Application Development Architect

Ontrac Solutions

. Own application architecture on assigned billable engagements, including technical design documents, architecture diagrams, and key implementation decisions, and remain hands-on in the codebase where needed .

Posted 11/2/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in application architecture and engineering leadership, with a strong focus on Google Cloud Platform and cloud-native systems. Capable of guiding delivery teams, authoring technical documentation, and managing pre-sales activities effectively.

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Application ArchitectureGoogle Cloud PlatformJava and Spring BootPre-Sales SkillsLeadership of Engineering Teams

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Hard Skills

MicroservicesAPI DesignEvent-Driven PatternsData ModelingCloud RunGKEPub/SubCloud SQLAgentic AI SystemsTechnical Design Documents

Soft Skills

Problem SolvingNegotiationStakeholder Management

Tools & Technologies

Google ADKVertex AIAI Coding AssistantsCamundaFlowableReact

Certifications & Qualifications

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect

Industry Keywords

Enterprise EnvironmentsPublic-Sector EnvironmentsProfessional ServicesCloud Partner

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptMicroservicesNode.jsPythonReactSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own application architecture on assigned billable engagements, including technical design documents, architecture diagrams, and key implementation decisions, and remain hands-on in the codebase where needed
Support Enterprise Cloud Architects in pre-sales by joining discovery sessions, defining application development scope, producing level-of-effort estimates and staffing recommendations, and authoring application development sections of SOWs and proposals
Translate SOW scope into an implementation plan and backlog the engineering team can execute, and keep delivery aligned to that scope
Identify problems in architecture, delivery, or team practice across engagements and resolve them or drive them to resolution without waiting for escalation
Act in the best interest of stakeholders and customers when scope, quality, and timeline compete, escalating conflicts to Application Development leadership and Enterprise Cloud Architects early
Lead engineering teams by setting technical direction, reviewing designs and code from L3 and L4 engineers, and developing engineers
Set and improve the department's engineering standards, including agent-driven delivery procedures, and carry them across engagements
Maintain the billable utilization target set by Application Development leadership while carrying pre-sales responsibilities
Work across multiple customer engagements and pre-sales opportunities concurrently, from initial definition through final delivery

Requirements

What you’ll need

Professional software engineering and architecture experience with a demonstrated record of operating at a staff or principal level, owning solution architecture for customer engagements and guiding delivery teams
Production delivery experience on Google Cloud Platform
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
Experience with application architecture for cloud-native systems, including microservices, API design, event-driven patterns, and data modeling
Deep Java and Spring Boot experience, with working knowledge of at least one other backend stack such as Node.js/TypeScript or Python
Experience with GCP application services, including Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub, Cloud SQL or AlloyDB, and IAM
Experience designing agentic AI systems on Google Cloud, including Gemini models, Google ADK, and Vertex AI
Pre-sales skills including discovery facilitation, solution scoping, level-of-effort estimation, and technical input to SOWs and proposals
Ability to author technical design documents and architecture diagrams
Ability to present and negotiate technical trade-offs with customer stakeholders
Leadership of engineering teams, including setting technical direction, resolving problems independently, and developing engineers
Daily use of AI coding assistants and agentic development tools, with the ability to define team usage
Security and compliance awareness for enterprise and public-sector environments
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect and other Google Cloud Professional certifications are useful qualifications
Experience with workflow or business rules engines such as Camunda or Flowable is useful
Frontend architecture with React is useful
Experience building reusable platform components or accelerators across engagements is useful
Experience in government or regulated environments is useful
Prior professional services experience at a cloud partner is useful