and established offices in Luxembourg and London. Our headquarters are in downtown Athens (Neo Psyhiko) and our robotic team is headquartered in the outskirts of greater Athens.

At IKH we hire the best & brightest. We believe that talented individuals give credence to the maxim ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’ and we strive to foster an environment where freedom, responsibility, innovation, and self-discipline flourishes. After all, a great workplace is synonymous to stunning colleagues, where employees don’t wait to be told what to do and behave like owners. Job candidates can seek for opportunities in four areas:

• Robotics & IoT: A world-class team of electrical, mechanical, and software engineers with deep expertise in mechanical design and control, in data-driven intelligence, and in embedded systems. We design and engineer robotic solutions and our machines can sense, act, and adapt to demanding environments. We collaborate with our clients’ team, we ideate, we prototype and if need be we solicit funding from public or private sources.
• The Digital Government team identifies, articulates, and analyzes business needs, translates them into specs, and implements fully the IT solution. We work with the private and public sector on process automation and optimization and on workflow and reporting solutions and when needed we apply advanced methodologies like lean and six sigma. We can engineer business intelligence and cognitive enterprise platforms to augment human decision making and we can ensure an organization’s Total Quality Compliance through an integrated and ISO-compliant management system.
• EU Institutions Business Unit (EUI): Our Luxembourg office markets our digital government expertise primarily to EU institutions. Large government ought to adjust to and reap the benefits from the omni-channel, omni-content era. Our software development team has the experience and the caliber to help governments and international organizations embrace interoperability and openness and present their content in a device agnostic way.
• Healthcare IT: evorad© is our RIS/PACS product suite. It is designed to cover a radiology department's needs from the moment the patients walk into the hospital until the moment they check out with a CD containing image files and their diagnostic report in hand. evorad© is the premier PACS solution of Greece’s National Health System and is used not only to process thousands of examinations daily but also as a teaching tool in most University Hospitals and Medical Schools. With over 10 years’ track record in the local market, evorad© has recently set up an office in Saudi Arabia with the mandate to market the PACS solution in the wider MENA region.

IKH is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, and gender identity.

More information on our company can be found at http://www.iknowhow.com/ and at our YouTube channel.