Platform Architect

Ideal candidate will be based in either Nashville, Tennessee or Chicago, Illinois.

We are seeking a seasoned and innovative Platform Architect to join our dynamic team. As a Platform Architect, you will be responsible for designing and overseeing the implementation of our technology platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and alignment with business goals. The ideal candidate should have a strong technical background, excellent architectural and design skills, and the ability to lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Requirements

1. Platform Design:

• Develop and articulate the overall architecture and design of the technology platform, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Define and document platform components, interfaces, and dependencies.

• Design the platform to scale horizontally and vertically to meet current and future performance requirements.
• Implement strategies for load balancing, caching, and optimization.

• Ensure the platform is designed for high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and automated recovery mechanisms.

• Design interfaces and APIs to enable seamless integration with internal and external systems.
• Collaborate with other architects and development teams to ensure interoperability.

• Implement and oversee security measures, including encryption, authentication, and authorization.
• Stay updated on security best practices and proactively address potential vulnerabilities.

• Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools for the platform.
• Stay informed about emerging technologies and assess their potential impact on the platform.

• Collaborate with software development teams to ensure that platform architecture is effectively implemented.
• Provide technical guidance and support to development teams.

• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for the platform architecture, design decisions, and guidelines.
• Provide training and knowledge transfer to development teams.

• Monitor platform performance and conduct performance tuning to optimize resource utilization.
• Implement best practices for database performance, caching, and data storage.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Platform Architect or in a similar role.
• Strong proficiency in system architecture, design patterns, and software engineering principles.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies.
• Proven experience designing scalable and high-performance platforms.
• In-depth understanding of security best practices and experience implementing security measures.
• Experience designing and implementing interfaces and APIs for seamless integration.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Benefits

Mozaic values our employees highly, and to best support them, we offer a wide array of benefits to support everyone with whatever they may need.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage 🩺
• Premiums 100% covered by Mozaic
• EAP Access through Spring Health
• Weekly pay 💲
• 401K 🏦
• Mozaic matches up to 6%
• Immediate vesting of company contributions
• Paid Time Off 🏝️
• Unlimited PTO
• Sick time
• Holiday schedule - and your birthday is a Holiday!
• Continual learning and development opportunities 📓
• Professional organization memberships
• Certifications and / or degree programs
• Learning management systems access
• Conference attendance
• Company-provided technology 💻
• You pick: Mac or Windows?