Senior Cloud Systems Architect for AI‑Driven SaaS

Medidata Solutions, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 158,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Medidata Solutions, Inc. in New York/Metropark seeks a Principal Systems Architect to drive end-to-end architecture for a cloud-native SaaS platform undergoing modernization and AI enablement. The role is a senior individual contributor and acts as a technical authority across teams.

You will craft multi-year roadmaps, define target-state architecture, and deliver reference implementations, mentoring engineers and raising engineering standards company-wide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with extensive experience (15+ years for BS, 12+ for MS, 8+ for PhD) in Computer Science or related field.
• Progressive software engineering background at Principal/Architect level shaping platform strategy.
• Expert-level proficiency in Java and Python; broad multi-language proficiency.
• Proven history designing resilient, high-throughput distributed systems and data pipelines at scale.
• Hands-on mastery of cloud platforms (Kubernetes, serverless, Terraform/IaC) and modern data tooling.
• Direct experience operationalizing enterprise AI/LLM product capabilities, agent orchestration, and evaluation frameworks.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills for engineers, executives, and compliance bodies.
• Exercises wide latitude in high-ambiguity environments to establish technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end, outcome-based solutions across product lines and engineering domains.
• Author architectural blueprints and decision records; translate business strategy into multi-year roadmaps.
• Design multi-tenant, event-driven microservices at scale with secure web APIs.
• Stay hands-on: build proofs of concept, review PRs, and set engineering standards through working code.
• Own AWS cloud architecture across Kubernetes/EKS and serverless; deploy with Terraform IaC.
• Design AI and LLM-powered capabilities with MPC-based services and human-in-the-loop governance.
• Lead legacy modernization and migration programs with de-risked delivery strategies.
• Mentor senior staff and lead cross-team architecture reviews to resolve enterprise challenges.

Skills

Java

Python

Architectural leadership

Communication

AI/LLM

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/related

Master's degree in CS/related

PhD (optional)

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform/IaC

Serverless (Lambda)

REST/GraphQL APIs

Job description

Medidata Solutions, Inc. in New York/Metropark seeks a Principal Systems Architect to drive end-to-end architecture for a cloud-native SaaS platform undergoing modernization and AI enablement. The role is a senior individual contributor and acts as a technical authority across teams.

You will craft multi-year roadmaps, define target-state architecture, and deliver reference implementations, mentoring engineers and raising engineering standards company-wide.