Engineering Architect

Covenant Consulting is seeking a hands-on Engineering Architect to lead the technical evolution of a mission-critical legal platform used by law firms, corporations, and public sector organizations. The role involves driving architectural strategy while remaining deeply involved in the design and implementation of core systems, ensuring the platform remains scalable and resilient as it evolves.

Responsibilities:

• Architectural Strategy: Design and oversee the development of high-scale, mission-critical production systems, ensuring they are modular, composable, and extensible
• System Modernization: Drive the evolution of "legacy" systems by implementing strategic techniques to migrate them toward a modern, target-state architecture
• Cross-Functional Translation: Act as a bridge between Engineering and non-technical stakeholders (Product, Security, Finance, etc.) to ensure business needs are reflected in technical designs
• Documentation & Visualization: Create clear technical documentation and complex system diagrams to communicate architectural visions across various mediums
• Collaborative Design: Facilitate design sessions and distributed conversations, ensuring engineering teams retain ownership of their work while benefiting from expert feedback
• Cloud & Cost Optimization: Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS), balancing high performance with cost efficiencies and regional deployment needs
• Mentorship & Growth: Serve as a high-level mentor to engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning
• Technology Scouting: Monitor the broader computing landscape to identify dependable current technologies and emerging trends worthy of adoption
• It's also likely this role will have both feature and platform teams within their scope

Requirements:

• Extensive experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems, with a 'lessons learned the hard way' mentality
• Advanced proficiency in high-level service design and the ability to model interfaces for long-term scalability
• Deep working knowledge of various data persistence layers and a nuanced understanding of which use cases suit specific technologies
• Significant experience with a major cloud provider (AWS preferred), including a strong grasp of its capabilities and inherent caveats
• Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to tailor complex messages for both technical and non-technical audiences
• A hospitality-focused approach to leadership, prioritizing being 'of service' to the teams you support rather than exercising rigid control
• The ability to propose solutions and integrate critical feedback without defensiveness, maintaining a focus on the best outcome for the product
• A proven track record as a domain expert in a specific focus area (e.g., Front-end or Data Architecture) while maintaining a broad understanding of the full stack