Senior Enterprise Software Architect & Strategy Lead

Curtiss-Wright Corporation; Shelby (NC); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401K with Employer Match and Profit Sh

Health and Wellness Benefits

Learning and Development Opportunities

Referral Program

Competitive Pay

Recognition

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Job summary

Curtiss-Wright is seeking a Software Development Engineer Architect to define software architecture, guide development strategy, and ensure scalable, secure, high-quality software across major programs.

You will lead enterprise standards, resolve cross-functional challenges, mentor senior engineers, and align long-term software direction with business, product, and platform objectives. This role partners with hardware, systems, and product teams to translate program goals into technical roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 12–15+ years of software engineering experience with leadership responsibility across large programs or enterprise platforms.
• Recognized subject matter expert in software architecture, systems integration, design patterns, and large-scale application development.
• Demonstrated success resolving complex technical challenges across distributed systems, embedded platforms, or multi-layered software environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-level software architecture, design strategy, and long-term platform planning to support complex product and system initiatives (25%).
• Direct development, integration, testing, and optimization of advanced software solutions while ensuring alignment with functional, performance, security, and reliability requirements (20%).
• Identify and resolve system-wide software risks, drive modernization, automation, and tooling improvements, and guide adoption of new technologies and engineering frameworks (20%).
• Oversee cross-functional collaboration with hardware, systems, and product teams to translate program objectives into technical roadmaps and cohesive implementation plans (20%).
• Mentor senior technical staff, support customer and regulatory engagements, and inform organizational strategy with forward-looking software engineering insight (15%).

Skills

Software architecture

Leadership

Distributed systems

Regulatory standards & cybersecurity

Mentoring

Executive communication

System integration

Architectural strategy

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Curtiss-Wright is seeking a Software Development Engineer Architect to define software architecture, guide development strategy, and ensure scalable, secure, high-quality software across major programs.

You will lead enterprise standards, resolve cross-functional challenges, mentor senior engineers, and align long-term software direction with business, product, and platform objectives. This role partners with hardware, systems, and product teams to translate program goals into technical roadmaps.