Senior IT Software Architect - Remote Lead, Data & Cloud

Directv; El Segundo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

DIRECTV is seeking a Principal, IT Software Engineer 2 to design and deliver end-to-end solutions for customer profile data stores and staging environments. You’ll lead cross-team data pathways, govern architecture, and ensure security and compliance while coaching junior engineers and coordinating with vendor partners.

The role emphasizes strategic target-state blueprints, modern technologies, and strong DevOps practices, with a 5% travel expectation and remote work flexibility for US-based

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• 5–7 years of software delivery experience in an agile environment.
• Experience delivering applications at scale through SAFe.
• Strong DevOps foundation with CI/CD, quality/security/performance automation.
• Expertise in cloud technologies including Azure and AWS.
• Hands-on with Oracle database performance improvement and optimization a plus.
• Experience with relational and document databases and PL/SQL.
• Experience developing for OAuth and integrating IAM platforms (ForgeRock/Ping Identity).
• Experience with REST and SOAP web services; familiarity with Postman/SOAPUI/Mockito.

Responsibilities

• Guide development and modernization of customer information operational data stores.
• Lead data pathways between internal and external systems, including IAM integrations.
• Govern application design and architecture choices; promote best practices.
• Ensure security/compliance of data and services.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive technical vision with vendors.
• Communicate progress and risks to multiple stakeholder levels.
• Define and develop DevOps practices, including production support and deployments.

Skills

Strong communication

Leadership/mentoring

Agile SAFe experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Tools

Oracle

MongoDB

Postman

SOAPUI

Mockito

OAuth

ForgeRock

IAM platforms

REST APIs

J2EE

Job description

DIRECTV is seeking a Principal, IT Software Engineer 2 to design and deliver end-to-end solutions for customer profile data stores and staging environments. You’ll lead cross-team data pathways, govern architecture, and ensure security and compliance while coaching junior engineers and coordinating with vendor partners.

The role emphasizes strategic target-state blueprints, modern technologies, and strong DevOps practices, with a 5% travel expectation and remote work flexibility for US-based