Principal Software Architect – Strategic Initiatives

Responsibilities Lead high-priority software initiatives requiring senior technical judgment and cross-functional collaboration. Develop architecture strategies that support business growth, scalability, and evolving market requirements. Evaluate technical requirements and provide recommendations, risk assessments, and implementation plans. Align strategic initiatives with software architecture standards and product roadmaps. Provide architecture guidance for product enhancements, integrations, and platform improvements. Assess technical feasibility and architectural risks. Support modernization efforts, performance improvements, and long‑term maintainability. Serve as a technical advisor to software leadership. Support security remediation efforts and compliance‑related initiatives. Identify and prioritize technical debt reduction opportunities. Develop and execute modernization and framework upgrade strategies. Document remediation plans, risks, and technical decisions. Contribute to new product development and research initiatives. Evaluate emerging technologies and technical approaches. Assist with proof‑of‑concept development and complex feature implementation. Support the advancement of automated testing capabilities. Improve functional, integration, regression, and system testing approaches. Establish testing standards and best practices. Provide expert guidance for implementation, support, and customer‑facing teams. Participate in critical software escalations and on‑call support rotations. Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices. Create and maintain technical documentation and knowledge‑sharing resources.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field; equivalent experience may be considered. 12+ years of software development experience. 5+ years of experience in a senior technical leadership role, such as Software Architect, Principal Software Engineer, Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, or similar role. Strong software architecture experience across enterprise software platforms. Experience with .NET technologies and enterprise application development. Experience leading modernization, technical debt reduction, security remediation, or large‑scale software initiatives. Ability to influence and lead technical efforts across multiple teams without direct management authority. Experience within warehouse automation, logistics, manufacturing, or industrial software environments. Experience with web application architecture and modern development practices. Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and deployment automation. Experience with SQL Server, integrations, APIs, and enterprise systems. ATS Optimization Keywords Hard Skills software architecture enterprise application development .NET technologies modernization technical debt reduction security remediation web application architecture CI/CD pipelines automated testing frameworks SQL Server Soft Skills cross‑functional collaboration technical judgment influence leadership mentoring communication risk assessment strategic alignment problem‑solving knowledge sharing Industry Keywords warehouse automation logistics manufacturing industrial software software development technical leadership enterprise software platforms emerging technologies software escalations on‑call support Tools & Technologies automated testing capabilities deployment automation integration APIs enterprise systems technical documentation knowledge‑sharing resources performance improvement tools architecture standards product roadmaps proof‑of‑concept development