Principal Architect

Key Responsibilities

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years in an Architecture, Principal Engineer, or Technical Leadership role.
• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale integration and distributed systems.
• Deep expertise in:
• API Architecture and Enterprise Integrations
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)
• Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Microservices and Distributed Systems
• Cloud-Native Architecture
• Software Design Patterns and Architecture Principles
• Experience with enterprise messaging technologies such as Kafka, Azure Service Bus, Event Hubs, RabbitMQ, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, OpenAPI specifications, OAuth2, OIDC, API security, and identity management.
• Experience implementing observability practices including distributed tracing, monitoring, logging, and telemetry.
• Experience integrating AI capabilities into enterprise applications or software delivery processes.
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Azure, including:
• Azure API Management (APIM)
• Azure Functions
• Azure Service Bus
• Event Hubs
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Azure SQL / Managed Instance
• Application Insights
• Azure AI Services
• Experience with .NET and C# development.
• Experience implementing API governance programs and enterprise API catalogs.
• Knowledge of CQRS, Event Sourcing, Saga Patterns, and Distributed Transaction Management.
• Experience with OpenTelemetry and enterprise observability platforms.
• Experience with:
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
• AI Agents
• Prompt Engineering
• Vector Databases and Semantic Search
• Azure, Cloud, or Architecture certifications preferred.