Senior Enterprise Architect - Modernization & AI-Driven Dev

Harris Computer; Little Elm (TX); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Digital Learning, a unit of Harris Computer, seeks a senior architect to lead modernization of an enterprise learning platform. You will drive data-layer modernization, establish a REST API façade, and set up CI/CD and testing practices across a largely legacy system.

You will mentor engineers, influence vendor relationships, and define the team structure needed to deliver a scalable, accessible, cloud-native solution on Azure, with a focus on FERPA/COPPA data protection.

Qualifications

• You have modernized a large legacy system.
• Decomposed a monolith, migrated data layer, and moved off an unsupported stack.
• Strong Java and Spring Boot, with a modern front-end stack (Angular/React/TypeScript).
• Relational database depth with Oracle and PostgreSQL.
• Experience owning a vendor or systems-integrator relationship.
• Cloud-native delivery on Azure or equivalent — IaC, CI/CD, monitoring.
• Building to WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility is a must.
• Experience working with Linux servers.
• Oracle-to-PostgreSQL migration, ora2pg, cutover planning and rollback.
• Student data privacy: FERPA and COPPA compliance.
• Fluent use of AI-assisted development tools in real delivery work.

Responsibilities

• You are the technical counterpart holding a fixed-price statement of work to account.
• Lead the data-layer modernization: retire the XDoclet-generated Hibernate mappings in favour of JPA, and oversee the Oracle to PostgreSQL conversion alongside a specialist contractor.
• Stand up the REST API façade and the identity, organization and enrollment foundation that everything else depends on.
• Establish engineering practice from close to zero — CI/CD, code review, and characterization tests on a system with almost no test coverage today.
• Recommend the shape of the team, and help us hire it.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Angular

React

TypeScript

Oracle

PostgreSQL

CI/CD

Linux

Vendor mgmt

Education

Bachelors in CS/SE

Tools

ora2pg

Azure

Terraform

Job description

Harris Digital Learning, a unit of Harris Computer, seeks a senior architect to lead modernization of an enterprise learning platform. You will drive data-layer modernization, establish a REST API façade, and set up CI/CD and testing practices across a largely legacy system.

You will mentor engineers, influence vendor relationships, and define the team structure needed to deliver a scalable, accessible, cloud-native solution on Azure, with a focus on FERPA/COPPA data protection.