Senior Platform Architect - AI-Ready Cloud & Integrations

MDC Executive Search; Florida; On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MDC Executive Search is seeking a Senior Architect to design scalable enterprise platforms and lead them from concept to production in partnership with executives, product leaders, and engineering teams.

You will mentor engineers, shape AI-ready architectures, and drive modernization efforts across complex IT landscapes, balancing speed, security, and business value in a senior, client-facing role.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering, platform engineering, or enterprise architecture.
• 5+ years architecting enterprise workflow, ITSM, or ESM platforms at scale.
• Proven experience with large platforms, integrations, APIs, and automation.
• Strong consulting skills: discovery, facilitation, and stakeholder alignment.
• Comfort moving between an executive briefing and a deep technical working session.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver scalable enterprise workflow and cloud-native platforms from early discovery through production.
• Lead hands-on build of core components, APIs, integrations, and automation patterns.
• Define reference architectures, engineering standards, and governance models teams will adopt.
• Guide technical decisions from proof of concept to launch, balancing speed, security, reliability, and business value.
• Shape AI-ready platform design, including intelligent workflows and responsible adoption.
• Advise senior business and technology leaders on modernization, including roadmaps, tradeoffs, and business cases.
• Lead rapid prototyping and innovation initiatives.
• Mentor engineers and architects through design and code reviews.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Platform engineering

APIs & integrations

Automation

Stakeholder alignment

Job description

MDC Executive Search is seeking a Senior Architect to design scalable enterprise platforms and lead them from concept to production in partnership with executives, product leaders, and engineering teams.

You will mentor engineers, shape AI-ready architectures, and drive modernization efforts across complex IT landscapes, balancing speed, security, and business value in a senior, client-facing role.