Application Architect

Join Fourth, a leading provider of software solutions for the hospitality industry. As an Application Architect, you will play a key role in shaping the architecture of strategic initiatives, providing hands-on architectural leadership, and collaborating with various teams to deliver high-quality technical solutions. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to the evolution of Fourth's application architecture standards and practices, and champion the adoption of AI and emerging technologies.

• Deliver the application architecture for strategic projects and programmes, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, and aligned with Fourth's architectural direction.
• Provide hands-on architectural leadership within delivery teams, working alongside engineers to solve complex technical challenges and guide architectural decision making from concept through to delivery.
• Collaborate with business, product, engineering, and fellow architects to understand requirements and translate them into pragmatic, high-quality technical solutions.

• Proficiency in one or more programming or scripting languages
• Excellent collaboration and problem-solving skills with the ability to document and communicate complex solutions
• Strong knowledge of application design patterns and architectural styles (e.g. microservices, event-driven, layered)
• Experience with API design, microservices, and distributed systems architecture
• Demonstrable, hands-on experience in application or software architecture and engineering
• Experience with modern application frameworks and technologies
• Solid understanding of the end-to-end Software Development Lifecycle
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (preferably Microsoft Azure) and their application services
• Awareness of or hands-on experience with AI tools and technologies, and their application in software development and engineering productivity
• Ability to lead and manage projects and teams in a fast-paced environment