Enterprise Architect – Integrated Front Office

RealPage, Inc.; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 142,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

RealPage, Inc. is seeking an Enterprise Architect to define and guide the enterprise-level technical vision across Leasing, CRM, Screening, Marketing, and Integrations.

This role is technology-agnostic and emphasizes architecture, alignment, and decision-making over hands-on coding. You will collaborate with engineering leadership, product leadership, and solution teams to ensure scalable, secure, and cohesive platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software architecture, enterprise systems, or large-scale platform design.
• Proven experience defining and governing enterprise or platform architectures across multiple teams.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, integration patterns, data architectures, and cloud platforms.
• Ability to remain technology-agnostic while guiding teams toward sound architectural decisions.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain target-state architectures that align business strategy, product roadmaps, and technical execution.
• Guide architectural decisions across distributed systems, integrations, data platforms, and shared services.
• Establish architectural principles, standards, and guardrails to support consistency, scalability, and long-term sustainability.
• Partner with engineering and product leaders across business units to reduce fragmentation and improve interoperability.
• Oversee system-to-system integration patterns, data flows, and service contracts across internal and external platforms.
• Provide architectural leadership for cloud adoption, modernization initiatives, and legacy system evolution.
• Evaluate architectural risks, technical debt, and investment tradeoffs, clearly communicating recommendations to leadership.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Communication skills

Leadership influence

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

RealPage is transforming the property management industry through innovative software solutions designed to improve operational efficiency, increase resident satisfaction, and drive growth for our customers. As an Enterprise Architectwithin our Integrated Front Office, you will play a critical role in defining and guiding the enterprise-level technical visionacross multiple product suites, including Leasing, CRM, Screening, Marketing, and Integrations.

This role is intentionally technology-agnosticand focused on architecture, alignment, and decision-making rather than hands-on coding. You will work closely with engineering leadership, product leadership, and solution teams to ensure platforms evolve in a scalable, secure, and cohesive manner.

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Architecture Strategy:Define and maintain target-state architectures that align business strategy, product roadmaps, and technical execution.
• System & Platform Design:Guide architectural decisions across distributed systems, integrations, data platforms, and shared services.
• Technology Governance:Establish architectural principles, standards, and guardrails to support consistency, scalability, and long-term sustainability.
• Cross-Product Alignment:Partner with engineering and product leaders across business units to reduce fragmentation and improve interoperability.
• Integration Architecture:Oversee system-to-system integration patterns, data flows, and service contracts across internal and external platforms.
• Cloud & Modernization Guidance:Provide architectural leadership for cloud adoption, modernization initiatives, and legacy system evolution.
• Risk & Tradeoff Analysis:Evaluate architectural risks, technical debt, and investment tradeoffs, clearly communicating recommendations to leadership.
• Collaboration & Influence:Serve as a trusted advisor to senior engineering, product, and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in software architecture, enterprise systems, or large-scale platform design.
• Proven experience defining and governing enterprise or platform architectures across multiple teams.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, integration patterns, data architectures, and cloud platforms.
• Ability to remain technology-agnostic while guiding teams toward sound architectural decisions.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in SaaS, multi-tenant platforms, or PropTech.
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures, APIs, and messaging systems.

Experience working in complex, acquired, or federated technology organizations.

Pay Range

USD $142,200.00 - USD $242,000.00 /Yr.