Principal Architect, Software Engineering

Credera Experienced Hiring Job Board • Chicago, IL

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Principal Architect at Credera, you will be responsible for the design, estimation, and execution of technology implementation projects for one or more clients. You will be responsible for recommending the appropriate technology approach, team structures, skill sets. You will be responsible for mentoring and developing team members and senior practice leadership. In addition, you will be expected to support practice and company development through leading research and development, training, and reusable software development accelerator development. As a member of the practice Management Team, you will help set the vision and strategic direction of the practice as well as own or assist with one or more go-to-market or corporate functions within the practice (e.g., employee engagement, training, accelerator development, etc.).
On a typical day, you might expect to work with clients to capture and synthesize requirements, research and propose the technical approach, and determine skills / capabilities and team requirements. You will be ultimately responsible for the quality technology delivery of technology implementation projects, by ensuring that Credera’s best practices and industry best practice standards are being appropriately applied. You will lead one or more teams of skilled technologists, providing the proper leadership, mentoring, and development. You will work with channel partners to support the relationship and help win new business. You will typically participate in one or more business development cycles.

Requirements

• You are an experienced, hands-on software architect who has been in the industry or technology consulting for at least 12 years
• You spend at least 40% of your time actively developing code
• You have a passion for technology and keep yourself up to date on the latest application development technologies and trends across all software development disciplines and processes
• You have a deep understanding of multiple technology development stacks across UX, middle tier, and database platforms
• You are well-versed in different software development methodologies and understand the benefits and challenges of each
• You have experience with one or more of the following programming languages: Java, Scala, .NET, Rust, Client and Server-side JavaScript (React, Angular, NodeJS), Python, Ruby
• You have experience with one or more of the following cloud platforms and container technologies: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Docker, Kubernetes, and serverless architectures such as AWS Lambda
• You have experience with one or more of the following DevOps and automation tools: CI/CD platforms (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps), infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform), cloud-native APIs, testing automation tools (e.g., Playwright, Cypress), and data automation tools (e.g., Liquibase)
• You incorporate the usage of AI tooling efficiencies and code assistance tooling in your everyday workflows
• You are accomplished at mentoring, leading, and developing others
• You currently lead teams that develop complex, high-volume, mission-critical enterprise solutions that are built from the ground up, using a variety of different technical components, and are deployed in a highly available environment
• You have strong communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to engage customers at a business level in addition to a technical level
• You can handle complex organizational dynamics to deliver a solution to a client’s satisfaction
• You drive business development and are comfortable with developing business cases and justifications that grow the customer relationship and satisfaction

Responsibilities

• Design, estimation, and execution of technology implementation projects
• Recommending the appropriate technology approach, team structures, skill sets
• Mentoring and developing team members and senior practice leadership
• Support practice and company development through leading research and development, training, and reusable software development accelerator development
• Help set the vision and strategic direction of the practice
• Own or assist with one or more go-to-market or corporate functions within the practice (e.g., employee engagement, training, accelerator development, etc.)
• Work with clients to capture and synthesize requirements, research and propose the technical approach, and determine skills / capabilities and team requirements
• Responsible for the quality technology delivery of technology implementation projects, by ensuring that Credera’s best practices and industry best practice standards are being appropriately applied
• Lead one or more teams of skilled technologists, providing the proper leadership, mentoring, and development
• Work with channel partners to support the relationship and help win new business
• Participate in one or more business development cycles

Benefits

• Credera provides a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan.
• Benefits include health, mental health, vision, dental, and life insurance, prescriptions, fertility and adoption benefits, community service days, paid parental leave, PTO, 14 paid holidays, matching 401(k), Healthcare & Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts, and disability benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed