Architecte Principal/ Staff Architect (Remote)

IQVIA•Quebec, QC

3d•Remote

About The Position

As a Staff Architect for MediaOS, you will drive the technical vision and architectural strategy for IQVIA Digital’s flagship media products. Reporting to the IQVIA Digital's Architecture Lead, you will partner with engineering leadership and development teams to ensure our systems are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with long-term business goals. This is a high-impact role that balances high-level strategic planning with hands-on technical leadership.

Requirements

10+ years in software development with at least 3+ years in a Lead or Architect role driving technical strategy for complex, distributed systems.
Experience architecting complex, polyglot environments (e.g., mixing .NET, Python, Java).
Ability to guide integration strategies across diverse technology stacks.
Expert knowledge of modern integration patterns including REST, gRPC, and Event-driven architectures.
Strong experience with major cloud providers (GCP, AWS, or Azure), focusing on Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and Serverless orchestration.
Exceptional ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and influence engineering teams without direct authority.
Deep experience working within Agile/SCRUM environments, with a focus on iterative architecture that evolves with the product.
BS or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant technical field.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with our specific stack: Vue.js, .NET Core, Python, and Java.
Experience architecting high-volume data platforms or media delivery systems.
Track record of modernizing legacy systems (strangler fig pattern, microservices decomposition).
Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, or AdTech industry experience.

Responsibilities

Define and drive the evolution of the MediaOS architecture.
Translate complex business requirements into robust, scalable technical solutions.
Act as the technical bridge between multiple development teams.
Identify and manage cross-product dependencies, ensuring cohesive integration and minimizing architectural drift.
Mentor Senior Engineers and Tech Leads, fostering a culture of technical excellence, curiosity, and architectural thinking within the teams.
Participate in the Architecture Committee and lead design review sessions.
Establish and enforce coding standards, security practices, and architectural decision records (ADRs) without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.
Proactively research and prototype new technologies (PoCs).
Evaluate their feasibility to solve specific MediaOS challenges before broad adoption.
Contribute to critical-path code, designing core libraries, or troubleshooting complex production issues to maintain a deep understanding of the system.