Platform Architect Leader — Foundational Systems

Asurion; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Asurion is seeking a Sr Principal Architect to lead enterprise architecture for foundational platforms and standards across the software development lifecycle. You will define reference architectures, guide strategic technology decisions, and mentor teams across Engineering, Security, Cloud, and Operations to boost productivity, security, reliability, and operational excellence.

The role requires 12+ years in technology, a CS/engineering background, and proven experience defining architectures

Qualifications

• Define enterprise architecture and reference patterns for software delivery and engineering platforms.
• Establish standards for SDLC, developer tooling, observability, logging, reliability, and authentication.
• Lead architecture reviews and cross‑domain technical decisions.
• Shape developer platform, self‑service, automation, and developer experience strategy.
• Partner with Security on identity, service‑to‑service authentication, software supply chain, and platform security.
• Guide modernization and adoption of common foundational platform capabilities and standards.
• Mentor architects and senior engineers and partner with technology leaders on strategy.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise architecture and reference patterns for software delivery and engineering platforms.
• Establish standards for SDLC, developer tooling, observability, logging, reliability, and authentication.
• Lead architecture reviews and cross‑domain technical decisions.
• Shape developer platform, self‑service, automation, and developer experience strategy.
• Partner with Security on identity, service-to-service authentication, software supply chain, and platform security.
• Guide modernization and adoption of common foundational platform capabilities and standards.
• Mentor architects and senior engineers and partner with technology leaders on strategy.

Skills

Software delivery

Developer platforms

Observability & logging

Reliability engineering

Identity & authentication

Security engineering

Cloud & distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering

12+ years of professional technology experience

Job description

Asurion is seeking a Sr Principal Architect to lead enterprise architecture for foundational platforms and standards across the software development lifecycle. You will define reference architectures, guide strategic technology decisions, and mentor teams across Engineering, Security, Cloud, and Operations to boost productivity, security, reliability, and operational excellence.

The role requires 12+ years in technology, a CS/engineering background, and proven experience defining architectures