Principal, Software Architect

Job Description

You are a well-rounded software professional with at least 15 years of experience designing, developing, deploying and monitoring enterprise applications.

You are skilled in building software applications using the modern technologies including Java, Spring and related technologies.

You have an additional responsibility to lead the implementation and support engineering manager in day-to-day operations of the team.

You have a successful track record that demonstrates your ability to work in teams and deliver projects on time in a dynamic and agile environment.

Responsibilities



* Define, own, and execute the enterprise platform architecture strategy, ensuring complete alignment between long-term business goals and technology roadmaps.


* Create, manage, and govern all service blueprints within the designated technical domain to serve as the single source of truth for engineering teams.


* Establish and enforce architecture standards, best practices, governance frameworks, and design principles across all engineering verticals.


* Lead architecture reviews, perform rigorous technology evaluations, and provide formal solution design approvals to ensure enterprise alignment.


* Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to make critical technical decisions, ensuring they are documented transparently for long-term auditability and traceability.


* Guarantee the consistent delivery of highly scalable, available, and resilient solutions by mandating the use of enterprise architecture patterns and frameworks.


* Lead large-scale application modernization initiatives, with a primary focus on driving monolithic-to-microservices transformations.


* Architect secure, distributed, and highly available cloud-native solutions leveraging modern technologies, specifically Java, Angular, and Microservices.


* Design and oversee the implementation of sophisticated API-first, event-driven, and distributed system architectures across the enterprise.


* Author architecture-driven investment roadmaps for the domain, partnering with Enterprise Architecture to build business cases and justify funding priorities.


* Partner closely with business stakeholders, product owners, and engineering leads to translate complex business requirements into tangible technical execution.


* Drive public cloud adoption (AWS, Azure, or GCP), infrastructure optimization, and overall platform scalability in collaboration with infrastructure, network, and operations teams.


* Define enterprise-wide CI/CD, DevSecOps automation, comprehensive observability, and site reliability engineering (SRE) strategies to ensure security and compliance throughout the lifecycle.


* Lead critical technical decisions and risk assessments while mentoring domain architects and senior engineers to foster a culture of engineering excellence and continuous innovation.

Knowledge and Skills - Required



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