Enterprise Architect

Ncontracts•Brentwood, TN

16h•$220,000 - $275,000•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to define and evolve Ncontracts' technology vision, ensuring alignment between business strategy and IT capabilities. This role will be instrumental in shaping the architectural direction of our integrated risk and compliance platform, driving modernization of legacy systems, establishing AI-ready architecture patterns, and enabling scalability across our multi-cloud environment. This is a hands-on architect role. While strategic planning and governance are core responsibilities, we need an "architect who codes"—someone who can roll up their sleeves to bootstrap critical initiatives, help teams work through complex technical challenges, and validate architectural decisions through implementation. You won't be writing code daily, but you'll stay close enough to the technology to be effective when teams need architectural guidance backed by practical experience. This role also leads a small team of Architects and Engineers, providing mentorship, direction, and career development while ensuring consistent architectural standards across the organization.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive experience in lead software engineering, architecture, or enterprise architecture roles in B2B SaaS environments
Experience leading or mentoring technical staff—you've managed architects, tech leads, or senior engineers
Recent hands-on coding experience—you've written production code within the last 2–3 years and can credibly dive into implementation details
Expertise in cloud platforms, with experience in Azure and/or AWS
Proven experience modernizing legacy systems
Strong experience with modern application architectures: microservices, event-driven architecture, API-first design
AI/LLM architecture exposure—experience designing systems that incorporate LLM capabilities, understanding of LLMOps patterns, or demonstrated ability to rapidly learn and apply AI architectural concepts
Experience architecting multi-tenant SaaS platforms at scale
Experience with data architecture
Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD practices
Strong written communication skills—you can produce clear documentation, architectural guidelines, and decision records that teams will actually read and use
Effective verbal communicator at all levels—comfortable presenting to executives and collaborating with engineers alike

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with LLM integration patterns, RAG architectures, or AI pipeline design
Experience with our tech stack: .NET/C#, React, Python, Snowflake, dbt
Familiarity with our toolchain: TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, Azure DevOps, Github Actions
Enterprise Architecture certifications (TOGAF) or cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect)
Experience with identity management and SCIM implementation for enterprise SaaS
Background in M&A technology integration and platform consolidation
Experience with feature flagging platforms and progressive delivery patterns

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a small team of Architects and Engineers providing technical direction, and career development
Ensure consistent architectural standards and coverage across product team
Foster a collaborative, enablement-focused culture rather than gatekeeping
Define and maintain the enterprise architecture vision, principles, and roadmaps aligned with Ncontracts' business strategy
Develop architecture spanning applications, data, integration, data flows, infrastructure, and security
Drive technology evaluation and ensure alignment with an AIfirst direction
Lead architectural due diligence and integration planning for acquisitions
Shape the architectural foundation for AI capabilities, including LLM integration patterns and data readiness
Establish responsible AI practices including governance, explainability, and audit trails appropriate for financial services
Evaluate and recommend AI infrastructure approaches (cloud AI services, vector databases, orchestration frameworks)
Guide teams in modernizing legacy systems through pragmatic, incremental approaches
Promote modern application patterns such as microservices, event-driven architecture, and API-first design
Get handson when needed to validate patterns, prototype solutions, or remove blockers
Provide architectural oversight across .NET, React, Python, and cloud environments
Establish and reinforce architecture governance, best practices, and decision frameworks
Partner closely with the Data Architect (owner of the Data Platform) to ensure systems generate highquality, wellstructured data for Snowflake ingestion
Understand enterprise data flows and domain boundaries to guide system and service design
Define integration patterns (API, event-driven, service-to-service) that ensure reliability and scalability
Architect solutions that leverage the strengths of our multi-cloud environment (Azure and AWS)
Support the Platform Engineering team to define DevOps practices and secure CI/CD pipeline architecture
Communicate architectural decisions clearly to engineers, leaders, and non-technical stakeholders
Produce consumable documentation, reference architectures, and standards
Build strong cross-functional relationships and influence without authority

Benefits

A fun, fast-paced work environment
Responsible PTO Plan that meets or exceeds state and local medical and family leave laws
11 paid holidays
Community and social events to keep you connected and engaged
Mental Health Benefits
Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
Company-paid Group Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account
Aflac Benefits – Critical Illness, Cancer Protection, & Hospital Choice
Pet Insurance
401 (k) with company match with eligibility on Day 1 of employment
2 Paid Volunteer Time Off Days
And much more!