The Senior Application Architect will lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and robust software architectures for cloud-based SaaS applications. This involves collaborating with engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions, ensuring high performance, reliability, and alignment with SaaS best practices. Key responsibilities include architecture vision and design, technical leadership, cloud platform expertise, microservices design, system integration, performance optimization, security architecture, stakeholder collaboration, and documentation. This role requires a deep understanding of SaaS principles and experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP. The architect will also need to design and implement distributed systems, microservices, and API architectures.