Principal Architect

Bounteous

About The Position

The Principal Architect is the senior-most technical authority and executive-facing owner of the account’s overall solution architecture. This client-facing, decision-making role is accountable for technical credibility with the client’s executive and engineering leadership and for maintaining architectural integrity across every workstream. The delivery model uses AI-orchestrated development, and the Principal Architect is expected to direct AI coding agents, such as Claude Code, for technical spikes and validation as well as work with human engineers. The technology stack has not yet been finalized, so the role is intentionally technology-agnostic. The role owns end-to-end solution architecture aligned with business goals and enterprise architecture standards, defines and defends the target-state architecture and roadmap, and makes design decisions across application architecture, APIs, integrations, cloud infrastructure, and non-functional requirements. Once the stack is confirmed, the Principal Architect sets coding standards, design patterns, and technology choices while keeping options open until that decision is made. The role reviews and approves high-level designs, has final sign-off authority on architecture decisions and technical design changes, and can block releases that violate architectural standards. The Principal Architect evaluates tools, frameworks, and AI/agentic development capabilities; directly prompts AI coding agents for proofs of concept, technical spikes, and feasibility validation; and partners with the Tech Product Manager and Delivery Lead on delivery timelines and prioritization. The role also mentors India-based architecture colleagues, escalates cross-cutting architectural risks, and represents the account technically to client engineering leadership. The position is based in the United States and is remote or hybrid, with client-facing travel as needed.

Requirements

11+ years in enterprise technology roles, with 8+ years owning solution architecture on client-facing, multi-workstream programs.
Proven experience as a client-facing architecture owner, including defending design decisions to VP/C-level stakeholders and formal governance bodies.
Deep, current fluency in modern application architecture, API and integration design, cloud infrastructure, and non-functional requirements, with the ability to architect across whichever technology stack is selected.
Hands-on experience directing or prompting AI coding agents, such as Claude Code or an equivalent agentic development tool, as part of an AI-assisted delivery model.
Track record of resolving ambiguous, evolving requirements into a defensible, phased architecture.

Nice To Haves

Enterprise architecture certification, such as TOGAF, or a cloud/platform architect certification relevant to the eventual stack.
Experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare distribution, or another regulated industry.
Prior experience architecting within an AI-agent-orchestrated or generative development delivery model.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end solution architecture for the account, aligning it with business goals and enterprise architecture standards, independently of the selected technology stack.
Define and defend the target-state architecture and roadmap to client executive stakeholders and governance or Change Board forums.
Drive technical design decisions across application architecture, APIs, integrations, cloud infrastructure, and non-functional requirements, including performance, scalability, security, and reliability.
Set coding standards, design patterns, and technology choices across workstreams once the stack is confirmed, while keeping design options open and unbiased until then.
Review and approve high-level designs before implementation; provide final sign-off on architecture decisions and technical design changes, and block releases that violate architectural standards.
Evaluate and integrate new tools, frameworks, and AI/agentic development capabilities into the delivery model.
Direct and prompt AI coding agents, such as Claude Code or equivalent tools, for architecture-level proofs of concept, technical spikes, and feasibility validation.
Partner with the Tech Product Manager and Delivery Lead to align architecture with delivery timelines and prioritization.
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to the India-based Principal Architect and Solution Architect to maintain one coherent architecture across delivery locations.
Escalate cross-cutting architectural risks and represent the account technically to the client’s engineering leadership.