Principal Architect - Solution

What You Will Own
· Define the target application, service, API, integration, security, and deployment architecture.
· Establish incremental migration patterns from Java EE, Wildfly, and JSF to Spring Boot and Angular.
· Create reference implementations and architecture decision records for high-impact patterns.
· Review cross-domain and irreversible design decisions with Engineering Leads and Staff Engineers.
· Define standards for service boundaries, API contracts, resilience, observability, and backward compatibility.
· Partner with the Data and Platform Principal on data ownership, migration sequencing, and shared platform concerns.
· Maintain a pragmatic technical debt and decommissioning strategy for the existing platform.
What You Bring
· 12+ years of software engineering and 4+ years in architecture roles on enterprise platforms.
· Deep Java and Spring Boot architecture experience, including REST services and distributed-system patterns.
· Strong understanding of Java EE application servers, Hibernate or JPA, and incremental modernization.
· Working knowledge of modern Angular architecture and frontend-backend contract design.
· Experience with containers, CI/CD, security, observability, and production reliability.
· Ability to communicate architecture through code, diagrams, decision records, and direct coaching.
What Sets You Apart
· You have led the architecture of a live Java EE to Spring Boot modernization without a big-bang rewrite.
· Your standards are specific enough to guide teams and flexible enough to handle real product constraints.
· You influence senior engineers through technical credibility rather than organizational authority.
Success in This Role
· Pods make consistent architecture decisions without waiting for routine approvals.
· Modernization reduces coupling and operational risk in measurable increments.
· Cross-pod designs have clear ownership, documented trade-offs, and working reference patterns.

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