Lead Solutions Architect
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About Us QGM Logistics is revolutionizing the fleet management industry with a cutting-edge platform that combines cloud-native technologies, real-time data processing, and modern software architectures. We are looking for a Lead Solutions Architect to steer our technical vision, guide cross-functional teams, and ensure our systems remain robust, scalable, and secure. Role Overview In this senior leadership position, you will collaborate with product managers, DevOps engineers, and development teams (front-end, back-end, mobile) to design and implement architectural strategies. You will play a pivotal role in scaling our microservices, integrating advanced features (like ELD compliance and multi-tenant setups), and ensuring we deliver world-class solutions for our global clientele. Responsibilities
- Define the overarching technical roadmap for our fleet management platform, aligning technology decisions with business goals and future scalability.
- Partner with product, DevOps, and engineering leads to deliver end-to-end solutions across mobile, web, and backend services.
- Lead the design of distributed, microservices-based architectures using modern languages (Go, Node.js) and frameworks.
- Oversee deployments on AWS (EKS, EC2, S3) with a focus on high availability, cost optimization, and robust security practices.
- Drive architecture for telematics and ELD data ingestion using message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or SQS), ensuring low latency and fault tolerance.
- Promote best practices for CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and monitoring/alerting (Prometheus, Grafana).
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to architects, senior developers, and cross-functional teams on emerging technologies and design patterns.
- Maintain architectural diagrams, design documents, and coding standards to ensure consistency and clarity across the organization.
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering or architecture, with significant leadership exposure.
- Proven track record of designing and scaling complex, high-traffic systems in production environments.
- Strong knowledge of AWS (EKS, EC2, S3, IAM, VPC) and Kubernetes for container orchestration.
- Hands-on experience with NodeJS/Go (Lang) or a similar high-performance language for microservices.
- Familiarity with GraphQL or REST architectures for API design.
- Proficiency in message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or SQS) for event-driven architectures.
- Understanding of NoSQL (MongoDB) or relational databases (PostgreSQL), and data modeling for large-scale applications.
- Excellent communication skills to interact with stakeholders, executives, and development teams.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
- Experience mentoring engineers and advocating for best practices in clean code, testing, and security.
- Exposure to ELD or FMCSA compliance, or experience in transportation/logistics.
- Worked with IOT devices or designed and structured IOT architecture.
- Real-time analytics and streaming (Spark, Flink, Kinesis).
- Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation).
- Shape the next generation of fleet management solutions, directly influencing the success of global logistics companies.
- Work with modern tech stacks, from Go microservices to serverless components, in a rapidly evolving field.
- Take on a pivotal leadership role with the autonomy to drive architectural decisions and cross-team innovation.
- Join a team of skilled professionals who value knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and continuous improvement.
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