Senior Software Architect & People Leader

iSolved HCM; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

isolved is seeking a Manager of Software Architecture to lead a team of Software Architects while remaining hands-on in architectural work. The role splits 50% people management and 50% direct architectural contribution, partnering with development leadership to ensure consistency, quality, and innovation across the isolved platform.

The successful candidate will grow, coach, and retain top architectural talent, foster continuous learning, and drive capacity planning and governance in

Qualifications

• 7+ years developing web applications.
• 3+ years developing cloud-native applications.
• 1+ years direct people management or formal team lead experience.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and grow technical talent.
• Ability to work independently to research and solve complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage a team of Software Architects, including hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, compensation planning, and career development.
• Conduct regular 1:1s focused on growth, blockers, and alignment with team and organizational goals.
• Build and maintain individual development plans (IDPs) for each direct report, identifying skill gaps and growth opportunities.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning through knowledge sharing, architecture forums, and mentorship.
• Set clear expectations and hold the team accountable for architectural quality, collaboration, and delivery outcomes.
• Provide architectural guidance to multiple development teams as they drive projects from inception to production deployment with a strong focus on performance and quality.
• Establish, document, and implement the guidance and best practices that make up isolved's coding standards and architectural patterns.
• Perform code and design reviews to ensure high quality standards and architectural consistency.
• Review and identify performance issues; provide direction and strategies for resolving them.
• Assist in tracking down production issues and responding to support cases.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, frameworks, and patterns that advance the platform's scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Contribute to architectural decision records (ADRs) and ensure decisions are well-documented and communicated.
• Partner with Director-level leadership on architectural vision, roadmap, and standards governance.

Skills

Azure

Microservice Architecture

C#

SQL

Unit Testing

.NET

ASP.NET Core WebAPI

JavaScript

Angular

SOLID principles

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Terraform

Kubernetes

Azure Cosmos DB

Job description

isolved is seeking a Manager of Software Architecture to lead a team of Software Architects while remaining hands-on in architectural work. The role splits 50% people management and 50% direct architectural contribution, partnering with development leadership to ensure consistency, quality, and innovation across the isolved platform.

The successful candidate will grow, coach, and retain top architectural talent, foster continuous learning, and drive capacity planning and governance in