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Robert Half
Principal Architect (.NET, Oracle, Javascript)
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What they do
A Software Architect develops and defines the architecture for computer software and applications projects. Oversees the entire software development process; may manage projects for multiple clients. Analyzes customer or user needs, defines system architecture, and leads team of software developers to design programs and build applications.
$142,786 / year median in New Jersey
+6% projected growth
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Principal Architect to shape the long-term technical direction of enterprise applications and shared platform capabilities in New Jersey. This role combines strategic architecture leadership with hands-on technical contribution, helping teams modernize complex systems and align product development with a scalable, secure, and unified technology landscape. The position works closely with engineering, product, data, security, and infrastructure leaders to create practical architecture standards and drive adoption across multiple teams.
Responsibilities:
- Set the architectural vision for enterprise platforms and translate that vision into a clear future-state roadmap across products and engineering groups.
- Design a centralized data and shared services platform that supports identity and access capabilities, integration services, master data management, search, APIs, analytics, governance, and reusable platform components.
- Create reference architectures, technical patterns, and phased implementation plans that enable teams to adopt new capabilities incrementally.
- Guide the modernization of legacy and mission-critical applications through staged architectural approaches that protect operational continuity.
- Reduce duplication across systems and processes by defining scalable shared services, streamlined integrations, and consistent data flows.
- Build and validate key technical components, proofs of concept, and prototypes to support architectural decisions.
- Partner with engineering teams to ensure solution design and delivery choices are aligned with enterprise standards, security expectations, and long-term platform goals.
- Establish effective architecture review practices, decision frameworks, and engineering standards that improve reliability, observability, maintainability, performance, and scalability.
- Encourage thoughtful adoption of AI-assisted development practices and AI-enabled technical solutions where they provide measurable value.
- Advise and mentor senior engineers while clearly communicating architectural direction and tradeoffs to both technical and executive stakeholders.