Application Architect - Data Security and Cloud

This role requires a candidate who can effectively engage with Application Architects and development teams to understand application architecture and integration patterns. The individual should be able to assess how applications can consume and interact with the enterprise authorization solution, identify appropriate integration approaches, and guide implementation.
Requirements:
Strong ability to collaborate with application architects and technical stakeholders to understand application design, architecture, and security requirements.
Experience in evaluating application integration patterns and determining how authorization services should be invoked from different application architectures.
Hands-on experience testing and validating authorization policies using REST APIs and tools such as Postman.
Ability to troubleshoot policy evaluation and access-control scenarios by executing and analyzing API requests and responses.
Working knowledge of modern data and analytics platforms, including Databricks, Snowflake, and Azure Synapse Analytics.
Familiarity with data platform architectures, as a significant portion of client applications and data solutions are built on these technologies.
Understanding of authentication, authorization, API integration, and security concepts in cloud-based enterprise environments.
Ability to work across application, security, and data engineering teams to ensure successful adoption and integration of the authorization framework.
The ideal candidate will combine a strong architectural understanding, hands-on API testing skills, and practical experience with leading cloud data platforms to support secure application integration and authorization.
Mandatory Skills:
Strong ability to collaborate with application architects and technical stakeholders to understand application design, architecture, and security requirements.
Experience in evaluating application integration patterns and determining how authorization services should be invoked from different application architectures.
Hands-on experience testing and validating authorization policies using REST APIs and tools such as Postman.
Ability to troubleshoot policy evaluation and access-control scenarios by executing and analyzing API requests and responses.
Working knowledge of modern data and analytics platforms, including Databricks, Snowflake, and Azure Synapse Analytics.
Familiarity with data platform architectures, as a significant portion of client applications and data solutions are built on these technologies.
Understanding of authentication, authorization, API integration, and security concepts in cloud-based enterprise environments.
Ability to work across application, security, and data engineering teams to ensure successful adoption and integration of the authorization framework.

Experience
4-7 yrs