Enterprise Architect

As an Enterprise Architect for TQL, you will shape enterprise technology direction while staying close to engineering execution. This role requires both strategic architectural thinking and hands-on technical leadership: partnering with engineering teams from discovery through delivery, validating architecture through technical deep dives and lightweight proofs of concept, and influencing implementation patterns across a complex, evolving environment. You will help define enterprise standards, guide modernization efforts, and ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, practical to implement, and adaptable to the ever-changing needs of the logistics and transportation industry. What's in it for you, * Collaborate with stakeholders, engineers, and technical leads to understand business objectives, constraints, and implementation realities

• Develop architecture roadmaps and strategies for enterprise systems that balance near-term delivery with long-term platform health
• Define and design microservices, APIs, and integration patterns with clear guidance for engineering teams
• Drive the adoption of domain-driven design principles and lead capability mapping workshops that improve system alignment and ownership clarity
• Lead hands-on technical design in cloud-native environments using technologies such as Kubernetes, and partner with teams to validate architecture through design reviews, spikes, and proofs of concept
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, tools, and patterns that improve performance, resilience, observability, and engineering efficiency
• Make build, buy, or partner technology decisions based on clearly established criteria, technical tradeoffs, and long-term architectural fit
• Work directly with development teams to review designs and ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, observable, and operationally supportable
• Define and implement architecture standards, reusable patterns, and engineering guardrails across the organization
• Collaborate with other architects and technical leads to ensure alignment of architecture across all systems and components

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 8+ years of experience in architecture roles, including enterprise architecture or large-scale solution architecture, with meaningful recent engagement in technical design and implementation decisions
• Experience decoupling monolithic solutions and designing and implementing microservices-based systems using domain-driven design principles
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native technology paradigms and containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with hybrid environments and cloud platforms, preferably Azure
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, service-oriented architectures, and event-driven architecture patterns
• Experience with Agile methodologies, DevOps practices, and architecture validation through proofs of concept, technical spikes, or reference implementations
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Highly collaborative with the ability to provide hands-on technical leadership and influence engineers and technical leaders

• $148,000-185,000 base salary + performance bonuses
• Position based in Cincinnati, OH; Charlotte, NC; or Tampa, FL (relocation assistance provided)
• Advancement opportunities with aggressive and structured career paths
• A culture of continuous education and technical training with reimbursements available
• Hybrid work environment with the ability to work remotely 40 hours per month
• Health, dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Perks including employee discounts, financial wellness planning, tuition reimbursement and more
• Certified Great Place to Work and voted a 2019-2026 Computerworld Best Places to Work in IT