Lead Architect

Haymarket-Media-1; City of Niagara Falls (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation & sick time

Health plans

401(k) matching

Life insurance

Referral awards

Training opportunities

Work from Anywhere benefit

Job summary

HayloARC, a Haymarket Media company, seeks a Lead Architect to guide the HayloARC platform in a hybrid New York office. You will design scalable cloud infrastructure, data workflows, and AI-enabled features, while mentoring engineers and balancing build vs. buy decisions.

Collaboration with Product and Finance shapes the roadmap and budgets. This technical leadership role requires 4+ years as a Technical Architect and deep experience in distributed systems, serverless, containers, and security

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field.
• 4+ years of experience as a Technical Architect.
• Experience designing scalable, complex systems and web best practices.
• Strong knowledge of architectural patterns and documentation of architecture.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to business stakeholders.
• Experience with serverless tech and containerization (Docker).
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases and security best practices.
• Experience in agile environments (Scrum/Kanban).
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and vendor evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of the HayloARC platform under VP Enterprise Architecture.
• Translate business requirements into a scalable technical roadmap with Product.
• Coordinate with Dev, Data Eng, and BI teams for robust solutions.
• Collaborate with DevOps on cloud infra architecture and scalability.
• Own external integration strategy including API design and onboarding.
• Manage technical debt balancing long-term architecture with business needs.
• Drive modern development practices and standards adoption.
• Partner with product and finance on schedules and budgets.
• Introduce predictive modeling and early AI features into product.
• Mentor developers and stay updated with industry trends.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Microservices

Event-Driven patterns

CQRS

Docker

SQL/NoSQL databases

Serverless (AWS Lambda, GCP)

Security best practices

Agile (Scrum/Kanban)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

AWS Lambda

GCP Cloud Functions

Job description

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Lead Architect

Full Time New York, NY, US

10 days ago Requisition ID: 2073

Salary Range: $150,000.00 To $170,000.00 Annually

Lead Architect, HayloARC

HayloARC is looking for a talented Lead Architect to join our growing team. This position is located in our New York City office on a hybrid work schedule; three (3) days in office depending on business needs. This is a technical leadership position requiring experience in advertising technology.

Are you ready to architect the future of digital experience for healthcare advertisers? As the Lead Architect for our groundbreaking DSP platform, HayloARC, you won’t just design systems - you’ll shape the technological backbone of our entire enterprise. In this high-impact leadership role, you will champion the evolution of our cloud infrastructure, orchestrate a modern data warehouse, and pioneer our first steps into predictive modeling and AI. If you are a visionary technologist who thrives on solving complex, multi-platform puzzles, mentoring talented engineers, and making critical "build vs. buy" decisions that directly drive business growth, HayloARC is your next canvas.

Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the VP Enterprise Architecture, lead the design and development of the HayloARC platform
• Partner with the Product team to translate business requirements into a robust, scalable technical roadmap
• Coordinate with the Development, Data Engineering and BI teams to build effective solutions, ensuring clear communication of technical requirements
• Collaborate with the DevOps team on the architecture, design and scalability of the Cloud infrastructure
• Own the external integration strategy, focusing on scalable API design, efficient client onboarding, and managing vendor/partner data exchange to ensure seamless interoperability
• Proactively manage technical debt by balancing long-term architectural health against immediate business requirements
• Drive adoption of modern development practices and standards
• Collaborate with product and finance teams on project schedules and budgets
• Develop ongoing innovation as we begin to integrate predictive modeling and early AI into product features
• Mentor the Development team to foster technical growth and excellence
• Keep up to date with industry trends and platforms to address business needs, and drive innovation
• Responsible for evaluating vendors and solutions to recommend build vs buy

Skills and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field
• 4+ years of experience as a Technical Architect
• Experience working with and designing complex systems, open source, or internally developed. Ensuring that systems are scalable and adhere to web best practices
• Experience with architectural patterns (e.g., Event-Driven, Microservices, CQRS)
• Experience documenting system architecture and design
• Ability to communicate technical information for business stakeholders, and clients
• Experience with serverless technologies such as AWS Lambda, GCP Cloud Functions
• Experience with Docker or other containerization
• Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Knowledge of security best practices regarding data, file storage, and SDLC
• Experience with system observability and monitoring performance
• Experience working in an agile environment such as Scrum, Kanban
• Experience evaluating enterprise platforms, vendors, and RFPs
• Experience managing simultaneous projects and prioritizing tasks

What We Offer:

• A competitive compensation package
• The salary range for this position is $150,000–$170,000. Compensation will be commensurate with experience, skill level, functional and/or industry knowledge, education level, certifications, as well as other qualifications.
• Paid annual vacation, holiday and sick time off
• Comprehensive health plans including medical, dental and vision
• Competitive 401(k) investment options and generous company matching program
• Life insurance
• Employee referral awards
• Training opportunities through industry-recognized programs
• A creative and passionate workplace and a fun, collaborative team environment
• Three Week “Work from Anywhere” benefit, to ensure work life balance

About Haylo:

Haylo is a leading programmatic advertising platform dedicated to the unique needs of the health and pharmaceutical industry. We empower healthcare & pharma advertisers and their agencies to reach their target audiences with precision, compliance, and effectiveness through our cutting-edge advertising and robust data solutions. As part of Haymarket Media, Haylo is at the forefront of innovation in health-focused programmatic advertising.

About Haymarket:

Haymarket has its heart and soul in publishing and media. Since the company was founded half a century ago, Haymarket has always prided itself on being a highly creative business, with an unrelenting focus on the quality of the products and the people. The philosophy has always been quite simple: only by having the highest quality individuals can you produce the highest quality products, combining the best in content, design, production and customer services. Globalization is opening up the world further and provides many opportunities for growth. Haymarket has offices around the world and many of the titles are now truly global brands. Haymarket serves a broad spread of business markets, from marketing to medicine to technology along with exhibitions and live events. Predicting the shape of the business in 3, 5, or 10 years is almost impossible; and the unpredictability is part of the appeal. Haymarket aims to be the perfect company to work with or for – we have the processes and attitude that ensure quality and consistency, and an entrepreneurial spirit that makes every day rewarding. As a Certified B Corporation, we’re proud to be part of a community of companies working together for change, and taking part in collective action to advocate for a shared goal of a global economy that benefits people and the planet.

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