Principal Architect

About the role

NETS Solutions is looking for a Principal Architect, a senior technology leader who drives architecture governance, solution excellence, engineering standards, technology innovation and engineering effectiveness. The role provides strategic and hands-on architectural leadership for business-critical initiatives, sets and governs architecture standards and reference patterns, and acts as a trusted advisor to business and technology stakeholders. A key focus is advancing engineering productivity and software quality through AI-assisted development, specification-driven development and modern engineering platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and design of complex, high-value, strategic solutions and partner with clients and delivery teams to turn business objectives into scalable, maintainable architectures.
• Support client engagements, proposals and pre-sales, and act as the escalation point for critical technology decisions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and platforms, and recommend approaches that improve solution quality and delivery outcomes.
• Drive the adoption of AI-assisted development, set standards and guardrails for its responsible use, and champion specification-driven and architecture-driven delivery.
• Lead and mentor a team of architects, build communities of practice and coach engineers and technical leaders.
• Define and govern architecture principles, standards, reference patterns and design assurance, run architecture reviews and ensure designs meet security, operational and regulatory requirements.

Required profile

• Minimum 15 years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture or related technology leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading architecture design and governance for large-scale, high-availability, high-transaction-volume systems.
• Experience establishing architecture standards, governance frameworks and review processes across multiple delivery teams.
• Proven experience leading and influencing cross-functional teams in complex technology environments.
• Experience supporting strategic business initiatives, technical solutioning and major transformations.