Principal Application & Product Architect

Responsibilities

Lead strategic analysis of business and stakeholder requirements.
Direct the development of comprehensive architectural blueprints and models.
Ensure compatibility and integration of new products/services with existing architecture.
Oversee the creation and maintenance of detailed technical specifications.
Lead technical planning sessions and strategy alignment with organizational goals.
Drive in-depth testing, validation, and optimization processes.
Ensure strict adherence to organizational standards and industry best practices.
Identify and address complex architectural and integration challenges.
Communicate strategic updates and design modifications to stakeholders.
Provide expert guidance and mentorship to team members.

Requirements

Deep expertise in designing and evolving large-scale, customer-facing SaaS products, not just systems integration.
Strong ability to balance product velocity, scalability, reliability, security, and cost in architectural decisions.
Proven experience partnering with Product Management and Engineering Leaders to translate product strategy into long-term architectural direction.
Expert-level knowledge of cloud-native architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP), including: Microservices and modular monolith patterns, Event-driven and asynchronous architectures, API-first and contract-driven design.
Strong understanding of platform engineering concepts: internal developer platforms, shared services, and golden paths.
Advanced understanding of distributed systems design, including consistency models, resiliency, fault tolerance, and observability.
Experience designing data-intensive systems (OLTP, OLAP, streaming, messaging).
Expertise in enterprise and partner integrations, including API gateways, authentication/authorization, and versioning strategies.
Ability to define and evolve architectural standards, reference architectures, and design principles that teams actually adopt.
Strong judgment to know when to enforce standards and when to allow exceptions to enable speed and innovation.
Experience leading architecture reviews that are collaborative, outcome-focused, and enable teams rather than slow them down.

Qualifications

Strong background in modern programming languages and frameworks used in product engineering (e.g., C#, Python, TypeScript).
Ability to dive deep into codebases, prototypes, and proof-of-concepts when needed.
Experience evaluating and introducing new technologies responsibly, with clear ROI and risk analysis.
Deep understanding of security-first architecture, including identity, secrets management, data protection, and threat modeling.
Experience designing systems that meet enterprise compliance, privacy, and regulatory requirements without overengineering.
Strong focus on non-functional requirements: availability, performance, scalability, disaster recovery, and operability.
Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, not authority, across multiple teams.
Strong mentoring skills for senior engineers, tech leads, and emerging architects.
Ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly to engineering, product, and executive stakeholders.

Skills

• Product-Centric Architecture Leadership
• Cloud-Native & Platform Architecture
• Data, Integration, and Distributed Systems
• Architectural Governance with Pragmatism
• Technical Depth & Hands-On Credibility
• Security, Compliance, and Reliability by Design
• Engineering Leadership & Influence
• Strategic Thinking & Execution
• Documentation & Communication Excellence

Benefits

Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave.

Pay

$160,100.00 - $286,000.00 USD

Schedule

This role is eligible for Bonus.