Principal Architect

About the role

LN Technologies is an enterprise application development firm delivering solutions across AI, mobility, web, cloud and business intelligence. It is looking for a Principal Architect to act as technical lead and solution owner for software development projects, design end-to-end architectures for AI solutions, IoT platforms, mobile apps, data platforms and cloud-native systems, and manage the architecture and delivery of its products.

Key responsibilities

• Design end-to-end architectures, including diagrams, data models, API specifications and cloud infrastructure plans, and set architecture standards and best practices.
• Serve as technical lead for software projects: define scope, estimate effort, guide sprint planning and ensure code quality, security and DevOps best practices.
• Oversee AI model governance and system integration strategies.
• Partner with research teams on concepts, grants and innovation, prototype ideas with POCs and evaluate new frameworks and tools.
• Architect scalable cloud-native and microservices-based systems, API-first and event-driven architectures, and data platform integrations.
• Ensure compliance with security standards such as HIPAA and NIST, and implement secure authentication, authorization and data protection models.
• Manage and mentor the engineering and architecture team, allocate resources, conduct performance reviews and foster cross-functional collaboration.
• Present technical architectures to clients, government partners, universities and non-technical stakeholders, and document architecture designs and guidelines.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in software architecture or senior engineering roles.
• Experience leading software development teams.
• Preferred: healthcare systems and HIPAA/FDA compliance, AI systems for real-time data or predictive analytics, R&D or innovation environments, and certifications such as AWS/Azure Solutions Architect, TOGAF or PMP.

Required skills

• Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP)
• AI/ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Azure ML, SageMaker)
• IoT ecosystems and edge computing
• API and microservices architecture
• Mobile applications and data platforms