Senior Platform Architect: Cloud-Native & Microservices

Kornferry Honeywell; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Honeywell is seeking a Principal Platform Architect to define and drive the Forge Platform architecture strategy. You will set technical direction, guide investments, and create reusable capabilities that improve product delivery, developer experience, and operational excellence.

You will influence architecture and engineering decisions across teams through deep expertise, collaboration, and clear communication, mentoring architects and senior engineers while aligning with enterprise technology

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field and relevant experience.
• 12+ years in software/platform engineering or architecture roles.
• 5+ years delivering enterprise-scale platforms.
• 7+ years in distributed systems, APIs, microservices, and event-driven patterns.
• 3+ years with major cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Define the Forge Platform vision, architecture principles, and long-term roadmap.
• Lead architecture reviews, governance, standards, and guardrails.
• Drive cloud-native patterns, Kubernetes, CI/CD, IaC, automation, and observability.
• Mentor architects and engineers; influence multiple teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Cloud-native architectures

Distributed systems

APIs & microservices

Technical leadership

Architecture governance

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Infrastructure-as-Code

Observability

Job description

Honeywell is seeking a Principal Platform Architect to define and drive the Forge Platform architecture strategy. You will set technical direction, guide investments, and create reusable capabilities that improve product delivery, developer experience, and operational excellence.

You will influence architecture and engineering decisions across teams through deep expertise, collaboration, and clear communication, mentoring architects and senior engineers while aligning with enterprise technology