Principal Technical Advisor – Enterprise Systems Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Philippines.

📋 Description

• Define and uphold enterprise architecture blueprints that facilitate scalability, resilience, maintainability, and long-term technological goals.

• Establish architecture standards, engineering principles, and governance frameworks.

• Assess technical debt, architecture-related risks, and technology investments.

• Spearhead build-versus-buy evaluations.

• Create production-quality software components for essential enterprise applications and platforms.

• Design and implement large-scale backend systems, enterprise integrations, and event-driven architectures.

• Develop proof-of-concept solutions and prototypes for emerging technologies and architectural methodologies.

• Set coding standards and engineering best practices.

• Lead the enterprise AI integration strategy and design frameworks for AI adoption.

• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and support generative AI, retrieval-augmented generation, and intelligent workflow integration.

• Mentor architects, technical leads, and software engineers through collaboration, code reviews, design reviews, and technical coaching.

• Direct technical decision-making across complex programs and strategic initiatives.

• Convert intricate technical concepts into business strategies and executive-level roadmaps.

• Collaborate with business leaders, product teams, and engineering stakeholders to ensure architecture and business alignment.

• Provide technical guidance during strategic planning, modernization, and transformation initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.

• At least 15 years of experience in information technology, including significant expertise in software engineering, solution architecture, and enterprise systems design.

• Experience in roles such as Principal Architect, Enterprise Architect, Lead Architect, or equivalent senior technology leadership position.

• Extensive hands-on software development experience employing object-oriented programming principles and enterprise design patterns.

• Proven experience in designing and constructing enterprise-scale systems, backend services, integration platforms, and event-driven architectures.

• Experience leading enterprise architecture programs, technical governance initiatives, and strategic technology transformations.

• Strong knowledge of AI technologies, generative AI concepts, governance frameworks, and strategies for enterprise AI adoption.

• Capacity to mentor technical teams and influence engineering practices across the enterprise.

• Outstanding stakeholder management, business communication, and executive presentation abilities.

• Experience in evaluating and implementing secure, scalable, and highly available technology solutions.

• Advanced degrees in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Enterprise Architecture, or a related field are preferred.

• Industry-recognized architecture, cloud, or enterprise technology certifications are advantageous.

• Willingness to work from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM Philippine Time (PHT).

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote position / work from home.

• Full-time employment.