Application Architect

MACH Application Architect, Dealer Platforms

Ford Hybrid On-Site Dearborn MI 12 Month Contract

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Application Architect to lead the design and implementation of our next-generation dealer platforms, leveraging MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, Headless) principles. This role involves transforming current legacy technical strategies into a modern, cloud-native future state.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the architectural design and development of software solutions, ensuring alignment with MACH principles and enterprise standards.
• Collaborate with business executives, product teams, and other technical teams to conceptualize new applications and define implementation strategies within financial and timeline constraints.
• Establish, develop, and promote architectural standards, frameworks, and guidelines across various technical stacks.
• Author and review architecture/design documents, ensuring high-quality deliverables and robust system development.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to development teams, fostering best practices in design, code quality, testability, and reusability.
• Analyze complex technical problems, review code, and ensure functional and nonfunctional requirements (including security and performance) are met.
• Contribute to application-level roadmaps and strategic plans, ensuring alignment with future deliverables and architectural guardrails.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in IT, with 5+ years in an Architecture role in designing and leading software solutions based on MACH principles.
• Mandatory experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) cloud services and Full Stack Development: Experience in Python, Java, .NET, or JavaScript frameworks (React, Node.js), and with exposure to REST APIs.
• Strong understanding of application code development, system integrations, and SecDevOps, testing strategies, and automation.
• Ability to outline current state architectures and define future state technical strategies, including modernizing legacy systems (e.g., AEM, Mainframe-based assets).
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Scalable AI Solution Deployment: Strong experience designing and implementing large-scale AI/ML solutions, data science, and data engineering for distributed data and compute workloads across hybrid and cloud-native environments.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.