Software Architect (DevOps/AI/LLM Focus)

Role Description

We are currently looking for a Software Architect to join our Development Team. This position will be 100% remote work, working with the developer team located in Tucson, Arizona. Periodic travel may be required for PI Planning, architecture workshops, and team collaboration events.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and will not now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa.

We are seeking an experienced Software Architect with DevOps/AI/LLM experience to help drive the future evolution of the ReliaSoft product portfolio, including our cloud-native ReliaSoft Cloud SaaS platform and our established enterprise desktop applications.

This role combines technical architecture leadership with hands-on collaboration around cloud infrastructure, DevOps, automation, scalability, and emerging AI/LLM technologies. The ideal candidate enjoys working across teams to modernize software platforms, improve engineering efficiency, and help define the next generation of intelligent engineering solutions.

You will work closely with R&D leadership, Product Owners, developers, QA, Infrastructure IT, and security teams to help guide architecture decisions, operational improvements, and AI-enabled development initiatives across the organization.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience
• Experience in software architecture, technical leadership, or senior engineering roles
• Experience with cloud-based SaaS platforms and modern application architectures
• Working knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation
• Experience evaluating or implementing AI/LLM technologies within software solutions or development workflows
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Experience working within Agile development environments

Requirements

• Define and guide architectural direction for ReliaSoft Cloud and ReliaSoft desktop products
• Assist teams with scalable, maintainable, and secure software design decisions
• Help modernize legacy systems and support cloud-native development initiatives
• Collaborate with development teams to improve performance, reliability, maintainability, and scalability
• Support API strategy and integration initiatives across the product suite
• Mentor developers and promote modern engineering best practices
• Help define and implement the organization’s strategy around AI-assisted development and LLM integration
• Evaluate and integrate AI technologies into engineering workflows and future product capabilities
• Support development of intelligent features and AI-driven engineering solutions within ReliaSoft Cloud
• Assist with architecture and infrastructure planning for AI-enabled services and APIs
• Promote secure and practical adoption of AI technologies within the software development lifecycle
• Explore opportunities for AI-assisted coding, testing, documentation, analytics, and customer workflow
• Support secure software development lifecycle initiatives
• Participate in architecture and design reviews focused on security, scalability, and resiliency
• Assist with dependency management, vulnerability remediation, and operational hardening
• Help improve automation and quality practices across the development lifecycle

Benefits

• 401(k)/401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Generous Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Company Description

On 1 January 2019, Brüel & Kjær and HBM merged their activities into a new company called HBK (Hottinger, Brüel & Kjaer). With more than 3,000 employees worldwide and production facilities in Denmark, Germany, the UK, the USA, China and Portugal and presence in 80 countries, HBK becomes a leading player in the test and measurement area.

HBK currently operates within the Test and Measurement segment of Spectris, the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company.