Technical Architect

Sutherland

About The Position

Sutherland is seeking an experienced Technical Architect to lead the technical vision and architecture for a healthcare real-time telehealth communication platform. This role requires a seasoned full-stack professional with deep expertise in WebRTC-based video/audio streaming, cloud-native architectures on GCP, and modern web technologies. This platform leverages multiple communication providers (AWS Chime, Twilio), micro-frontend architecture, and cloud-native services to deliver a scalable, HIPAA-compliant telehealth solution. U.S healthcare knowledge would be an added advantage.

Requirements

10+ years of software development experience
5+ years in architecture or senior technical leadership roles
3+ years hands-on experience with WebRTC or real-time communication systems
3+ years experience with GCP or equivalent cloud platform
Proven track record of designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems
Deep understanding of WebRTC protocols, SRTP, ICE/STUN/TURN, SDP negotiation
Experience with media servers, codec optimization (VP8/VP9, H.264, Opus)
Hands-on experience with AWS Chime SDK and/or Twilio Video
Real-time bidirectional communication patterns using Socket.io / WebSockets
Advanced knowledge of React 18+ including hooks, context, performance optimization
Strong typing, generics, advanced patterns in TypeScript
Experience with Redux Toolkit, Zustand, React Query (TanStack Query)
Experience with Micro-Frontend Architecture using Module Federation (Webpack 5), independent deployment strategies
Experience with UI Frameworks like Material-UI (MUI), Emotion/Styled Components
Experience with Build Tools like Webpack, Babel, modern bundling strategies
Experience with Node.js / Express for RESTful API design, middleware patterns, async programming
Experience with API Design using OpenAPI/Swagger documentation, versioning strategies
Experience with Authentication/Authorization patterns like JWT, OAuth 2.0, custom authorization patterns
Experience with Message Queues like AWS SQS, Google Cloud Pub/Sub
Experience with ORM like Sequelize with PostgreSQL
Experience with GCP Compute services like Cloud Run, GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine), Cloud Functions
Experience with GCP Storage services like Cloud Storage, persistent disks
Experience with GCP Networking services like VPC, Load Balancers, Cloud CDN, Cloud Armor
Experience with GCP Security services like IAM, Secret Manager, Cloud KMS
Experience with GCP Monitoring services like Cloud Logging, Cloud Trace, Cloud Monitoring
Experience with GCP CI/CD using Cloud Build, integration with GitLab CI/CD
Experience with PostgreSQL including advanced query optimization, indexing strategies, connection pooling, migrations (Sequelize CLI)
Experience with Firebase/Firestore for real-time database design, security rules, offline persistence
Experience with Redis for caching strategies, session management (ioredis)
Experience with OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing, metrics, logging instrumentation
Experience with Application performance monitoring and optimization
Experience with structured logging using Winston, centralized log aggregation
Experience with Containerization using Docker
Experience with container orchestration using Kubernetes (Deployment strategies, ConfigMaps, Secrets, Helm charts)
Experience with CI/CD using GitLab CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, deployment automation
Excellent communication skills - ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
Collaborative mindset with experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
Ability to balance technical excellence with business pragmatism
Mentorship and team development orientation

Nice To Haves

U.S healthcare knowledge
HIPAA compliance
HL7/FHIR standards
Experience with AWS alongside GCP (multi-cloud)
Experience with GraphQL (Hasura, Apollo)
React Native or native mobile experience
Experience integrating AI services into applications
Load testing, stress testing for real-time systems
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar tools)
Experience with healthcare or regulated industry applications

Responsibilities

Define and evolve the overall system architecture for the platform
Design scalable, secure, and fault-tolerant distributed systems
Lead architectural decisions for real-time communication, data persistence, and service orchestration
Create and maintain architecture documentation, ADRs (Architecture Decision Records), and technical roadmaps
Evaluate and recommend technology choices for new features and platform improvements
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to development teams
Conduct architecture reviews and code reviews for critical components
Establish and enforce coding standards, best practices, and design patterns
Collaborate with Product, DevOps, and Security teams to align technical solutions with business goals
Prototype and implement complex technical solutions when needed
Troubleshoot and resolve critical production issues
Optimize system performance, latency, and resource utilization