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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Application & Product Architect, Tax - **Company:** Wolters Kluwer - **Location:** Tampa, FL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $107,500.0 - $188,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** ASP.NET, .NET Framework, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), Software as a Service, Cloud Engineering, Profiling, Software Quality, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Distributed Systems, Event-Driven Programming, Open Web Application Security, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Performance Testing, GitHub Copilot, Software Security, Caching, Modularization, Containerization, Information Technology, Data Lineage, Apache Kafka, Api Design, Api Gateway, Code Restructuring, Static Application Security Testing, Confluent, Microservices, Dynamic Application Security Testing - **Published:** May 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000g0z9t1 ## About the Role + Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience. + 10+ years in software engineering with 5+ years in architecture for SaaS products; prior lead/principal scope in complex distributed systems. (Leveling guidance aligned to lead architect baseline.) + Strong hands-on depth with .NET (C#, ASP.NET Core, API design), code review, refactoring, and performance profiling. + Proven delivery of modernization programs (monolith to modular/microservices, event driven patterns, API first, cloud native). + Practical experience with Kafka (Confluent preferred): topics, partitions, consumer groups, schema registry, connectors, and end to end performance testing/tuning. + Practical experience with Temporal (or equivalent workflow engines) for long running orchestrations and reliability patterns. + Fluency with VS Code and GitHub Copilot to accelerate POCs, scaffolding, and code reviews. + Expertise in architecture qualities/NFRs (availability, scalability, security, resilience, cost) and observability. + Excellent written & verbal communication-able to dive deep with engineers and rise above for leadership alignment. Preferred Qualifications: + Experience in Tax or adjacent accounting domains; familiarity with compliance, data lineage, and auditability concerns reflected in TAA programs. + Hands on with cloud services (Azure/AWS), container platforms, CI/CD, IaC, secrets/identity, and API gateways. + Experience leading ARC/ARB reviews and promoting reusable assets per Architecture CoE. + Familiarity with application security practices (OWASP, STRIDE, SAST/DAST), and our internal SRTM/reporting requirements. ## Description In this role, you will report to the Principal Application & Product Architect; and work a hybrid schedule from one our local offices. (2 days in office, 3 days at home), Architecture & Delivery + Define and drive product and platform architecture for Tax services, with a focus on event driven and workflow orchestrated designs (Temporal) and streaming (Confluent Kafka). Lead decisions on patterns, integration contracts, data models, resiliency, and observability. + Review and guide .NET application code and solution designs (.NET 6/8, ASP.NET Core), elevating code quality, testability, security posture, and performance. Partner with teams on upgrade roadmaps and dependency hygiene. + Own high risk technical spikes and POCs; rapidly validate approaches using VS Code and GitHub Copilot to accelerate engineering feedback loops. + Provide clear decision records (ADRs) and architectural documentation, and lead design reviews per Architecture CoE policies, champion reuse where practical. Modernization & Platform Adoption + Lead migration/modernization efforts (modularization, API first, messaging, caching strategies), aligning with the TAA modernization milestones (Temporal orchestration, Kafka onboarding) and platform guardrails. + Collaborate with Platform Engineering to onboard domains to Confluent Cloud; set partitioning, schema strategy, consumer group patterns, and SLAs. Guide performance testing and tuning practices. Security, Risk & Governance + Ensure threat modeling and Security Review / SRTM artifacts are produced and signed off; partner with Security Champions and AppSec CoE to meet standards. Leadership & Communication + Translate complex design tradeoffs into concise executive communication and product decisioning. 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