• Lead the design and execution of a comprehensive modernization strategy that transitions Sharetec's monolithic application into a modular, scalable architecture while maintaining system stability and customer uptime • Define a multi-year technology roadmap that balances near-term pragmatism with long-term architectural vision, identifying critical refactoring opportunities and establishing clear migration paths • Establish architectural principles, patterns, and standards for both greenfield development and legacy system transformation, ensuring consistency and maintainability across teams • Conduct comprehensive technical assessments of existing systems, identifying technical debt, bottlenecks, performance constraints, and security vulnerabilities that impact scalability and developer velocity • Partner with engineering leadership to design decomposition strategies for moving from monolithic architecture to distributed, service-oriented systems while managing risk and minimizing disruption • Own critical architectural decisions across backend, frontend, and data layers, ensuring decisions are data-driven and aligned with business objectives • Lead architecture review boards and design discussions, evaluating new technologies, frameworks, and tools for adoption within the organization • Mentor senior engineers and engineering managers on architectural thinking, helping them develop the systems perspective needed for large-scale distributed systems • Create and maintain comprehensive architectural documentation, decision records (ADRs), and design patterns that guide teams through complex technical transitions • Establish and enforce code quality standards, security practices, and architectural guardrails across all development teams • Partner closely with the CTO and VP of Engineering to align architectural vision with business strategy, resource allocation, and organizational capabilities • Collaborate with Product Management to ensure technical feasibility of product roadmap items and to identify opportunities for architectural improvements within feature development • Work with DevOps and Infrastructure teams to design cloud-native architectures, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment strategies that enable safe, frequent releases • Engage with QA and Security teams to define testability, observability, and security requirements within the architecture • Communicate architectural vision and critical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating complexity into clear strategic narratives.