Product Convergence Architect

Reflexive Concepts•Annapolis Junction, MD

About The Position

Reflexive Concepts is seeking a skilled Product Convergence Architect to join our team! Specifically, we are looking for an experienced Technical Lead to oversee and guide the unification of two existing product teams into a consolidated, efficient, and cloud-aligned capability. The selected candidate will work closely with the technical leads from both product teams to evaluate current architectures, workflows, and areas of technical debt. They will develop a comprehensive integration and modernization plan that outlines risks, dependencies, opportunities for efficiency, architectural recommendations, and a phased implementation approach for leadership approval.

Requirements

Twelve (12) years of experience in software development/engineering
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science or related discipline. Four (4) years of additional software development experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree. Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science or related discipline can substitute for Two (2) years of experience.
Ability to analyze customer requirements, identify system improvements, and effectively troubleshoot issues to enhance application performance and user experience.
Experience with AWS
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with customers, understand their needs, and provide timely and effective support, ensuring high levels of satisfaction.
General understanding of Microsoft environments and enterprise collaboration tools
Experience with FEITH Records Management System or other COTS products.
Development or scripting experience to support system configuration or automation tasks.
Technical awareness and problem-solving ability related to system integration and configuration.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to onboard and train users on a new system.
Experience supporting or working with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products or integrations.
Ability to work independently while collaborating with developers and product support teams.
Must be able to work during core hours of Monday-Friday 10am-2pm. Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting enterprise rollouts and managing stakeholder expectations.
Previous experience consolidating teams or systems across enterprise programs.
Experience orchestrating vendor engagements and evaluating vendor technical roadmaps.
Understanding of document/content management solutions (Feith, etc.) even if not the focus of the role.

Responsibilities

Strategic Consolidation & Planning: Assess the current state of two separate product teams (processes, technologies, staffing model, architectures, backlogs).
Develop a comprehensive Consolidation Plan including: Overlap analysis and areas for unification Technical modernization opportunities Efficiency and cost-saving projections Organizational, operational, and architectural risks Roadmap milestones for unifying teams and platforms
Present findings, risks, and recommended path forward to leadership and customer stakeholders.
Technical Engineering & AWS Development: Provide hands-on development and solutioning within an AWS environment, aligned with best practices for scalability, resiliency, and security.
Support and advise on application modernization opportunities, including containerization strategies and cloud-native re-architecture.
Define integration patterns, APIs, and shared service approaches to support a consolidated product ecosystem.
Vendor Engagement & COTS Integration (Feith): Coordinate with Feith (vendor) to understand their roadmap, containerization efforts, and expectations for platform readiness.
Evaluate Feith’s containerized product capabilities and determine readiness for integration into the consolidated platform.
Translate vendor capabilities into customer-centric recommendations and impact assessments.
Present technical recommendations and integration strategies to customer leadership.
Team & Customer Coordination Work directly with both product teams to align processes, define unified technical standards, and reduce redundancy.
Facilitate communication across teams, ensuring smooth adoption of consolidation roadmap.
Support Agile ceremonies and help refine backlogs to reflect unified team priorities.
Provide clear status updates, risk reporting, and milestone tracking to leadership.