Senior Director, Platform Architecture

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the complete technical architecture for the Agentic Service Catalog.

• Oversee and enhance the target-state architecture along with the necessary workflow, control, and knowledge capabilities.

• Specify APIs, workflows, events, schemas, integration boundaries, identity, policies, approvals, evidence, observability, versioning, compatibility, and ownership boundaries.

• Create integration architecture in conjunction with service management, source control, CI/CD, cloud, observability, security, network, data platforms, identity, and enterprise systems.

• Design runtime policy gates for activities that are sensitive and impact production.

• Ensure that actions can be traced back to authenticated principals, registered capabilities, policy decisions, approval statuses, execution records, and evidence packages.

• Develop AI and agent architecture patterns for tool access, grounded context, retrieval, memory, policy enforcement, evaluation, evidence capture, human approval, replay, monitoring, and kill switches.

• Construct reference implementations, technical spikes, and proofs of concept.

• Create APIs and AI functionalities, conduct reviews of critical code, and troubleshoot complex integrations.

• Align technical direction across engineering, delivery, domain capability, enterprise architecture, Security, Risk, AI Platform, ITSM, Cloud, Data, Network, and infrastructure teams.

• Define ownership boundaries and establish architecture review and exception processes.

• Mentor engineers and architects while enhancing technical capabilities across contributing teams.

• Report directly to the Vice President of Intelligent Automation and Data Platforms.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in a management role.

• At least 8 years of experience in platform architecture.

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

• Comprehensive end-to-end architecture experience that includes applications, APIs, workflows, integrations, data, security, governance, AI capabilities, infrastructure, and operations.

• Proficient in API and integration design, including contracts, schemas, versioning, compatibility, error handling, and boundaries.

• Hands-on experience with AI-enabled systems, agent architectures, model integration, intelligent automation, or similar technologies.

• Knowledge of enterprise security and governance principles, encompassing identity, authorization, least privilege, policy enforcement, approvals, auditability, evidence, and traceability.

• Capability to develop reusable technical standards and reference patterns.

• Experience in hands-on development, prototyping, code reviews, integration troubleshooting, and technical mentoring.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity for variable pay along with a comprehensive benefits package.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401K matching available.

• A flexible work environment, allowing for remote, hybrid, or in-office options.

• Generous time off policy that includes volunteer time off, vacation, sick leave, and 12 paid holidays.

• An attractive compensation package and bonus structure.