Chief Architect, Platform Modernization (Remote)

A8 Core; United States, Northern America, Americas; Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

A8 Core is seeking a Chief Architect to own the long-term technology vision and architecture strategy for the platform that powers millions of accounts and trillions of transactions. The role leads architectural governance, cloud strategy, security architecture, AI governance, and platform modernization initiatives.

Remote (United States) role reporting to the CEO, with responsibility to drive modernization, security, reliability, and cross-team engineering excellence across the entire platform.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of software engineering experience.
• 15+ years in architecture leadership roles.
• Experience building large-scale SaaS platforms.
• Experience operating regulated financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Mentor Distinguished Engineers and Principal Architects.
• Partner with executive leadership to align technology with business goals.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for strategic impact across the platform.
• Ensure security, scalability, and maintainability across all systems.
• Drive engineering excellence across all teams.

Skills

20+ years software engineering

15+ years architecture leadership

Large-scale SaaS platforms

Regulated financial systems

Job description

A8 Core is seeking a Chief Architect to own the long-term technology vision and architecture strategy for the platform that powers millions of accounts and trillions of transactions. The role leads architectural governance, cloud strategy, security architecture, AI governance, and platform modernization initiatives.

Remote (United States) role reporting to the CEO, with responsibility to drive modernization, security, reliability, and cross-team engineering excellence across the entire platform.