Senior Software Architect (Java/Angular) - GovTech / HR Software (Brazil)

ABOUT TRUELOGIC

At Truelogic we are a leading provider of nearshore staff augmentation services headquartered in New York. For over two decades, we’ve been delivering top-tier technology solutions to companies of all sizes, from innovative startups to industry leaders, helping them achieve their digital transformation goals.

Our team of 600+ highly skilled tech professionals, based in Latin America, drives digital disruption by partnering with U.S. companies on their most impactful projects. Whether collaborating with Fortune 500 giants or scaling startups, we deliver results that make a difference.

By applying for this position, you’re taking the first step in joining a dynamic team that values your expertise and aspirations. We aim to align your skills with opportunities that foster exceptional career growth and success while contributing to transformative projects that shape the future.

OUR CLIENT

A leading provider of comprehensive software solutions for government, public safety, and education sectors. With over 20 years of experience, the organization empowers more than 13,000 public sector agencies and over 800,000 users to attract, retain, and develop top talent. Through industry-leading technology, they enhance, automate, and accelerate how institutions serve their communities—helping them build sustainable, efficient, and people-centered workplaces while saving time and resources.

JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking a visionary Software Architect to define and lead our critical application modernization initiative. You will be responsible for architecting the future state of our platform, transitioning from a legacy monolithic system to a scalable, resilient, and cloud-native microservices architecture. This role transcends team-level leadership; you will set the technical direction for the entire ecosystem, establishing standards, selecting technologies, and ensuring our architecture aligns with long-term business strategy. You will act as a force multiplier, guiding engineering teams, driving innovation, and ensuring the technical excellence of our platform. This role will be an architect for 2-4 teams of 4-7 developers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Define and own the end-to-end technical architecture and roadmap for the legacy application modernization, from monolith to cloud-native microservices.

- Establish and govern enterprise-wide architectural principles, standards, design patterns, and best practices for development, security, and data.

- Lead technology selection and evaluation for the entire stack, making strategic decisions on frameworks, platforms, and tools (e.g., Java/Spring Boot ecosystem, event-driven patterns, data storage solutions).

- Architect for key non-functional requirements including scalability, reliability, security, performance, and cost-optimization on AWS.

- Champion a culture of innovation, researching and introducing emerging technologies and practices (e.g., AI-assisted engineering, serverless architectures) to provide competitive advantage.

- Lead Architecture Review Boards and technical governance processes, ensuring all projects adhere to the defined architectural vision and quality standards.

- Collaborate with CTO, VPs, and Product Management to translate business strategy into a coherent, actionable technology strategy.

- Partner with DevOps/SRE teams to design and evolve the CI/CD, observability, and infrastructure-as-code platform that supports the target architecture.

- Act as the highest-level technical authority, providing guidance and making critical decisions on complex, cross-cutting technical challenges.

- Create and maintain key architectural artifacts (e.g., C4 diagrams, decision records, system context diagrams) to effectively communicate the vision to all stakeholders.

- Mentor and upskill Tech Leads and Senior Engineers, fostering architectural thinking and technical excellence across the engineering organization.

- Drive the adoption of AI-powered development tools and practices at an organizational level, establishing guidelines for their effective and responsible use.

QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB REQUIREMENTS

- 8+ years of progressive experience in software development, with at least 3-5 years in a dedicated Software Architect or Principal Engineer role.

- Mastery of the Java/Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security) and deep knowledge of JVM performance tuning.

- Expert in cloud-native design patterns and hands-on experience architecting on AWS (deep knowledge of ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, SQS/SNS, API Gateway, IAM, etc.).

- Authority in data architecture, including relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases, caching strategies, and event streaming (Kafka/Kinesis).

- Deep understanding of front-end architecture (Angular) and its integration with distributed backend systems.

- Demonstrated leadership in establishing technical governance, mentoring senior talent, and influencing without direct