Principal Architect
Brookhaven National Laboratory3 days ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+
Base Salary
$126k - $223k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain enterprise application architecture and technology roadmaps for the Laboratory’s business application portfolio.
- Lead application modernization initiatives, including legacy application evaluation, modernization strategy, technical debt reduction, and sustainability planning.
- Establish and govern application architecture standards, design principles, reference architectures, and integration patterns.
- Review and approve solution architectures for major initiatives for alignment with enterprise, cybersecurity, infrastructure, data, and integration standards.
- Evaluate the application portfolio for consolidation, rationalization, modernization, cloud adoption, and retirement opportunities.
- Translate business objectives into technology capabilities and multi-year business and architectural roadmaps.
- Evaluate enterprise platforms, cloud services, development frameworks, and commercial software for strategic alignment.
- Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to application architects and software engineering teams.
- Advise IT leadership on emerging technologies, strategic investments, architectural risks, and technology direction.
- Mentor architects and senior engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent technical experience, preferably in computer science, information systems, or a related technical field.
- At least 10 years of relevant experience.
- Broad knowledge of application architecture, integrations, data architecture, identity and access management, and modern software engineering practices.
- Experience establishing architecture principles, design standards, reference architectures, and governance processes across complex application environments.
- Experience leading application modernization initiatives, reducing technical debt, and managing enterprise application portfolios.
- Strong understanding of strategic and emerging technology trends and their applicability to evolving business needs.
- Experience evaluating enterprise software, cloud services, and technology platforms.
- Ability to influence executives, business leaders, architects, engineering teams, and strategic partners.
- Technology-neutral mindset, sound judgment, intellectual curiosity, and focus on sustainable business value.
- Ability to mentor architects and senior engineers.
- Master’s degree and 15+ years of relevant experience preferred.
- Experience with ERP platforms or integrations such as PeopleSoft, SAP, or Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred.
- Experience with Microsoft development technologies, including Azure, ASP.NET Core, ASP.NET MVC, Entity Framework, IIS, and Azure DevOps preferred.
- Experience with AI-assisted and AI-integrated software development preferred.
- Resume and cover letter required.
Benefits
- Position is eligible for remote work.
- Comprehensive employee benefits program is provided.
- Selected candidate must obtain and maintain a DOE Uncleared Personal Identity Verification credential.
- REAL-ID or REAL-ID-compliant documentation is required for access to the Laboratory site, including interviews.
- Employment is subject to restrictions related to Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Programs.
About Brookhaven National Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy national lab in Upton, NY, founded in 1947, conducting multidisciplinary research in energy, nuclear, and data sciences. It designs and operates major scientific user facilities such as the National Synchrotron Light Source II and the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, serving academic, government, and industry researchers; its work is funded primarily by DOE’s Office of Science under a federally funded research and development model.