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Job Title: Principal Software Architect – Head End
Role Overview:
A high-impact opportunity for a Principal Architect to lead end-to-end platform architecture across onboard systems and ground-based operations. This role includes architectural oversight, roadmap development, design governance, and cross-functional alignment across complex, distributed software ecosystems.
Key Responsibilities:
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Define and own the overarching architecture for integrated platform systems across embedded and operational domains.
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Guide and review architecture and implementation efforts across onboard and ground software teams.
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Lead product development and architecture reviews involving teams of engineers, SMEs, architects, and product stakeholders.
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Translate business goals into functional and non-functional system requirements, architecture documentation, and implementation plans.
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Design scalable, high-performance system architectures for transactional, cloud-native, and distributed computing environments.
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Implement hosting architectures leveraging virtualization, container orchestration, and software-defined infrastructure.
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Architect modern platforms using DevOps/DevSecOps principles and CI/CD pipelines.
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Apply architectural patterns such as microservices, service-based, event-driven, and serverless—understanding trade-offs and application contexts.
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Lead development efforts on both embedded (Linux/Android) and distributed systems, including cloud integration across platforms like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
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Ensure secure design practices across both on-prem and cloud environments.
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Establish observability practices using tools like OpenTelemetry, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, etc.
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Foster a culture of mentorship, technical rigor, and agile collaboration in a fast-paced, global SAFe/Scrum development environment.
Preferred Experience:
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Proven leadership of large-scale software platform architecture projects.
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Deep experience in system design for highly regulated or mission-critical environments (e.g., aerospace, automotive, industrial).
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Strong working knowledge of infrastructure automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform), modern DevOps pipelines (e.g., GitLab, ArgoCD), and cloud-native technologies.
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Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence across technical and business teams.
Education & Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field—or equivalent professional experience.
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10+ years of experience architecting and developing embedded and distributed software platforms based on Linux or Android.
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10+ years of experience in systems architecture and development within complex technical industries.
Location:
Position is based in Portland, Oregon (PDX region preferred).
REF: JOB-4506