Principal Software Architect

bioMérieux•Hazelwood, MO

11d•$165,000 - $225,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Principal Software Architect is responsible for creating software for the development of innovative in vitro diagnostic solutions. This role defines and governs long-term technology strategy across cloud, data, and analytics domains, ensuring alignment with modern software design, regulatory compliance—including requirements specific to in vitro diagnostic (IVD) devices—and industry regulations. The architect partners with engineering teams, product leaders, quality, and regulatory stakeholders to ensure the ecosystem supports innovation while meeting stringent compliance and validation requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Biology, Microbiology, Clinical Laboratory Science, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical or scientific field required.
10+ years of professional related experience in full-stack Java development, including HTML 5, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, Angular, and Java J2EE and in an architectural role for cloud-native systems.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Biology, Microbiology, Clinical Laboratory Science, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical or scientific field required
Compliance exposure (e.g., HIPAA, SOX 505, 13485, 21 CFR 820, etc.) and IT and regulated SDLC concepts.
AWS and Lambda functions (ECS, RDS)
Automated test and integration testing tools.
Proven success in building and deploying systems with multiple managed services.
Solid grasp of security, compliance, and privacy fundamentals (identity, key management, network segmentation).
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS) or serverless patterns.
Experience with microservices and event-driven systems.
Experience modernizing legacy systems and migrating to cloud-native architectures.

Responsibilities

Define end-to-end application architecture for complex systems, ensuring alignment with the organization’s technology standards and goals.
Collaborate with multiple program managers and stakeholders to establish architecture for complex systems while addressing security, availability, maintenance, performance, and sustainability.
Perform deep dive reviews of critical implementations while partnering with development and test engineering teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
Mentor software developers and architects to improve architecture decision-making and proactively manage technical debt.
Define and maintain the target cloud architecture (Azure/WSGCOP) to support scalable, secure, and resilient systems.
Establish multi-tier, domain-driven event-driven systems using updated domain design patterns.
Guide the adoption of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and automated deployment strategies.
Architect enterprise data platforms supporting warehouse, structured/unstructured data.
Design scalable data pipelines, data lakes, and warehouse solutions to support analytics, machine learning, and operational workloads.
Establish data governance frameworks, including data quality, lineage, security, and lifecycle management.
Collaborate with data engineering teams to drive integration strategies, API design, and real-time/streaming data architectures.
Provide architectural direction for teams on infrastructure, development tools, and modern development practices.
Create and review architectural blueprints, system designs, and specifications.
Lead design sessions with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with technical strategy and engineering best practices.
Evangelize architecture principles and strategy through mentoring, training, and documentation.
Evaluate emerging technologies and methods, making recommendations based on business value and technical excellence.
Lead cross-functional efforts to validate product concepts and assess execution feasibility.
Develop proof-of-concepts to validate architecture strategy and accelerate processes across teams.
Lead product concepts while adhering to company quality procedures and standards.
Lead architecture innovation.
Research and assess emerging trends and new technologies to contribute to the department’s technology initiatives.

Benefits

A choice of medical (including prescription), dental, and vision plans providing nationwide coverage and telemedicine options
Company-Provided Life and Accidental Death Insurance
Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Retirement Plan including a generous non-discretionary employer contribution and employer match.
Adoption Assistance
Wellness Programs
Employee Assistance Program
Commuter Benefits
Various voluntary benefit offerings
Discount programs
Parental leaves