Enterprise Architect (Remote)

As an Enterprise Architect at Anytime Mailbox, your main responsibilities include developing and maintaining the enterprise architecture roadmap, leading remote Agile development teams, optimizing system performance for high availability, and overseeing project execution to support our SaaS offerings. You will work closely with business stakeholders to align technology strategies that promote innovation and customer satisfaction.

To qualify for the Enterprise Architect role at Anytime Mailbox, candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, with a Master’s preferred. Additionally, candidates must have at least 10 years of software development experience and 5+ years in a technical architecture leadership role, as well as proven management experience with remote development teams in Southeast Asia.

The Enterprise Architect at Anytime Mailbox will manage various high-impact projects, including the architectural design of our subscription billing systems, implementing microservices and APIs, and driving optimization initiatives to enhance system scalability and reliability. You'll also ensure projects are delivered on time and within the allocated budget while addressing any technical challenges that surface.

At Anytime Mailbox, we foster a culture of collaboration by emphasizing effective communication, accountability, and support among our globally distributed teams. As an Enterprise Architect, you will mentor and encourage diverse teams in Southeast Asia, ensuring everyone works harmoniously towards common goals while promoting innovation at every step.

As an Enterprise Architect at Anytime Mailbox, you'll enjoy a competitive salary, a bonus structure, equity participation, and a comprehensive benefits package. Beyond that, you’ll find a dynamic and fun workplace culture that values its employees, making it an excellent environment for both personal and professional growth.

When answering this question, highlight specific scenarios where you successfully led remote teams, focusing on communication strategies, tools utilized, and how you fostered collaboration and accountability among team members despite geographical distances.

Discuss methodologies like DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and performance monitoring tools you’ve employed. Additionally, provide examples of successful optimization initiatives that resulted in improved platform reliability and cost-efficiency.

Demonstrate your understanding by discussing how you have previously collaborated with business stakeholders to identify their priorities. Include examples of how you translated those needs into technical requirements that drove successful outcomes.

Show your analytical side by discussing how you assess new technologies based on their potential impact on existing systems, their compatibility with current infrastructure, and how they can enhance service delivery or customer experiences.

Explain how Agile methodologies influence your architecture designs, particularly how you incorporate feedback loops from the development teams to iterate and improve architectural standards continuously.

Offer specifics about your experience with platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. Share how you've leveraged these platforms to implement scalable architecture solutions in past projects.

Discuss best practices for high availability, such as load balancing and redundancy, and touch upon security measures you employ during system design, showcasing your ability to proactively mitigate risks.

Detail your coaching style, including how you facilitate knowledge sharing, encourage innovation, and provide constructive feedback to create a high-performing technical team environment.

Share a specific situation, detailing the challenges faced, your analytical approach, the solution you implemented, and how it benefited the team or the organization as a whole.

Mention key performance indicators (KPIs) such as uptime, request response times, and system throughput, and explain how you use these metrics to identify areas for improvement within the architecture.