Platform Infrastructure Principal Architect

4 weeks, 1 day ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Accela

Accela

Accela is the leading provider of productivity and civic engagement software solutions for local, state, and federal government agencies. Their platform offers cloud-based solutions for permitting, licensing, code enforcement, and service request manag...

Internet Software & Services
251-1K
Founded 1999
$234M raised

Description

  • Own the end-to-end architecture for Accela's cloud platform, including Azure infrastructure, networking, Kubernetes, identity, security, and platform services.
  • Define and maintain platform architecture standards, reference patterns, and technical guardrails that support scalability, reliability, and operational excellence.
  • Lead architecture reviews and drive technical decision-making through the Architecture Decision Record (ADR) process.
  • Develop long-term technical strategy for modernization initiatives such as cloud-native transformation, platform consolidation, and infrastructure evolution.
  • Establish architectural approaches for multi-tenant SaaS environments, including tenant isolation, observability, resiliency, and data residency requirements.
  • Partner with Engineering, Product, Security, Compliance, and Operations teams to align architecture with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
  • Translate compliance requirements such as FedRAMP, GovRAMP, PCI-DSS, and SOC2 into scalable technical capabilities and platform controls.
  • Define target-state architecture for shared services and cross-product capabilities across multiple acquired technology platforms.
  • Govern architecture exceptions and provide guidance on complex technical trade-offs affecting multiple engineering organizations.
  • Mentor and coach senior engineers, staff engineers, and architects while fostering architectural best practices and technical excellence.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10+ years of experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems.
  • 5+ years of experience in a Principal Architect, Staff Architect, or equivalent technical leadership role within a SaaS environment.
  • Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, including AKS, APIM, networking, identity, security, and infrastructure services.
  • Strong Kubernetes architecture experience, including workload design, multi-tenancy, RBAC, GitOps, and platform operations.
  • Experience architecting and operating large-scale multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
  • Demonstrated success influencing technical direction across multiple engineering teams without direct management authority.
  • Experience working within regulated environments requiring compliance with frameworks such as FedRAMP, GovRAMP, PCI-DSS, or SOC2.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders at multiple levels of the organization.
  • Experience modernizing monolithic applications into cloud-native architectures.
  • Experience integrating acquired products, platforms, or identity systems into a unified architecture.
  • Expertise with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or OpenTofu.
  • Familiarity with service mesh technologies, APIOps practices, and hybrid cloud migration strategies.
  • Experience designing AI/ML platform infrastructure or supporting enterprise AI initiatives.
  • Prior experience serving as an architecture leader within a high-growth SaaS or GovTech organization.
  • Industry certifications related to cloud architecture, security, or Kubernetes administration.

Benefits

  • Annual base salary range of $175,000-$185,000.
  • Eligible for an annual discretionary bonus target based on company and individual goal achievement.
  • Flexible time off.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Family planning benefits.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
  • Health savings account with company contributions and flexible spending account.
  • Life, accident, and disability coverage, plus business travel insurance and employee assistance programs.

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