Executive Director, Application Architecture

Salary: Open + Bonus Location: Chicago, IL Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote Qualifications Bachelor’s degreeDemonstrated experience defining and enforcing application architecture standards at organizational scale across complex, multi-system portfoliosDeep hands-on background in application architecture — APIs, integration patterns, distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and microservicesExperience with both legacy/brownfield modernization and greenfield cloud-native developmentStrong working knowledge of CI/CD, automated testing, and quality gate enforcement as architecture concernsAbility to lead through influence as well as authority — building alignment across Engineering, Security, QA, and Governance without losing the ability to make hard callsExcellent communication skills — able to represent architecture decisions to executive leadership and translate strategy into actionable standards for development teamsHands-on experience with Java, Kafka, Kubernetes, and cloud-native architectures on AWS or equivalentExperience with scaled agile frameworks (SAFe) in large enterprise delivery programsFamiliarity with AI-assisted development practices and their implications for architecture and standards

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