Aug. 13, 2026

Senior Director, Principal Technical Architect

Pfizer Bridgeport, Connecticut

This position requires a senior, hands-on technical leader who can operate at the intersection of platform strategy, modern engineering, AI-enabled delivery, and architectural governance. Platform Engineering Leadership: Lead and develop the engineering team(s) that build and operate the Platform, ensuring investments are modern, secure, scalable, reusable, and aligned to enterprise priorities. Don't Lose Your Curiosity: Fosters a culture of curiosity and continuous learning on the platform team; sponsors experimentation and problem discovery; brings emerging technologies and outside-in perspectives into the Platform’s technical directionSet an example for your team: Consistently demonstrate a clear technical vision, positive energy, and exemplary engineering practices that motivate your team to strive for their highest potentialOwn the Outcome: Sets clear accountability standards focused on business impact and platform health; takes end-to-end ownership of technical outcomes; holds the team to delivery and quality commitments in the AI eraConnect Across Disciplines: Bridges technical and business domains; inspires holistic solutions spanning architecture, engineering, and platform operations; brings broad technical perspective and practical problem-solving to complex challenges; translates specialized knowledge into accessible explanations; thinks like a business insiderCommunicate with Precision: Champions spec-driven development and precise technical communication; mentors others on framing trade-offs clearly; communicates effectively from executives to engineers; drives clarity as a core value across the platform teamThink in Systems: Shapes systems design and architecture practices for the Platform; anticipates failure modes and designs for resilience; enables chaos engineering experiments; influences cross-team architecture decisions; creates clarity from complexity Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, with 12+ years of significant senior engineering and technical leadership experience in enterprise platforms, cloud, or large-scale technology delivery. is not available for this role now or in the future.

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