Liatrio · 4 hours ago
Principal Application Modernization Architect
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$180K/yr - $240K/yrLiatrio is a boutique consulting firm that helps enterprises deliver software faster, safer and more efficiently. The Principal Application Modernization Architect is responsible for guiding clients through modernization transformations, building relationships as a trusted technical advisor, and overseeing the technical direction of multiple workstreams.
Information ServicesInformation TechnologySoftware
Hiring Manager
Molly Hughes
Responsibilities
Lead architectural design and drive technology strategy - Partner with Strategic Principal to create SOWs, working closely with the C-suite, Liatrio delivery leadership, and client stakeholders to advise, drive, and evolve the enterprise architecture and POVs in Full Stack Application Development & Modernization, and potentially other technical domains
Delivery strategy - Working closely with leadership, Liatrio team members and the client, contribute to and evolve the overall strategy for the technical engagement
Trusted advisor - Guide clients on technical and engineering methodological best practices, provide broad technical influence, share industry insight, anticipate industry changes, advocate for cloud-native and DevOps cultural and be a transformational consultant (remove political, financial, mental, social impediments)
Client relationship - Accountable for an account to build, grow, and maintain Liatrio relationships with the CTO/CIO/Chief Architect, executive, and key customer stakeholders
Set and drive technical roadmaps - Architect enterprise solutions, reduce technical debt, balancing constraints to achieve strategic goals, provide oversight for workstreams solving complex engineering challenges, and guide and collaborate with with both Liatrio and client architects and engineers
Oversight and accountability Anticipate objectives and conflicting points of view; reduce complexity and clarify the most important technical work for clients and Liatrio
Team morale and alignment - Accountable for overall morale and well-being of the Liatrio team
Direct reports - 4-8 team members of varying experience levels, coaching/mentoring with weekly 1:1s, real time feedback, and formal feedback monthly & bi-annually
Team accountability - Drive best practices, mentor across teams, proactively assist teams at first signs of struggle and, balance delivery with internal projects
Staffing needs & demands - Identifies and maps capabilities of the team to client needs, advise leadership and PeopleOps on hiring, onboarding, and rotation to prevent burnout
Qualification
Required
Extensive experience as a Enterprise Architect, Strategic Architect, Field CTO, Head of Development, Head of Engineering, or Head of Application Modernization
Passionate about best practices in modern enterprise architecture
Experience in transferring knowledge, coaching, training, and upskilling
Accountable for strategic technical direction of a major engagement or several smaller engagements
Building and maintaining client relationships as a trusted technical advisor
Overall technical engagement success
Experience working with Executive and Senior leaders
Responsible for code quality architecture and technical direction of multiple workstreams
Ability to effectively communicate in difficult conversations
Desire to solve complex problems - interpersonal, technical, and business
Ability to acknowledge shortcomings and provide solutions
Empathy towards others
Appreciate mentoring and helping others grow
Navigate ambiguity and frequent change
Lead architectural design and drive technology strategy
Partner with Strategic Principal to create SOWs
Working closely with the C-suite, Liatrio delivery leadership, and client stakeholders
Contribute to and evolve the overall strategy for the technical engagement
Guide clients on technical and engineering methodological best practices
Provide broad technical influence and share industry insight
Anticipate industry changes and advocate for cloud-native and DevOps cultural
Accountable for an account to build, grow, and maintain Liatrio relationships with the CTO/CIO/Chief Architect, executive, and key customer stakeholders
Set and drive technical roadmaps
Architect enterprise solutions and reduce technical debt
Provide oversight for workstreams solving complex engineering challenges
Accountable for overall morale and well-being of the Liatrio team
Direct reports of 4-8 team members of varying experience levels
Drive best practices and mentor across teams
Identifies and maps capabilities of the team to client needs
Advise leadership and PeopleOps on hiring, onboarding, and rotation to prevent burnout
Significant experience with tools and technologies frequently used with clients
Be an SME in one or more areas
Communicate with C-Level stakeholders and client technical SMEs
Perform advanced tasks in all of the below areas independently
Able to train or upskill client and colleague engineers
Owned modernization of existing legacy applications as well as full stack development of completely new applications
Fluent in multiple programming languages, including FP and OOP, and databases
Extensive experience creating frontend web applications, backend API services, cloud-hosted applications, and full stack standalone solutions
Expertise navigating enterprise environments, distributed systems, and large/multi-cloud environments
Comfortable with end-to-end software delivery
Able to review code and empathize with developers and engineers across the SDLC
Comfortable with cloud-native architecture, source control management systems and branching strategies, and automation
First-hand experience building or deep knowledge from being embedded within Operations teams responsible for: containerization, infrastructure as code, platform engineering, data center architecture, systems architecture, observability, and DevOps practices
Advocates for patterns, practices, and best practices like Agile, TDD, BDD, and DDD
Company
Liatrio
THE Enterprise Technology Modernization Consultancy
Founded in 2015
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Chris Blackburn
Founder and CEO
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