Principal Architect (Hands-On) — Azure, AWS & Security

Starbucks Corp.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan with employer-m

Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)

Tuition coverage through Starbucks/ASU

Paid vacation and holidays

Disability benefits and family support

Job summary

Starbucks Coffee Company is seeking a Principal Architect within Starbucks Technology to lead architecture development for global IT solutions across Legal Technology, Azure, AWS, Atlassian, and ServiceNow. This role blends hands-on practice with strategic guidance, translating business needs into architectures and working solutions across the full ecosystem.

You will champion best practices, drive security-by-design, and maintain architecture artifacts while collaborating with leadership to

Qualifications

• Overall IT experience - 15+ years.
• Architecture experience - 7+ years.
• Hands-on experience with Azure, AWS, Jira/Confluence, ServiceNow, or legal tech platforms.
• Strong security fundamentals and risk identification.
• Ability to translate business needs into working architectures across platforms.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate build-versus-buy trade-offs across platforms considering TCO, security and maintenance.
• Design and prototype integrations when build is warranted.
• Maintain fluency across domains and enterprise programs to review configurations.

Skills

Hands-on architecture

Security fundamentals

Leadership

Financial analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Azure

AWS

Jira/Confluence

ServiceNow

Legal tech platforms

Job description

Starbucks Coffee Company is seeking a Principal Architect within Starbucks Technology to lead architecture development for global IT solutions across Legal Technology, Azure, AWS, Atlassian, and ServiceNow. This role blends hands-on practice with strategic guidance, translating business needs into architectures and working solutions across the full ecosystem.

You will champion best practices, drive security-by-design, and maintain architecture artifacts while collaborating with leadership to