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Technical Application Architect

Vega Consulting Solutions

Job Description & Details

This is a heavy-duty architecture and leadership role where you will act as the bridge between technical execution, vendors, and business stakeholders. If you enjoy owning end-to-end platform lifecycles, leading major cloud migrations, and establishing enterprise standards without someone micromanaging your every move, this 6-month contract-to-hire setup in Cromwell is worth a serious look.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

Expect to spend your days designing scalable architectures, leading major application upgrades, and untangling complex integration patterns like API workflows and ETL pipelines. You won't just be drawing diagrams; you'll be actively troubleshooting performance bottlenecks, driving disaster recovery validation cycles, and scripting automation frameworks to keep deployments smooth. A good portion of your time will also go toward mentoring junior engineers, running high-impact change reviews, and keeping external vendors accountable to enterprise goals.

The Core Tech Stack

You need deep fluency in cloud environments like Azure, AWS, and Active Directory, alongside rock-solid scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, or JavaScript. Because you will be diving into data architecture and reporting, advanced SQL expertise is mandatory. Familiarity with ERP, HRIS, and CRM systems, combined with a strong grasp of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and SOX compliance frameworks, will form the daily foundation of your technical execution.

Interview Expectations

The hiring managers are going to probe your real-world experience handling catastrophic deployment failures and cutover risks, so be ready to walk them through a time a major upgrade went sideways and how you managed rollback design and stakeholder communication. They will also test your ability to balance technical debt with rapid business demands, looking for strategic maturity rather than just textbook architectural definitions.

Application Advice

Skip the generic corporate summary and immediately target the exact keywords they care about in your resume. Make sure your experience with cloud migrations, enterprise application governance, and script-based automation frameworks are front and center. Highlight instances where you successfully led cross-functional teams, managed vendor relationships, and translated messy business requirements into concrete data models to easily clear their initial ATS screening.