Business Architect (part-time contract)

About You You are a Business Architect who enjoys turning business needs into scalable, secure, and cost-justified technology solutions. You work closely with business stakeholders, technology owners, and development teams, and you are comfortable leading discovery sessions, evaluating options, and justifying decisions with clear trade-offs. Note: This position is offered under a part-time contractor model (22 hours per week) for an initial period of 3 months, with the possibility of extension. You Bring to Applaudo the Following Competencies: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience. 5+ years of hands-on software development experience, with 2+ years in technical leadership or solution architecture. Backend architecture experience with .NET or an equivalent enterprise stack. Cloud architecture experience on Azure (app services, databases, data pipelines, networking, and security). Experience with distributed and service-oriented architectures: APIs, integrations, and messaging. Data architecture knowledge, relational databases, performance, archiving, and retention. Experience with CI/CD and code quality practices (Azure DevOps or Jenkins, static analysis). Knowledge of Agile methodologies, software testing strategy, and software development and design patterns. Strong ability to document architecture (solution diagrams, ADRs, technical specifications, including disaster recovery) and jus