Our client is looking to onboard a Principal Engineer who will create scalable, reliable, and high-performing software solutions that multiply our clients' results and drive business growth. The Principal Engineer will modernize and mature existing platforms, drive adoption of best engineering processes, foster innovation, and accelerate productivity. The Principal Engineer takes a hands-on role, both at the architecture and code level in advancing our technical goals.
**Key Responsibilities**
* Drive and evangelize architecture for new and existing platforms and applications
* Accountable for delivering thought leadership, strategic direction, and consulting, standards, and technology guidance with the goal in achieving business objectives.
* Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance new architectures for both existing business solutions and cutting-edge innovation solutions.
* Leads and participates in the development of architecture strategies, frameworks and architecture governance processes.
* Establishes long-term software architecture direction to ensure sound investment decisions.
* Foster close communication with key stakeholders and product owners to improve transparency regarding engineering costs and the development of service level agreements (SLAs).
* Accelerate the standardization of engineering processes, software libraries, reusable components within the Product Innovation Model across the firm.
* Develop, train, and drive adoption of modern software engineering principles, guidelines, processes, re-usable tools, and technologies to maximize efficiency and accelerate productivity for P&P engineers.
* Ensure alignment, consistency, and uniformity across the firm to help streamline workflows and procedures for product innovation.
* Enhance engineering processes with a focus on efficiency, collaboration, and scalability across the P&P engineering organization.
* Advance the maturity of the engineering guild through technical leadership through best practices and adoption of newer technologies.
* Provide mentorship, create or identify engineering training programs and continuous learning opportunities for all P&P engineers.
* Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to pinpoint opportunities for technological advancements and creative solutions.
* Collaborate with leaders and key stakeholders and continue to contribute expertise on overall technical feasibility, technology selection, implementation approach, and architecture of existing and new solutions.
This description is not designed to encompass a comprehensive listing of required activities, duties or responsibilities.
**What You'll Need**
* Minimum 10 years working as a Software Engineer, Software Architect, or similarly technical field.
* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
* Demonstrated expertise in software frameworks, technologies, and development.
* A proven track record of collaborating on technical projects with cross-functional teams.
* Deep experience in hands-on development work to stand up an architecture and drive the adoption within an organization
* Experience working in accordance with DevSecOps principles, and familiarity with industry deployment best practices using CI/CD tools and IaC (Infrastructure as Code)
* Proven engineering leadership skills, including leading engineering teams and inspiring and motivating cross-functional teams towards a common goal.
* Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to craft innovative solutions.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders and influence decision-making; adept at translating complex technical details to diverse audiences.
* Project management skills, including experience with Agile methodologies and project management tools
**Additional Qualifications**
* Developed software supporting business consulting fields or enterprise SaaS solutions
* Contributions to open-source projects or active involvement in tech communities
* Demonstrated ability and enthusiasm to mentor and uplift junior team members or peers
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
