Principal Architect

Principal Architect

Requirements

• 15+ years working as a Software Engineer, Software Architect, or similarly technical field.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in software frameworks, technologies, and development.
• A proven track record of collaborating on technical projects with cross-functional teams.
• Deep experience in hands-on development work to stand up an architecture and drive the adoption within an organization.
• Experience working in accordance with DevSecOps principles, and familiarity with industry deployment best practices using CI/CD tools and IaC (Infrastructure as Code).
• Proven engineering leadership skills, including leading engineering teams and inspiring and motivating cross-functional teams towards a common goal.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to craft innovative solutions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders and influence decision-making; adept at translating complex technical details to diverse audiences.
• Project management skills, including experience with Agile methodologies and project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Drive and evangelize architecture for new and existing platforms and applications.
• Accountable for delivering thought leadership, strategic direction, and consulting, standards, and technology guidance with the goal in achieving business objectives.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance new architectures for both existing business solutions and cutting-edge innovation solutions.
• Leads and participates in the development of architecture strategies, frameworks and architecture governance processes.
• Establishes long-term software architecture direction to ensure sound investment decisions.
• Foster close communication with key stakeholders and product owners to improve transparency regarding engineering costs and the development of service level agreements (SLAs).
• Accelerate the standardization of engineering processes, software libraries, reusable components within the Product Innovation Model across the firm.
• Develop, train, and drive adoption of modern software engineering principles, guidelines, processes, re-usable tools, and technologies to maximize efficiency and accelerate productivity for P&P engineers.
• Ensure alignment, consistency, and uniformity across the firm to help streamline workflows and procedures for product innovation.
• Enhance engineering processes with a focus on efficiency, collaboration, and scalability across the P&P engineering organization.
• Advance the maturity of the engineering guild through technical leadership through best practices and adoption of newer technologies.
• Provide mentorship, create or identify engineering training programs and continuous learning opportunities for all P&P engineers.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to pinpoint opportunities for technological advancements and creative solutions.
• Collaborate with ISL leaders and key stakeholders and continue to contribute expertise on overall technical feasibility, technology selection, implementation approach, and architecture of existing and new solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Developed software supporting business consulting fields or enterprise SaaS solutions
• Contributions to open-source projects or active involvement in tech communities
• Demonstrated ability and enthusiasm to mentor and uplift junior team members or peers