Senior Cloud Architect (AWS) — Product & Tech Leadership

Principal Financial Group; Des Moines, Charlotte, Raleigh (IA, NC, NC); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off

Pension Eligible

Job summary

Principal Financial Group in Des Moines is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the Non-Qualified Retirement IT Experience Product Family. You will partner with product managers, engineering teams, and business stakeholders to articulate architectural vision, guide technical direction, and ensure investments align with business outcomes.

The role blends business strategy with hands-on software engineering, shaping scalable, secure solutions while mentoring engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Associate degree in CS/engineering/math required.
• 4+ years of software solutioning and design experience.
• 4+ years of AWS experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders to translate objectives into technical solutions.
• Identify architectural risks and develop strategies for long-term product growth and sustainability.
• Define and evolve solution architectures aligning product strategy with enterprise standards.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple applications, services, and platforms for scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Research emerging technologies and recommend opportunities that advance product objectives.
• Influence technology direction through architecture reviews, guidance, standards and best practices.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders and build alignment around decisions.
• Mentor engineers and technical leads to foster architectural excellence and scalable solutions.
• Drive collaborative problem solving by clarifying ambiguity and resolving dependencies.

Skills

AWS

Java

JavaScript

Salesforce

Financial services experience

Education

Bachelor's or Associate degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Job description

Principal Financial Group in Des Moines is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the Non-Qualified Retirement IT Experience Product Family. You will partner with product managers, engineering teams, and business stakeholders to articulate architectural vision, guide technical direction, and ensure investments align with business outcomes.

The role blends business strategy with hands-on software engineering, shaping scalable, secure solutions while mentoring engineers.