Principal Platform Architect - Cloud & SaaS Architecture

RELQ TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Redmond, United States of America
12 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Remote
Redmond, United States of America

Tech stack

Java
.NET
API
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Business Analytics Applications
Application Integration Architecture
Computing Platforms
Azure
C Sharp (Programming Language)
Software as a Service
Relational Databases
DevOps
Microsoft SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle Applications
Performance Tuning
Cloud Services
Azure
Service-Oriented Architecture
Single Sign-On
Software Engineering
Data Streaming
Web Application Frameworks
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Delivery Pipeline
Snowflake
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Event Driven Architecture
Angular
Information Technology
GraphQL
Api Design
REST
Terraform
Data Pipelines
Databricks
Microservices

Job description

  • Collaborate with engineering and product leadership to define and execute a multi year platform architecture roadmap.
  • Design and document a scalable, modular, cloud native architecture that enables shared services, unified data models, and cross product interoperability.
  • Act as the architectural owner for initiatives that advance platform maturity, including data model consolidation, single sign on (SSO), customer onboarding, and common administration.
  • Partner closely with Data and AI teams to align platform design with analytics, reporting, and AI integration frameworks.
  • Provide hands on technical leadership by reviewing designs, building reference implementations, and mentoring teams in modern architecture and DevOps best practices.
  • Establish and govern architecture principles, standards, and reusable patterns across APIs, event driven systems, data flows, and security.
  • Lead modernization efforts toward containerized, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) managed, service oriented architectures.
  • Partner with DevOps teams to ensure robust CI/CD pipelines, observability, and automated environments.
  • Evaluate tools, frameworks, and cloud solutions to drive long term maintainability, performance, and cost efficiency.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Solution architecture design?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * A strategic yet hands on architect who enjoys solving complex platform and scalability challenges.

  • Experienced in designing large scale SaaS or multi product platforms that balance scalability, security, and performance.
  • Highly collaborative, with the ability to work across product, engineering, data, and AI teams to translate business strategy into technical execution.
  • Comfortable guiding teams through cloud adoption and modernization while maintaining stability and delivery velocity.
  • Passionate about simplifying complexity, enabling innovation, and improving developer experience.

What You Have-

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years in a Senior or Lead Architect role within a SaaS environment.
  • Proven success designing and implementing enterprise scale, cloud native architectures using .NET (Core/C#) and Java ecosystems.
  • Strong experience with Angular front end frameworks and RESTful or GraphQL API design.
  • Deep knowledge of relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL), including data modeling and performance optimization.
  • Hands on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or AWS CDK.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML services, data pipelines, and modern analytics platforms such as Snowflake or Databricks.
  • Experience leading architecture modernization, microservices adoption, and cross product integration initiatives.
  • Excellent communication and influence skills, with the ability to align executives and engineering teams around a cohesive architectural vision.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

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