Principal Architect - Distributed Systems
$144,200–$288,400 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Own the technical architecture and evolution of the Vulnerability Services Engine (VSE) platform, leading hands-on engineering for distributed systems, big-data processing, and application layers. Design system architectures, enforce integration standards, and optimize performance across multi-cloud environments using Apache Spark, Databricks, and Kafka. Provide technical leadership through code contributions, design reviews, and vendor evaluations while serving as a senior advisor to Exposure Management teams. This full-time role requires 10+ years of large-scale distributed systems experience and operates remotely in Arizona.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems
- 5+ years of experience with big-data platforms and high-volume data integration
- 5+ years of experience building web and service-based applications
- Hands-on coding proficiency in at least one of Java, Python, Javascript
- 5+ years in senior technical leadership roles such as Architect, Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, or equivalent, with demonstrated hands-on ownership
- Proven ability to operate in enterprise-scale, mission-critical environments with strong performance and reliability requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field or equivalent experience
Desired Qualifications
- Deep, hands-on experience with Apache Spark, Databricks and modern data-processing frameworks
- Experience with high-throughput telemetry, logging, or analytics platforms
- Strong background in distributed systems performance engineering and observability
- Experience operating in security, vulnerability management, risk, or compliance domains
- Knowledge of Apache Arrow or similar data interchange frameworks
- Hands-on familiarity with contemporary AI/ML concepts and supporting tooling
- Expert-level proficiency in Java, Python and ReactJs
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