Job Title: Lead Solution & Application Architect
Grade Level: L3
Location: Islamabad
Experience Required: 5–8 years
Last Date to Apply: 13th June 2025
What is Lead Solution & Application Architect ?
As a Lead Solution & Application Architect at Jazz, you will design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance applications, focusing on private cloud and onpremises solutions, while enabling hybrid cloud integrations. This role requires expertise in Node.js-based backend architectures, development and modern frontend frameworks, with Flutter as a key technology. Experience with .NET, Spring Boot, and AI-assisted development in addition is a plus. You will work closely with engineering teams, business stakeholders, and product owners to ensure that solutions are future-proof, efficient, and aligned with business needs.
What does Lead Solution & Application Architect do?
Key Responsibilities
• Architect and design scalable enterprise applications using Node.js, Express.js, and NestJS.
• Develop high-performance backend systems and integrate them with Flutter or other frontend frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js).
• Define and implement API strategies (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, Socket.io) with a focus on security, performance, and scalability. • Prioritize private cloud and on-premises deployments, ensuring security, compliance, and high availability.
• Enable hybrid cloud deployments, integrating private cloud and on-premises infrastructure with other public cloud services.
• Implement containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) for scalable deployments in private cloud environments.
• Work with SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) to design scalable and efficient data models.
• Lead the adoption of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Define security best practices, including IAM, OAuth2, JWT authentication, RBAC, and data encryption.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between technical solutions and business objectives.
• Explore and integrate AI-assisted development tools, such as GitHub Copilot, OpenAI APIs, or custom AI models, to enhance development efficiency.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and guide teams on adopting modern software development and deployment practices.
Requirements
Qualifications and Requirements
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 3 to 4 years of experience in solution/application architecture with strong handson expertise in Node.js.
• Experience in on-premises and private cloud deployments, including integration with public cloud services (AWS, etc.).
• Strong experience in Node.js, TypeScript, and frameworks like Express.js, NestJS.
• Full-stack development expertise, with strong knowledge of Flutter and other frontend frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js).
• Proficiency in microservices, API security, and middleware technologies.
• Strong knowledge of SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Hands-on experience in event-driven architecture using Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Redis Streams.
• Practical experience in monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, including automated deployments, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to collaborate effectively with teams and stakeholders.
• Experience with .NET (C#) and Spring Boot (Java) is a plus.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, OpenAI APIs, AI-driven DevSecOps) is a plus.
Benefits
Why Join Jazz?
As one of the leading employers in the country, Jazz epitomizes the philosophy that each jazz employee is passionately living a better every day inspired and enabled by visionary leadership, a unique professional culture, a flourishing lifestyle, and continuous learning and development.
Our core values include qualities essential for a positive organizational culture - truthfully guiding entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets, harnessing professional and interpersonal collaboration, and fostering across-the-board customer-obsession.
As one of the largest private sector organizations in Pakistan, our objective is to continue to change the lives of our 75+ million customers for the better. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to be part of something transformative, someone who can play a critical role in driving our success. Together, we can empower millions more with the tools necessary to progress in an increasingly digital economy.
