Senior Cloud-Native Enterprise Architect

Management Performance Associates; North Carolina; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Management Performance Associates is seeking a Senior Software Architect to shape the future of its enterprise technology platform. You will drive multi-year architectural strategy, modernize complex systems, and partner with executive leadership to align technology with business goals.

The role focuses on cloud-native architectures, APIs, data technologies, and responsible modernization across globally distributed applications.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of progressive software engineering and architecture experience.
• Proven success designing and evolving large-scale, distributed, cloud-based enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of modern architecture, cloud platforms, APIs, integration patterns, and data technologies.
• Experience leading modernization or architectural transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Drive Technology Strategy: Define and execute a multi-year architectural roadmap aligned with business objectives and product innovation.
• Lead Modernization: Guide the evolution of complex enterprise platforms, including cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, APIs, and data technologies.
• Influence Technical Direction: Partner with senior leadership and engineering teams to make strategic architecture and technology decisions.
• Champion AI & Innovation: Evaluate AI-assisted software development, automation, and emerging technologies to improve engineering productivity and accelerate delivery.
• Design for Scale: Establish architectural approaches that prioritize scalability, security, performance, resilience, and long-term maintainability.
• Improve Engineering Excellence: Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt, streamline development practices, and improve platform capabilities.
• Mentor & Collaborate: Serve as a trusted technical advisor, mentoring engineers and technical leaders while building alignment across teams.
• Balance Vision with Execution: Translate business needs into practical technical solutions while balancing innovation, cost, risk, and operational requirements.

Skills

Java

TypeScript

JavaScript

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Management Performance Associates is seeking a Senior Software Architect to shape the future of its enterprise technology platform. You will drive multi-year architectural strategy, modernize complex systems, and partner with executive leadership to align technology with business goals.

The role focuses on cloud-native architectures, APIs, data technologies, and responsible modernization across globally distributed applications.