Remote Software Architect - Cloud & Architecture Leader

SHI International; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity commitment

Career growth opportunities

Health benefits

Remote work options

Job summary

SHI International is seeking a Software Architect for a remote position in the United States. The role designs and evolves software architectures to meet business, product, and technical requirements, working with Product, Engineering, Security and other stakeholders.

The position remains technically hands-on through prototypes and reference implementations while championing secure, scalable, and maintainable architectures.

Qualifications

• Architectural design experience translating requirements into secure, scalable software solutions.
• Experience guiding engineering teams and documenting technical decisions (ADR).
• Knowledge of cloud-focused architectures using Azure and AWS; security, reliability and observability are priorities.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve software architectures aligned with product and business needs.
• Translate functional and non-functional requirements into designs for applications, services and APIs.
• Apply architectural principles, standards and patterns across solutions.
• Make and document architectural decisions, trade-offs and assumptions (ADR).
• Design cloud-focused solutions on Azure and AWS.
• Address security, scalability, reliability and cost in designs.
• Lead architecture reviews with senior engineers and stakeholders.
• Identify risks, dependencies and technical debt; propose remediation.
• Provide guidance on SDLC and DevOps practices, including CI/CD and IaC.
• Create architecture diagrams and documentation.

Skills

Documentation

Communication

Adaptability

Collaboration

Initiative

Time management

Problem-solving

Prioritization

Tools

Azure

AWS

CI/CD

IaC

ADR

Observability

Job description

SHI International is seeking a Software Architect for a remote position in the United States. The role designs and evolves software architectures to meet business, product, and technical requirements, working with Product, Engineering, Security and other stakeholders.

The position remains technically hands-on through prototypes and reference implementations while championing secure, scalable, and maintainable architectures.