Business Architect (part-time contract)

Job description

About You You are a Business Architect who enjoys turning business needs into scalable, secure, and cost-justified technology solutions. You work closely with business stakeholders, technology owners, and development teams, and you are comfortable leading discovery sessions, evaluating options, and justifying decisions with clear trade-offs. Note: This position is offered under a part-time contractor model (22 hours per week) for an initial period of 3 months, with the possibility of extension. You Bring to Applaudo the Following Competencies: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience. 5+ years of hands-on software development experience, with 2+ years in technical leadership or solution architecture. Backend architecture experience with .NET or an equivalent enterprise stack. Cloud architecture experience on Azure (app services, databases, data pipelines, networking, and security). Experience with distributed and service-oriented architectures: APIs, integrations, and messaging. Data architecture knowledge, relational databases, performance, archiving, and retention. Experience with CI/CD and code quality practices (Azure DevOps or Jenkins, static analysis). Knowledge of Agile methodologies, software testing strategy, and software development and design patterns. Strong ability to document architecture (solution diagrams, ADRs, technical specifications, including disaster recovery) and justify decisions and budgets to a client. Persuasive communication skills to present technical proposals to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Strong analytical skills and a preventive approach to identifying and mitigating technology risks. You Will Be Accountable for the Following Responsibilities: Lead discovery sessions and turn business needs into architecture proposals, non-functional requirements, and technical roadmaps. Design solutions for high-volume data and media workloads, covering scalability, resilience, storage, and cost. Assess the current technology landscape, anticipate risks (end of support, capacity, security), and propose modernization plans. Evaluate options and justify decisions and budgets with clear trade-offs and detailed analysis. Produce and maintain architecture documentation: solution diagrams, architecture decision records (ADRs), and technical specifications, including disaster recovery. Collaborate with release and quality processes: risk classification of changes, rollback and backup strategies, and change approval. Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, in Spanish and English. Share project knowledge across the team so every member understands the essential details. Identify opportunities to improve processes and create new business opportunities aligned with business objectives. 5+ years of software development experience, including 2+ years of technical leadership or solution architecture. Solid architecture experience with .NET (or an equivalent enterprise stack) and Azure. Proven ability to design distributed, service-oriented solutions and to document and justify architectural decisions to a client. About Us We Are Engineered Different. At Applaudo, talented people design, build, and scale meaningful, AI-powered solutions that create real business impact. As an AI-native organization, we collaborate across design, development, cloud, data, and artificial intelligence to turn ideas into scalable products that transform how companies operate, make decisions, and grow. We are building a high-performance culture grounded in five values: Empowering Excellence, Collaborative Teamwork, Unsolicited Respect, Consistent Transparency, and Efficient Communication . These define how we work, how we support one another, and how we hold ourselves accountable. Applaudo is a place for people who want to learn fast, take ownership, and work alongside strong teams they are proud to belong to. Joining us means being part of an organization that is evolving intentionally, investing in modern ways of working, and leading AI-native transformation at scale.