Directio is a global IT services company. We consult, code, test, deploy, and manage mainly cloud-based and mobile applications, providing around-the-clock support from our offices in Poland, the Philippines, Mexico, and the USA. We prepare our FMCG, retail, automotive, and SaaS clients for the future by accelerating their digital transformation. Operating under the “We Code Success” principle, we prioritize the success of our clients, consultants, and partners.  

• As Application Architect you will be leading the review and evolution of application and service architectures, ensuring alignment with long-term business and technology strategies;

• You will be reviewing and validating solution designs across engineering teams, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability of applications;

• You will be defining architectural standards, blueprints, and modernization pathways, guiding teams toward consistent and future-ready solutions;

• You will be serving as the technical escalation point for complex application and integration issues, ensuring effective resolution of critical challenges;

• You will be driving improvements in observability, automated fault detection, incident prevention, and root cause analysis, enhancing system resilience and stability; 

• You will be planning and coordinating application migration and modernization programs, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal disruption to business operations;

• You will be identifying architectural risks, defining mitigation strategies, and ensuring controlled and well-governed execution of initiatives;

• You will be conducting deep-dive architecture reviews, technical assessments, and design walkthroughs, ensuring high-quality and well-structured solutions;

• You will be promoting best practices in application design, resilience engineering, documentation, and operational excellence across teams;

• You will be tracking progress, removing blockers, and ensuring successful delivery of migration waves and transformation initiatives.

• 5+ years of experience in Application Architecture, ensuring strong expertise in designing and evolving enterprise-level systems;

• Work in a hybrid set up (3 days onsite in Alabang, Muntinlupa and 2 days WFH) - Necessary condition;

• Experience designing modern application architectures, enabling scalable and maintainable system design;

• Experience with Java, enabling development and support of backend services;

• Experience with front-end technologies such as Vue.js or Next.js, enabling collaboration across fullstack environments;

• Exposure to application modernization or system transformation initiatives, enabling participation in large-scale change programs;

• Experience operating and supporting production-grade application platforms, ensuring reliability and stability in live environments;

• Familiarity with CI/CD practices and deployment automation, enabling efficient and repeatable release processes;

• Knowledge of application and integration architecture, enabling design of cohesive and interoperable systems;

• Knowledge of observability logging monitoring and performance engineering, enabling proactive system management and optimization;

• Familiarity with DevOps practices, enabling collaboration between development and operations teams;

• Strong troubleshooting skills in application performance distributed systems and integrations, enabling effective issue resolution;

• Ability to drive cross-functional collaboration across engineering security product and operations teams, ensuring alignment and delivery;

• Strong ownership mindset with planning and execution discipline, ensuring accountability and successful delivery;

• Effective communication and stakeholder influencing skills, enabling alignment across technical and business teams.