Platform Architect

We are seeking an experienced Platform Architect to define and drive the technical vision for a modern cloud-native platform supporting multiple products and engineering teams. This individual will play a key role in establishing architectural standards, guiding platform strategy, and enabling teams to build scalable, secure, and highly available applications.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve enterprise platform architecture
• Design cloud-native solutions using microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures
• Establish technical standards, best practices, and reference architectures
• Lead platform modernization initiatives and cloud adoption efforts
• Partner with engineering, infrastructure, security, and product teams
• Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical leadership on major initiatives
• Design reusable platform services, developer tooling, and shared frameworks
• Drive observability, reliability, scalability, and security best practices
• Mentor engineers and help shape technical roadmaps
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI-enabled platform capabilities

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of software engineering, platform engineering, or architecture experience
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise-scale cloud-native platforms
• Strong expertise in:
  • Cloud Architecture (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Kubernetes and containerized applications
  • Microservices Architecture
  • Distributed Systems
  • API Design and Integration
  • Event-Driven Architecture
  • CI/CD and DevOps practices
  • Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  • Secure application design
• Experience building scalable, reliable, and highly available systems
• Strong technical leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Hands-on development experience with technologies such as Java, Python, C#, Go, or TypeScript

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in SaaS or healthcare technology environments
• Experience with platform modernization or large-scale cloud migration efforts
• Knowledge of service mesh, event streaming, and observability platforms
• Experience designing enterprise data platforms
• Experience evaluating or implementing AI and LLM-powered platform capabilities

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Pittsburgh, PA.

The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $70.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Pittsburgh,PA.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 1, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

Were a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. Were a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. Were strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. Were building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.