Principal Application Architect

Jobtailor; Colorado; On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to design scalable, secure architectures for large enterprise solutions in Colorado. The role focuses on cloud-native patterns, APIs, integrations, data platforms, and secure design across Azure/AWS environments.

You will lead engineering teams, evaluate new technologies, and translate business requirements into practical roadmaps that align with strategic priorities. Strong collaboration and a passion for learning are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering scalable, secure, and maintainable architecture for large enterprise solutions.
• Hands-on with Azure, AWS, Azure DevOps, Java, React, APIs and cloud-native patterns.
• Security design focus: IAM, vulnerability management and protective controls for large platforms.
• Strong technical leadership to guide engineering and align with business priorities.
• Experience modernizing complex digital platforms with cloud-native architectures.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed architecture deliverables to solve business problems.
• Design infrastructure, databases, languages, utilities, and testing approaches.
• Lead evaluation and deployment of new technologies to enhance digital capabilities.
• Collaborate across product, engineering, architecture, and business to map SIS needs to technical roadmaps.

Skills

application architecture

cloud-native architecture

APIs

integrations

data platforms

enterprise application patterns

secure application design

identity and access management

vulnerability management

enterprise‑level technologies

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Azure DevOps

Java

React

Job description

Responsibilities

• Developing detailed architecture deliverables to solve business problems
• Designing an application's technical infrastructure, such as specific databases, programming languages, utilities, and testing approaches.
• Leading the evaluation and deployment of new technologies to add or enhance existing digital technical capabilities.
• Participating in addressing business requirements for applications and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver digital solutions that meets business results

Requirements

• Experience designing and delivering scalable, secure, and maintainable application architectures for large enterprise solutions.
• Extensive knowledge and hands‑on experience with enterprise‑level technologies and applications, including Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure DevOps, Java, React, APIs, integrations, and cloud‑native application patterns.
• Strong understanding of enterprise security tools, secure application design practices, identity and access management, vulnerability management, and security controls required to protect large‑scale digital platforms.
• Strong technical leadership with the ability to guide engineering teams, influence architecture decisions, and align technical direction with business priorities.
• Experience modernizing complex digital platforms, including cloud‑native architectures, APIs, integrations, data platforms, and enterprise application patterns.
• Ability to collaborate across product, engineering, architecture, business, and support teams to translate SIS business needs into practical technical roadmaps and solution designs.
• Passion for learning, innovation, and applying emerging technologies to improve customer and dealer experiences through reliable, high‑value digital solutions.

Hard Skills

• application architecture
• cloud‑native architecture
• APIs
• integrations
• data platforms
• enterprise application patterns
• secure application design
• identity and access management
• vulnerability management
• enterprise‑level technologies

Soft Skills

• technical leadership
• collaboration
• influence
• guidance
• innovation
• problem‑solving
• communication
• cross‑functional teamwork
• business alignment
• passion for learning