Principal Architect - Connected Vehicle

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and drive a long-term technology roadmap aligned with business and engineering objectives.
• Partner with business and technical stakeholders to accelerate digital transformation initiatives.
• Evaluate current technology investments and recommend modernization opportunities.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend new technologies that create business value.
• Build cost-benefit analyses and implementation roadmaps for technology adoption.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate, modernize, or retire legacy platforms and services.

Enterprise Architecture & Governance

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture standards, reference architectures, design patterns, and governance processes.
• Ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, availability, security, and reliability requirements.
• Guide technology decisions across multiple engineering domains.

Engineering Standards & Best Practices

• Establish engineering standards, reusable patterns, and common practices across development teams.
• Promote consistency in architecture, development processes, tooling, and quality practices.
• Drive collaboration to eliminate siloed development and encourage reusable, scalable solutions.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

• Mentor architects and engineering teams on modern engineering practices and technologies.
• Support organizational change through coaching, training, and technical leadership.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Build strong partnerships with business stakeholders, engineering leaders, infrastructure teams, and security teams.
• Participate in technology portfolio planning and architectural review processes.
• Influence strategic technology direction across the organization.

Vendor & Industry Engagement

• Develop relationships with strategic technology partners.
• Monitor vendor roadmaps and industry trends to identify opportunities and mitigate risks.
• Stay informed on emerging technologies, cybersecurity trends, and evolving architectural practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• 12–15+ years of progressive technology experience.
• Strong background in enterprise application architecture and software engineering.
• Experience with Java application development, Oracle/PLSQL databases, web services, and mobile application development.
• Deep understanding of cloud architecture and cloud migration strategies.
• Experience establishing DevSecOps standards, engineering guardrails, and secure software delivery practices.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage both technical and executive audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical challenges and drive innovative solutions.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional engineering initiatives and mentoring technical teams.
• Strong consulting, relationship management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Passion for emerging technologies and continuous learning.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with connected device, IoT, or telematics platforms.
• Experience in manufacturing, transportation, automotive, or other large enterprise environments.
• Agile product development or technology strategy experience.
• AWS certifications such as: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, AWS Certified Security – Specialty.

Work Environment

Work Environment: Hybrid work environment. Office located in the Greater Philadelphia region. Remote work available two days per week following an onboarding period.

Compensation

Compensation: $160,000 to $170,000 annually. Compensation is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications.