Principal Digital Architect
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Diversified Services Network, Inc.Digital Architecture
Candidates required to live local to our Chicago, IL or Peoria, IL office locationsFull-TimePrincipal
Salary132,000 - 140,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Required Skills
- AWSDockerPythonSQLJavaKubernetesSnowflakeNosql
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience in this capacity.
- Ability to decompose complex problem spaces and develop pragmatic architecture options with clearly articulated trade-offs.
- Influence without authority; guide teams through architectural decisions and implementation challenges.
- Clearly articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Translate business and non-functional requirements into scalable technical designs.
- Strong foundation in designing modern application and platform architectures using established patterns and standards.
- Proficiency in Python and Java preferred.
- Hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures, including AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Deep understanding of data architecture, including SQL, NoSQL, and Snowflake.
- Experience with AI-related technologies including RAG, LLMs, and vector databases.
- Experience with API design (REST, GraphQL, gRPC) and DevOps practices (CI/CD, IaC).
Responsibilities
- Own and define solution and platform architectures for large-scale, distributed systems from concept through production.
- Create architecture that meets high standards for scalability, performance, resilience, and security.
- Assess, select, and introduce new technologies, including proof-of-concept development and architectural spikes.
- Establish and enforce architectural standards, patterns, and best practices across platform teams.
- Provide architectural guidance and mentorship to engineering teams, ensuring high-quality implementation.
- Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
- Produce and maintain clear architecture documentation, including rationale and trade-offs.
- Continuously evolve platform architecture to improve developer productivity, system reliability, and cost efficiency.
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