Architect Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree /4-year college degree in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience
• 15+ years of software development experience.
• 12+ years of strong hands-on experience in .NET / .NET Core / C#.
• 5+ years of experience as a Practice Architect, or Lead Architect.
• 5+ years of experience with Azure or AWS (Azure preferred for .NET‑centric ecosystems).
• Expert-level software engineering with proven experience designing and governing architectures for distributed systems, including clear boundaries, contracts, versioning, and data ownership
• Deep expertise in .NET / .NET Core / C#, including refactoring mature codebases, performance tuning, and pragmatic framework evaluation
• Strong command of ASP.NET Core, Web APIs, RESTful services, and microservices architectures
• Ability to define and enforce quality strategies across teams, including test automation, testability standards, and measurable quality outcomes
• Hands-on contributor through prototyping, reference implementations, deep code reviews, and critical-path development
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar tools
• Advanced DevOps practices including CI/CD strategy, IaC, release safety, environment strategy, and scalable automation
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Strong understanding of security, identity, compliance, and secure-by-default practices
• Full-stack solution design capability across frontend, backend, integration, and data layers, with depth in at least one area
• Ability to establish architectural patterns that improve maintainability, reduce coupling, and enable independent team delivery.
• Strong experience with Azure or AWS (Azure preferred), including cloud-native design patterns, security/identity, networking, deployment scalability, and cost awareness
• Ability to define cloud reference architectures and guide tradeoffs across reliability, performance, and delivery speed
• Hands-on experience building, operating, and troubleshooting production cloud workloads using observability tools
• Sets expectations for responsible AI tool usage across teams, including validation, security, and IP/privacy considerations
• Evaluates and enables adoption of AI tools that improve developer productivity and quality (e.g., code generation, testing, documentation)
• When relevant, defines architectural patterns for integrating AI services with appropriate governance and monitoring
• Owns technical direction and outcomes for a program or domain, driving clarity and decisions in ambiguous situations
• Influences across teams and stakeholders through strong communication and technical credibility
• Accountable for production outcomes, including reliability, security, and performance
• Acts as a force multiplier through mentoring, coaching, and reusable reference solutions
• Maintains hands-on engagement to ensure architectural decisions translate into successful delivery
• Experience working with an Agile methodology and iterative development.
• Experience with practices such as unit testing, static analysis and build automation.
• Experience in mentoring and coaching employees, with excellent leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant technical certifications (Cloud, Architecture, or Development) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end solution architecture for a domain or major initiative, including integrations, data flows, and non‑functional requirements
• Define and govern architecture for large‑scale, distributed, cross‑platform systems
• Translate business goals into a pragmatic technical roadmap with product and engineering leadership
• Lead architecture and design reviews; document key decisions, trade‑offs, and guardrails
• Stay hands‑on through prototypes, reference implementations, and technical spikes to mitigate risk
• Establish and enforce engineering standards across APIs, testing, CI/CD, and secure‑by‑default practices
• Embed operability by design, including observability, resilience, runbooks, and incident readiness
• Serve as a technical escalation point and drive root‑cause analysis and systemic remediation
• Contribute across the SDLC, including estimation, design, and delivery
• Mentor senior engineers and emerging architects
• Support pre‑sales with solution architecture and effort estimation
• Continuously evaluate and adopt new technologies and patterns
• Leads and mentors a team of architects, providing architectural oversight across multiple programs to drive consistency, scalability, and adherence to engineering best practices.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life and AD&D for employee and dependents)
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)