Senior Principal Architect

Role Overview

• Lead and develop the global architectures and designs for Dynamics 365 Sales and Marketing Solutions and other technologies, ensuring they align with business needs and objectives and balance feasibility, scale, cost and timelines
• Develop architectures that can connect seamlessly with other technologies such as websites, detailing, supply chain solutions and CPQ
• Collaborate with Product Management Leaders to establish the scope and vision of core capabilities, providing expert advisory support during the design and refinement process, identifying where 3rd party packages or custom developments are needed
• Be an authority for architectural practices and standards for core solutions, ensuring consistency and high quality across all capabilities
• Assess and optimize core solutions for performance, reliability, scalability and user experience, addressing technical debt and driving continuous improvement
• Provide continual guidance and technical leadership and mentoring to capability development teams and monitor solution health, identifying areas of technical debt
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, collaborating with product leadership to incorporate innovative practices into core capability design
• Build, align, prioritize and manage the capability architectural runway, backlog and risks
• Focus on collaborative innovation by being a partner with engineering, platform, and product teams to align solution design with business objectives and value
• Provide guidance to other architects and educate teams around incorporating best practices for incorporating security measures into every aspect of our designs
• Encourage innovation through continuous learning, mentoring team members, and driving personal development initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualifications in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 5 years of solution architecture experience with commercial SaaS platforms
• 10 years in IT, with experience of designing and delivering complex solutions
• Experience with multi-region implementations
• 2 years’ experience working with complex Data and Integration landscapes
• Strong track record delivering solutions in the Commercial domain
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical people
• Demonstrable experience leading and mentoring technical team members
• Track record of understanding business needs and shaping requirements
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

Benefits

• Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k))
• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time
• 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time
• up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
• 10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year