Principal Application Architect

Job Description

Job Description

The Principal Application Architect serves as the senior technical authority for software development, application architecture, enterprise integrations, and application modernization. This hands-on role designs, develops, and governs enterprise software solutions while establishing development standards, architectural practices, and technical governance across the application portfolio.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

· Serve as technical owner and architecture authority for internally developed and vendor-developed applications.

· Design, develop, test, deploy, and support enterprise applications, integrations, and APIs.

· Establish development standards, architecture standards, source control, code review, and CI/CD practices.

· Review and govern contractor and vendor-developed software solutions.

· Modernize legacy applications and support cloud and hybrid architecture initiatives.

· Design integrations across Microsoft, Workday, Salesforce, and other enterprise platforms.

· Evaluate and implement AI-enabled solutions using approved enterprise AI platforms and governance standards.

· Partner with business and IT stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and maintainable technology solutions.

Competencies

· Strong software architecture and application design expertise.

· Deep knowledge of .NET, Azure, SQL Server, APIs, and enterprise integration patterns.

· Experience with software development lifecycle (SDLC), DevOps, source control, and CI/CD practices.

· Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

· Ability to communicate technical concepts to both business and technology stakeholders.

· Strong collaboration skills and commitment to technical excellence.

Supervisory Responsibilities

· May provide technical direction, mentoring, and architectural guidance to developers, contractors, and implementation partners.

· May provide input into hiring, training, and future software engineering organizational development.

Work Environment and Hours

· Work in an office environment

· Monday through Friday

· 40+ hours per week; extended hours may be required during deployments, cutovers, incidents, or critical project milestones.

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

· Ability to lift 15lbs

· Extended periods of sitting

Travel Required

· Travel to client's locations as needed

· Periodically for project implementations, vendor sessions, stakeholder meetings, training, or operational support as required

Required Education and Experience

· Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

· 10+ years of software development experience.

· Experience serving as a senior engineer, technical lead, application architect, or solution architect.

· Strong experience with C#, .NET, Azure, SQL Server, REST APIs, and enterprise application integration.

· Experience establishing development standards, source control, code review, and CI/CD practices.

· Experience reviewing and governing third-party/vendor-developed software solutions.

Preferred education and experience

· Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

· Microsoft Azure certifications.

· Experience building internal software development capabilities.

· Experience with Power Platform and AI-enabled solutions.

· Experience with cloud-native architecture, microservices, and application modernization.

· Experience in logistics, transportation, environmental services, field services, or related industries.

· Bilingual Spanish preferred.