Lead Application & Product Architect

Lead Application & Product Architect

Role Summary

We are excited to invite applications for the position of Lead Application & Product Architect to provide visionary technical leadership for the TeamMate product suite. This role emphasizes the importance of security, FedRAMP compliance, and customer-focused technical leadership.

Your leadership will be pivotal in defining and governing application and platform architecture, working closely with Product Management and Engineering Leadership while serving as a trusted technical authority for internal teams, auditors, and customers. You will play a crucial role in ensuring TeamMate solutions are secure, scalable, compliant, and aligned with our long-term product strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Technical Strategy

Become adept at understanding and maintaining large existing code bases while owning and evolving the application and product architecture for TeamMate products in alignment with business strategy and our long-term roadmap.

Establish and enforce architectural standards, patterns, and best practices across engineering teams.

Lead architectural decision-making for new features, major updates, and modernization initiatives.

Ensure architectural consistency across both legacy and modernized components.

Security & Compliance

Act as the technical authority for FedRAMP and security-related efforts, including audits, penetration testing, and remediation initiatives.

Collaborate with Security, Compliance, and Infrastructure teams to ensure architectures meet FedRAMP, regulatory, and enterprise security standards.

Review and guide the remediation of vulnerabilities, outdated libraries, and security risks.

Be the primary technical contact for external security assessors, auditors, and customer security teams.

Product & Engineering Collaboration

Partner with Product Management to translate business requirements into technically sound, scalable designs.

Provide architectural guidance during planning sessions, feature slicing, and estimation processes.

Communicate changes in scope, complexity, and trade-offs effectively when requirements evolve.

Review designs, technical debt initiatives, and performance enhancement opportunities.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

Mentor and guide architects and senior engineers to elevate architectural maturity across teams.

Facilitate design reviews and architectural discussions.

Cultivate a culture of incremental value delivery and technical excellence.

Customer & External Engagement

Serve as a clear and confident technical communicator during customer-facing discussions about architecture, security, and compliance.

Support customer queries related to penetration testing, security posture, and architectural decisions.

Represent TeamMate engineering in cross-organizational and external technical discussions.

Experience

15+ years in enterprise software development.

7+ years of experience in the architecture and design of cloud-based products.

Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft .NET technologies (.NET Framework, .NET Core, SQL Server).

Practical experience with cloud vendors, particularly in PaaS services and containers, with strong expertise in Azure.

Experience in developing modular systems with loosely coupled architecture.

Track record of architecting scalable, high-performance, and secure solutions in a hosted/SaaS environment.

Familiarity with containerization and its implementation.

Proven ability to lead, collaborate, and influence a team of architects effectively to deliver Software as a Service systems.

Experience with localization, globalization, security, performance, and integration with third-party components and applications.

Solid understanding of product release cycles, best practices, code reviews, and defect management.

Strong knowledge in database concepts and hands-on experience in design and development.

Extensive experience in architecting and designing secure solutions.

Evidence of ensuring best design practices and processes for continuous product improvement.

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to effectively liaise with business stakeholders and engineering teams.

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

Preferred Experience

Knowledge of OWASP ASVS v4 or the latest version.

Familiarity with FedRAMP security requirements and environments is a plus.

Experience with AI-enabled SDLC practices like Spec-Driven Development (SDD) is preferred.

Understanding agile SDLC practices, with preferred knowledge of SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework).

Experience in implementing AI leveraging LLMs for GenAI and architecting systems for Agentic workflows.

Our Interview Practices

We prioritize a fair and genuine hiring process and request that all candidates participate in interviews without the aid of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is crafted to evaluate your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and wish to understand you as an individual. Therefore, we ask for the removal of virtual backgrounds and encourage in-person interviews as part of our hiring process. Please note that the use of AI-generated responses or third-party assistance during interviews will result in disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.

Compensation:

$133,400.00 - $238,400.00 USD

This role is eligible for bonuses.

The compensation range provided is based on the primary location of the position. The actual base salary offer is influenced by various factors, including skills, experience, and the specific hiring location. Your recruiter can provide more information about the specific offer during the hiring process.

Additional Information:

Wolters Kluwer offers a wide range of competitive benefits and programs to support your needs and balance your work and personal life, including: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Detailed information about our benefits is available upon request.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Wolters Kluwer U.S. Corporation and all its subsidiaries, divisions, and customer/business units are proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.