Senior Software Architect — Cloud-Native Modernization Leader

Meritas Advisory Group, LLC; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Meritas Advisory Group, LLC in Columbus, OH seeks a Senior Software Architect to shape the enterprise software platform. You will define long-term technology vision, drive modernization, and influence decisions impacting global engineering and product outcomes.

You will partner with leadership to build cloud-native, scalable solutions, evaluate AI-enabled development, and ensure security, performance, and resilience across critical systems.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of software engineering and architecture experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Proven success designing large-scale distributed cloud applications.
• Strong understanding of modern architecture, APIs, integration patterns, and data technologies.
• Experience leading modernization initiatives.
• Ability to translate business strategy into technical execution.
• Proven ability to influence direction across teams.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted software development preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a multi-year architectural roadmap aligned with business objectives and product innovation.
• Guide the evolution of complex enterprise platforms, including cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, APIs, and data technologies.
• Partner with senior leadership and engineering teams to make strategic architecture and technology decisions.
• Evaluate AI-assisted software development, automation, and emerging technologies to improve engineering productivity and accelerate delivery.
• Establish architectural approaches that prioritize scalability, security, performance, resilience, and maintainability.
• Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt and improve platform capabilities.
• Mentor engineers and technical leaders while building alignment across teams.
• Translate business needs into practical technical solutions while balancing innovation, cost, risk, and operational requirements.

Skills

Java

TypeScript

JavaScript

SQL

Cloud architecture

API design

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Spring Boot

Spring WebFlux

REST APIs

OpenAPI

OAuth 2.0

JWT

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

MySQL

Oracle

Redis

Job description

Meritas Advisory Group, LLC in Columbus, OH seeks a Senior Software Architect to shape the enterprise software platform. You will define long-term technology vision, drive modernization, and influence decisions impacting global engineering and product outcomes.

You will partner with leadership to build cloud-native, scalable solutions, evaluate AI-enabled development, and ensure security, performance, and resilience across critical systems.