Senior Director, Principal Technical Architect

Scorpion Therapeutics; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Performance bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Platform Engineering leader to own the platform strategy, align architecture with business priorities, and set standards for scalable, secure delivery. You will guide enterprise architecture and lead cross-functional teams to produce dependable platform capabilities.

You will partner with senior stakeholders to translate ambiguous needs into concrete technical choices and measurable outcomes, with a focus on AI-enabled delivery and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree + 12+ years senior engineering/technical leadership in enterprise platforms/cloud/large-scale delivery.
• Ownership of technical strategy and architecture for a platform/domain; ability to lead and develop engineering teams.
• Deep hands‑on expertise in modern engineering, cloud, data/integration patterns, APIs, security, and reliability.
• Experience partnering with senior business/Digital stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own Platform technical strategy: connect business priorities, enterprise architecture standards, and emerging technology into a roadmap and target-state architecture.
• Act as design authority: define target architecture, technical standards, and integration patterns; ensure major decisions are enterprise-scale and sustainable.
• Lead platform engineering teams building and operating the Platform; ensure investments are modern, secure, scalable, and reusable.
• Partner with business/Digital leaders and product owners to turn ambiguous needs into practical technical choices, delivery models, and measurable outcomes.
• Define responsible AI-enabled delivery (AI, automation, modern engineering) with appropriate governance and verification.
• Build and develop a high-performing engineering team; foster technical excellence, accountability, inclusion, and continuous learning.
• Establish reliability, security, documentation, and operational excellence expectations (compliant, observable, resilient at global scale).

Skills

Technical leadership

Influence & partnership

Hands-on credibility

Talent leadership

AI/modern delivery mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree (preferred)

Job description

Role Responsibilities

• Own Platform technical strategy: connect business priorities, enterprise architecture standards, and emerging technology into a roadmap and target-state architecture.
• Act as design authority: define target architecture, technical standards, and integration patterns; ensure major decisions are enterprise-scale and sustainable.
• Lead platform engineering teams building and operating the Platform; ensure investments are modern, secure, scalable, and reusable.
• Partner with business/Digital leaders and product owners to turn ambiguous needs into practical technical choices, delivery models, and measurable outcomes.
• Define responsible AI-enabled delivery (AI, automation, modern engineering) with appropriate governance and verification.
• Build and develop a high-performing engineering team; foster technical excellence, accountability, inclusion, and continuous learning.
• Establish reliability, security, documentation, and operational excellence expectations (compliant, observable, resilient at global scale).

Qualifications

• Basic: Bachelor’s degree + 12+ years senior engineering/technical leadership in enterprise platforms/cloud/large-scale delivery; proven ownership of technical strategy and architecture for a platform/domain; ability to lead and develop engineering teams; deep hands‑on expertise in modern engineering, cloud, data/integration patterns, APIs, security, and reliability; experience partnering with senior business/Digital stakeholders.
• Preferred: advanced degree; regulated global enterprise experience; AI-enabled delivery/automation/platform reuse; influence senior leaders; recognized technical depth (e.g., agent platforms/data fabric/DEVX/colleague-facing AI/cyber defense).

Leadership/Skills (implied)

• Technical judgment, influence/partnership, hands‑on credibility, talent leadership, AI/modern delivery mindset.

Benefits / Application

• Hybrid work; on-site strongly preferred.
• Last date to apply: 8/25/2026.
• Eligible for Global Performance Plan bonus (22.5%) and share-based long-term incentives; comprehensive benefits including 401(k) match, paid leave, and medical/dental/vision.