Principal Application & Product Architect

Wolters Kluwer - Financial Services Solutions; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 133,000 - 238,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental & Vision

401(k)

FSA/HSA

Commuter Benefits

Tuition Assistance

Vacation & Sick Time

Parental Leave

Job summary

Wolters Kluwer seeks a Principal Application & Product Architect to lead architecture for the TeamMate product suite, with security, FedRAMP compliance, and customer-facing guidance at the forefront. You will partner with Product Management and Engineering Leadership to define scalable designs and ensure security-focused product outcomes.

The role requires 15+ years in enterprise software, strong .NET and Azure experience, and a proven track record of guiding teams through complex architectural

Qualifications

• Extensive enterprise software experience with modern architectures.
• Strong knowledge of FedRAMP, security, and compliance requirements.
• Experience aligning product strategy with scalable architecture.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern application and platform architecture for TeamMate.
• Lead architectural decisions for new features and refactors.
• Mentor engineers and lead architectural forums.
• Partner with Product Management and Engineering Leadership.

Skills

Security

FedRAMP

Architecture

Microsoft .NET

Azure

Cloud

Technical leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / IT

Tools

.NET Framework / .NET Core

SQL Server

Azure

Containers / Docker

Job description

Principal Application & Product Architect

Role Summary: We are seeking a Principal Application & Product Architect to provide technical leadership for the TeamMate product suite, with a strong emphasis on security, FedRAMP compliance, and customer‑facing technical leadership. This role is responsible for defining and governing application and platform architecture, partnering closely with Product Management and Engineering Leadership, and serving as a trusted technical authority for internal teams, auditors, and customers. The Principal Architect plays a critical role in ensuring TeamMate solutions are secure, scalable, compliant, and aligned with long‑term product strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Technical Strategy

• Ability to learn and maintain large existing code bases, in addition to owning and evolving the application and product architecture for TeamMate products, ensuring alignment with business strategy and long‑term roadmap.
• Define and enforce architectural standards, patterns, and best practices across engineering teams.
• Lead architectural decision‑making for new features, major refactors, and modernization initiatives.
• Drive architectural consistency across legacy and modernized components.

Security & Compliance

• Act as a technical lead for FedRAMP and security‑related initiatives, including audits, penetration testing, and remediation efforts.
• Partner with Security, Compliance, and Infrastructure teams to ensure architectures meet FedRAMP, regulatory, and enterprise security requirements.
• Review and guide remediation of vulnerabilities, obsolete libraries, and security risks.
• Serve as a key technical contact for external security assessors, auditors, and customer security teams.

Product & Engineering Collaboration

• Work closely with Product Management to translate business requirements into technically sound, scalable designs.
• Provide architectural guidance during PI planning, feature slicing, and estimation.
• Clearly communicate scope, complexity, and trade‑offs when requirements change or expand.
• Review designs, technical debt initiatives, and performance improvements.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

• Mentor and guide architects and senior engineers, elevating architectural maturity across teams.
• Facilitate design reviews and architectural forums.
• Promote a culture of incremental value delivery, clarity, and technical excellence.

Customer & External Engagement

• Serve as a clear, confident technical communicator in customer‑facing discussions involving architecture, security, and compliance.
• Support customer conversations related to penetration testing, security posture, and architectural decisions.
• Represent TeamMate engineering in cross‑organizational and external technical discussions.

Experience

• 15+ years in enterprise software development.
• 7+ years of experience in Architecture and design of cloud‑based products.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Microsoft .NET based technologies (.NET Framework, .NET ‘Core’, SQL Server).
• Practical experience developing solutions with cloud vendors including PaaS services and containers, with deep domain knowledge in Azure.
• Practical experience developing modular systems with loosely coupled architecture.
• Experience architecting scalable, performant and secure solutions in a hosted/SaaS environment.
• Familiarity with Containerization and its implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead, collaborate and influence a team of architects in an architectural practice; successfully delivering Software as a Service systems in that environment.
• Experience in localization and globalization, security, performance, integration with third‑party components and applications.
• Experience in product release cycle, best practices, code reviews and defect management.
• Good database concepts and hands on in design and development.
• Strong experience in architecting and designing secure solutions.
• Demonstrated ability in ensuring best design practices and processes are followed for continuous improvement of product.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with business stakeholders and engineering teams.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or equivalent field.

Preferred Experience

• OWASP ASVS v4 or latest knowledge preferred.
• Preference for experience in FedRAMP security requirements and environments.
• Preference for familiarity with AI enabled SDLC practices such as Spec‑Driven Development (SDD).
• Understanding of and experience with an agile SDLC, preferable knowledge of SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework).
• Experience in AI implementation leveraging LLM’s for GenAI as well as architecting systems for Agentic workflows.

Compensation

$133,400.00 - $238,400.00 USD. This role is eligible for Bonus. Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position. Actual base salary offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience and actual hiring location. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific offer for the job location during the hiring process.

Additional Information

• Medical
• Dental, & Vision Plans
• 401(k)
• FSA/HSA
• Commuter Benefits
• Tuition Assistance Plan
• Vacation and Sick Time
• Paid Parental Leave

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