Software Architect

A Software Architect is responsible for leading the design, modernization, and deployment of enterprise-grade cloud-native applications. This role bridges the gap between complex business requirements and technical execution, often leading the digital transformation initiatives to migrate legacy systems to cloud-native environments. It involves collaborating with business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical architecture, guiding development teams, enforcing best practices, and ensuring solutions meet security, compliance, and operational performance standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement Azure-based solutions: Design scalable, secure, and reliable applications using Azure PaaS, IaaS, and serverless offerings.
• Application modernization: Lead the refactoring and migration of legacy systems to Azure cloud platforms.
• Technical leadership: Act as the senior lead for modernization efforts following best practices for cloud-native design, microservices, and event-driven architectures ensuring code quality, scalability, and adherence to secure design principles.
• Mentorship & Collaboration: Guide development teams through code reviews and architectural planning sessions while serving as a liaison between enterprise architecture and business stakeholders.
• Collaboration and stakeholder management: Work closely with product managers, business analysts, and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into deliverable solutions.
• Performance and security oversight: Ensure all applications meet performance, availability, security, and compliance standards.
• Documentation and architecture governance: Develop architecture specifications, maintain decision records, and conduct architecture reviews.
• Continuous improvement: Stay updated on Azure and Microsoft technology advancements and integrate new patterns, tools, and frameworks where appropriate.
• CI/CD and automation: Implement automated deployment pipelines, infrastructure as code, and monitoring using Azure DevOps and related tools.
• Standardization: Creating and establishing development standards and processes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s in computer science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Experience: Typically 7–10+ years in software development with 3+ years in architecture or technical leadership roles.
• Proven experience in full-stack development of enterprise applications.
• Technical skills:
• Proficiency in C#, ASP.NET, .NET Core, MVC, SQL Server, and other Microsoft technologies.
• Deep knowledge of Azure services including App Services, Azure Functions, Storage, SQL Database, and networking.
• Experience with microservices, REST/GraphQL APIs, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and serverless computing.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, DevOps practices, and monitoring tools.
• Familiarity with security frameworks, authentication protocols (OAuth, SAML, JWT), and compliance standards.
• Soft skills: Strong problem-solving, leadership, communication, and mentorship abilities.
• Ability to explain complex technical designs to stakeholders clearly.
• Must live in Cleveland metro area. We are unable to provide relocation expenses
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship will not be provided for this position

Preferred Qualifications & Certifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies, AI-assisted development tools, and cloud cost optimization techniques.
• Knowledge of domain-driven design (DDD), event sourcing, observability platforms (App Insights), and big data technologies.
• Exposure to AI, machine learning integration, and enterprise-scale digital transformations.

Founded in 1923, Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE: AIT) is a leading value-added distributor and technical solutions provider of industrial motion, fluid power, flow control, automation technologies, and related maintenance supplies. Our leading brands, specialized services, and comprehensive knowledge serve MRO and OEM end users in virtually all industrial markets through our multi-channel capabilities that provide choice, convenience, and expertise.

Applied Industrial Technologies is built on a philosophy that puts people first. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to a workforce in which we enforce fair treatment and provide growth opportunities for everyone. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, color, national origin, genetics, religion, gender, marital status, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

About Applied

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that’s unique about our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to success, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it’s our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hardworking, curious, trustworthy, humble and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in our area.