Director, Architecture & Engineering

The Judge Group; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The Judge Group is seeking a Director of Architecture & Engineering to lead enterprise architecture and engineering delivery in a regulated MSP environment. You will align technology platforms with business goals, guide multi-client programs, and partner with Security and Risk teams to ensure compliance.

This role requires 8+ years in tech/architecture and 5+ years of people leadership, with a track record of delivering scalable, secure solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in technology, architecture, or engineering roles.
• 5+ years of people leadership managing senior technical teams or architecture functions.
• Experience in complex, multi-platform and/or multi-client environments.
• Experience in financial services, credit unions, or regulated industries preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise and domain architecture roadmaps aligned with business strategy and regulatory standards.
• Translate technology strategy into architectural principles, engineering standards, and target-state designs.
• Own the end-to-end Plan & Build lifecycle, ensuring solutions are designed, engineered, tested, and production-ready.
• Provide architectural oversight across infrastructure, cloud, application, data, and integration domains.
• Establish, enforce, and evolve architecture and engineering standards, patterns, and design guidelines.
• Partner with Security and Risk teams to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Lead, mentor, and manage senior architects and engineers.
• Collaborate with CTO, Infrastructure, Operations, Product, and Account Management leaders.
• Ensure smooth handoff of engineered solutions into IT Service Operations.
• Balance innovation, scalability, risk management, security, and operational sustainability in a multi-client MSP environment.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Architecture leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder collaboration

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT

Job description

The Director of Architecture & Engineering provides strategic and technical leadership for enterprise architecture and engineering delivery. This role ensures technology platforms and solutions are intentionally designed, standardized, secure, compliant, and aligned with business objectives and client needs within a regulated managed services provider (MSP) environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise and domain architecture roadmaps aligned with business strategy, client requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Translate technology strategy into architectural principles, engineering standards, and target-state designs.
• Own the end-to-end Plan & Build lifecycle, ensuring solutions are fully designed, engineered, tested, and production-ready.
• Provide architectural oversight and approval across infrastructure, cloud, application, data, and integration domains.
• Establish, enforce, and evolve architecture and engineering standards, patterns, and design guidelines.
• Partner with Security and Risk teams to ensure compliance with regulatory, audit, resiliency, and disaster recovery requirements.
• Lead, mentor, and manage senior architects and engineers, driving performance, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with CTO, Infrastructure, Operations, Product, and Account Management leaders to ensure architectural alignment.
• Ensure smooth handoff of engineered solutions into IT Service Operations and support models.
• Balance innovation, scalability, risk management, security, and operational sustainability in a multi-client MSP environment.

Required Experience

• 8+ years of progressive experience in technology, architecture, or engineering roles across multiple domains.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience managing senior technical teams or architecture functions.
• Proven experience operating in complex, multi-platform and/or multi-client environments.
• Experience in financial services, credit unions, or regulated industries preferred.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or related field preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and professional experience required.