Principal Application Modernization Architect

Summary

Join Liatrio, a boutique consulting firm, as a Principal Application Modernization Architect. This senior-level role requires extensive experience in enterprise architecture and application modernization. You will lead architectural design, drive technology strategy, and serve as a trusted advisor to clients. Responsibilities include guiding technical direction, building client relationships, and mentoring team members. The position offers a competitive salary, full benefits including unlimited PTO, and opportunities for professional growth within a collaborative and supportive environment. The role involves approximately 50% on-site work with clients, primarily within the US, with occasional international travel.

Requirements

• Employment eligibility: must be authorized to work in the United States or Canada without the need for sponsorship
• Extensive experience as a Enterprise Architect, Strategic Architect, Field CTO, Head of Development, Head of Engineering, or Head of Application Modernization
• Passion for best practices in modern enterprise architecture and enabling clients through transferring knowledge, coaching, training, and upskilling
• Significant experience with most of the tools and technologies frequently used with clients
• SME in one or more areas, communicate with C-Level stakeholders and client technical SMEs, be able to perform advanced tasks in all of the below areas independently, and able to train or upskill client and colleague engineers
• Owned modernization of existing legacy applications as well as full stack development of completely new applications
• Fluent in multiple programming languages, including FP and OOP, and databases
• Extensive experience creating frontend web applications, backend API services, cloud-hosted applications, and full stack standalone solutions
• Expertise navigating enterprise environments, distributed systems, and large/multi-cloud environments
• Comfortable with end-to-end software delivery, able to review code and empathizing with developers and engineers across the SDLC
• Comfortable with cloud-native architecture, source control management systems and branching strategies, and automation
• First-hand experience building or deep knowledge from being embedded within Operations teams responsible for: containerization, infrastructure as code, platform engineering, data center architecture, systems architecture, observability, and DevOps practices
• Advocates for patterns, practices, and best practices like Agile, TDD, BDD, and DDD

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design and drive technology strategy
• Partner with Strategic Principal to create SOWs, working closely with the C-suite, Liatrio delivery leadership, and client stakeholders to advise, drive, and evolve the enterprise architecture and POVs in Full Stack Application Development & Modernization, and potentially other technical domains
• Contribute to and evolve the overall strategy for the technical engagement
• Guide clients on technical and engineering methodological best practices, provide broad technical influence, share industry insight, anticipate industry changes, advocate for cloud-native and DevOps cultural and be a transformational consultant (remove political, financial, mental, social impediments)
• Accountable for an account to build, grow, and maintain Liatrio relationships with the CTO/CIO/Chief Architect, executive, and key customer stakeholders
• Architect enterprise solutions, reduce technical debt, balancing constraints to achieve strategic goals, provide oversight for workstreams solving complex engineering challenges, and guide and collaborate with with both Liatrio and client architects and engineers
• Anticipate objectives and conflicting points of view; reduce complexity and clarify the most important technical work for clients and Liatrio
• Accountable for overall morale and well-being of the Liatrio team
• Coach/mentor 4-8 team members of varying experience levels, with weekly 1:1s, real time feedback, and formal feedback monthly & bi-annually
• Drive best practices, mentor across teams, proactively assist teams at first signs of struggle and balance delivery with internal projects
• Identifies and maps capabilities of the team to client needs, advise leadership and PeopleOps on hiring, onboarding, and rotation to prevent burnout
• Support Strategic Principle & sales team’s work in providing an excellent customer experience, identifying opportunities for expansion, promoting Liatrio, and validating SOWs
• Leveraging your industry knowledge and Liatrio's insights to create accelerators that will be valuable to future engagements, support our internal efforts, and grow the community

Preferred Qualifications

• Willingness and hunger to learn
• Devotion to open communication and transparency
• Value collaboration and willingness to share responsibilities across internal and client work
• Effectively communicate in difficult conversations
• Desire to solve complex problems - interpersonal, technical, and business
• Ability to acknowledge shortcomings and provide solutions
• Empathy towards others
• Appreciate mentoring and helping others grow
• Navigate ambiguity and frequent change

Benefits

• Full benefits including unlimited PTO
• Funded HSA option
• 401k match
• Monthly LiveWell stipend
• Quarterly company bonus
• Annual base salary: $210,000- $240,000, depending on experience