Senior System Architect & Cloud Solutions Leader

Ppl-Corporation; Allentown (Lehigh County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PPL Corporation is seeking a System Architect to digest complex business problems and define architecturally sound tech solutions. This hybrid role requires on‑site presence three days per week at Louisville, Allentown, or Providence and involves leading engineering teams across cloud platforms.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in architecture with hands-on leadership, a deep understanding of microservices, APIs, and modern DevOps practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of related work experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and fast-paced environment.
• Strong knowledge of advanced technology architecture and emerging trends.
• Ability to translate complex business problems into architecturally sound technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Work in an iterative/Agile environment and be a strong team player.
• Provide hands-on application development leadership and expertise in creating technical solutions.
• Hire, develop and mentor engineers and set engineering best practices.
• Conduct code reviews for system modifications and development.
• Deliver end-to-end solutions using innovative approaches to complex design problems.
• Plan and develop the Architectural Runway to support new features.

Skills

System Architecture

Microservices

Event-driven systems

Container management

Messaging systems

CI/CD

API Management

Cloud platforms

Agile

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

AKS

GKE

ECS

OpenShift

Rancher

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Jenkins

Ansible

Terraform

Apigee

Kong

Job description

PPL Corporation is seeking a System Architect to digest complex business problems and define architecturally sound tech solutions. This hybrid role requires on‑site presence three days per week at Louisville, Allentown, or Providence and involves leading engineering teams across cloud platforms.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in architecture with hands-on leadership, a deep understanding of microservices, APIs, and modern DevOps practices.