Lead Architect

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** Job Information:**#
** Lead Software Architect (Decision Maker) – Cloud‑Native .NET (AWS, Healthcare/HIPAA)**#
** Computrition - Jonas Software ()
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* Location:

** Remote U.S. preferred location would be greater Boston area.
• Occasional travel requirements to Bedford MA office for occasional in‑person whiteboard sessions•
** Team:
** Engineering•
** Type:
** Full‑time
** About the Role
** We’re seeking a hands‑on
** Lead Software Architect
** and decisive technical leader to design and evolve a secure, multi‑tenant, cloud‑native platform built on **.NET
** in
** AWS**. Our stack includes
** Postgre

SQL**,
** React
* * with
** Fluent UI**, and modern Dev Sec Ops  practices. You will serve as the architecture
** decision maker**: define the target state, make and record key trade‑offs (ADRs), communicate clearly to executives and engineers, and partner with Security/Compliance to meet HIPAA requirements. You’ll guide teams through delivery while keeping solutions simple, scalable, and cost‑aware.
** What You’ll Do**
* ** Act as the architecture decision maker**: own ADRs and design governance, set standards, and make build/buy/vendor choices that balance speed, cost, and risk.
* ** Communicate with clarity**: translate trade‑offs for executives and customers; facilitate high‑signal design reviews and whiteboard sessions.
* ** Own the architecture
** for a greenfield/cloud‑native .NET platform on AWS; produce reference architectures, threat models, and deployment blueprints.
* ** Design for multi‑tenant SaaS**: tenant isolation, data partitioning strategies, rate limiting, per‑tenant configuration, and cost/usage observability.
* ** Model core domains & APIs
** using domain‑driven design; define contracts, versioning, and API gateways; champion consistency and evolvability.
* ** Select & integrate AWS services** (ECS/EKS or Lambda, API Gateway/ALB, S3/Cloud Front, RDS/Aurora Postgre

SQL, Elasti Cache/Redis, SQS/SNS or Rabbit

MQ, Open Search, KMS, Secrets Manager, Cloud Watch, IAM).
* ** Data architecture
** for Postgre

SQL: schema and migration strategy, performance (indexes/partitioning), read/write scaling, and HA/DR (backups, replicas, RTO/RPO).
* ** Frontend architecture
** with React + Fluent UI: component library strategy, accessibility (WCAG), performance budgets, and SSR/edge delivery where appropriate.
* ** Security‑by‑design**: encryption in transit/at rest, least‑privilege IAM, SSO (OIDC/SAML), secret rotation, audit trails, and secure SDLC gates.
* ** HIPAA alignment**: partner with Security/Compliance on safeguards (administrative, physical, technical), logging/audit requirements, and evidence for SOC 2/HITRUST.
* ** Reliability & performance**: SLOs/SLIs, capacity planning, load testing, chaos/resiliency patterns (circuit breakers, timeouts, backoff, idempotency).
* ** Observability**: implement distributed tracing/metrics/logging (Open Telemetry), golden signals, dashboards, and actionable alerting.
* ** Dev Ex and velocity**: CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or AWS CDK), environment strategy (feature envs/preview apps), and automated quality gates.
* ** Mentor and lead
** engineers through design reviews, pairing, and coaching; foster a high‑trust, learning‑oriented culture.
** Required Qualifications
*** Exceptional
** communication and influence
** skills: clear written/verbal storytelling for executives, customers, and engineers; facilitation of workshops and whiteboard sessions.
* 8+ years building production web platforms; 3+ years in an architect/tech‑lead role owning system design and decisions.
* ** AWS expertise
** designing secure, highly available, cost‑aware services (VPC/networking, IAM/KMS, API Gateway/ALB, ECS/EKS or Lambda, RDS/Aurora Postgre

SQL, Cloud Watch).
* Expert in
** C#/.NET (ASP.NET Core)
** and modern API patterns (REST/JSON; bonus: gRPC).
* Proficiency with
** Postgre

SQL** (schema design, performance tuning, migrations, backup/restore/replication).
* Frontend proficiency in
** React**; familiarity with
** Fluent UI
** and accessibility best practices.
* Deep understanding of
** multi‑tenant SaaS
** patterns, distributed systems, and event‑driven architectures.
* Track…