Application Architect

AI2IO helps organizations navigate the complex landscape of technology solutions, from foundational IT services and system support to advanced software integration, automation, and cutting-edge AI implementations. Our expertise spans IT infrastructure management, custom software development, seamless system integrations, and optimization of low-code business automation, empowering clients to maximize their existing technology investments.

Application Architect

Remote – work virtually from anywhere in the United States

AI2IO recognizes salary ranges from job boards do not necessarily reflect our pay ranges.  In many instances we out-compete those ranges for well-qualified candidates.

The Application Architect is a hands-on technical leadership role responsible for defining and guiding application-level architecture across assigned engineering teams. This role bridges high-level architectural vision with day-to-day engineering execution, ensuring that solutions are well-designed, scalable, and aligned with organizational standards.

The position is embedded with engineering teams and is accountable for technical design decisions at the application level, including solution structure, data modeling, integration patterns, and technology selection within the approved stack. The Application Architect works closely with the Principal Architect to translate enterprise architectural direction into actionable designs that engineering teams can execute against.

This role is focused on technical excellence, design consistency, and enabling engineering teams to deliver high-quality software. It serves as the primary technical authority for an assigned application portfolio, providing guidance and mentorship to engineers across varying experience levels.

Key areas of responsibility include application architecture and design (.NET/Blazor/SQL Server), hands-on technical leadership for engineering squads, design documentation and standards, and a progressive roadmap toward Azure cloud adoption.

The Application Architect operates with a high degree of autonomy, setting technical direction within established architectural frameworks and escalating cross-cutting concerns to the Principal Architect as appropriate.

• Define and own application-level architecture across an assigned application portfolio, including solution structure, component design, data models, and integration patterns
• Translate enterprise architectural standards set by the Principal Architect into technical designs that engineering teams can implement
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance and design decisions for engineering squads, serving as the primary point of technical escalation
• Lead architectural design sessions, code reviews, and technical evaluations to ensure consistency and quality across the application portfolio
• Design and govern .NET and Blazor application patterns, component libraries, and UI/UX architecture using Telerik component frameworks
• Define and maintain SQL Server data architecture, including schema design, query optimization strategies, and data access patterns
• Author and maintain architecture documentation, design standards, and technical decision records (TDRs)
• Mentor engineers across experience levels, building technical capability within the team
• Evaluate and recommend tooling, frameworks, and libraries aligned with the technology roadmap
• Collaborate with the Principal Architect on the progressive migration roadmap toward Azure cloud services
• Partner with product and business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into sound technical designs
• Identify and mitigate technical risk, including performance, scalability, maintainability, and security concerns
• Completion of Assigned Tasks and Deliverables on Time and on Budget
• • Performs Other Related Duties as Assigned

• Deep expertise in .NET application development, including architectural patterns such as clean architecture, CQRS, and domain-driven design
• Strong experience designing and building Blazor applications, including component architecture, state management, and rendering models (Server and WebAssembly)
• Proficiency with SQL Server, including schema design, stored procedures, indexing strategies, and query performance tuning
• Experience with Telerik UI component frameworks (Blazor or equivalent) and UI/UX design patterns for enterprise applications
• Demonstrated ability to make and communicate application-level architectural decisions and trade-offs
• Ability to work embedded within engineering teams and provide technical direction without being the engineering manager
• Experience mentoring and developing engineers of varying skill levels
• Familiarity with RESTful API design, service integration patterns, and enterprise application interoperability
• Working knowledge of DevOps practices, source control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing strategies
• Exposure to or interest in Microsoft Azure services and cloud-native application patterns (Azure App Services, Azure SQL, Azure DevOps)
• Ability to produce clear architecture documentation, design diagrams, and technical standards
• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both engineering teams and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to collaborate effectively with a Principal Architect and operate within an established architectural framework
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities

• Up to 5%, this may include travel to any or all 50 US states
• Travel is defined as physically leaving home on behalf of business activities including but not limited to client sites, meetings with other employees, meeting for business development purposes, running errands on behalf of the business, attending industry conferences, etc.

Education / Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related discipline

PLUS

• 8+ years of experience in software development or information technology
• 3+ years in an architecture, tech lead, or senior engineering role with application design responsibilities