Platform Architect
On-sitePittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Lead the design and evolution of shared platform capabilities that enable engineering teams to build secure, scalable, reliable software. Set architectural direction, guide technical standards, and partner across teams to support current products and future growth. Define and evolve the architecture for shared platform capabilities across enterprise products, designing reusable services, APIs, event-driven integrations, and developer tools. Provide technical guidance, mentor engineers, and support major design and modernization initiatives. Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI-enabled platform capabilities, and establish governance frameworks that support innovation. Create architecture documentation and reference designs that support platform adoption and long-term maintainability. Promote reusable design patterns and secure engineering practices while helping teams adopt new technologies responsibly.
Required Qualifications
- 8–10+ years of software engineering experience designing distributed systems, cloud-native platforms, and scalable enterprise software
- Strong architecture expertise across microservices, APIs, event-driven design, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, CI/CD, data platforms, and observability
- Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Knowledge of modern programming languages such as Java, C#, Python, Go, or TypeScript
- Knowledge of application security, identity, authentication, authorization, and secure design practices
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with healthcare technology, interoperability standards, or SaaS platforms
- Experience with event streaming, service mesh, cloud-native networking, observability, or enterprise data platforms
- Experience designing AI-enabled platforms or integrating LLM-based capabilities
- Experience leading architecture reviews, technical governance, or engineering modernization efforts
- Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
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