Workflow Architect FastTek Global

• 3.3 Cincinnati, OH Job Details Permanent | Full-time $150,000
• $180,000 a year 11 hours ago Qualifications Spring Boot Software engineering SAFe Managing projects in an engineering role Application Architecture Design (Architecture design skill) Microservices Managing engineering teams Cost analysis Distributed systems REST Vendor relationship management Software documentation Leading team collaboration initiatives Developing and maintaining backend systems Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) Full Job Description Workflow Architect•JA #1066676 No C2C allowed Permanent/DIRECT HIRE•Hybrid position

Location:

First preference

• Cincinnati, Ohio; Atlanta, GA is second choice Salary range
• $150K
• 180k max

Note:

US citizens, Green Card holders only

Reporting & Structure:

Reports to:

Director, Product Development & Delivery Location:

On-shore (US-based); coordinates across on-shore and offshore engineering teams.

Partner oversight:

Provides technical direction and delivery oversight to the companies workflow engineering team (vendor-staffed).

Collaborates with:

Platform architects, Product Owners, DevSecOps, and project delivery leads. Year 1

Success Criteria:

Measurable progression of existing published, agreed workflow architecture direction with a defined blueprint and standards set. Measurable improvement in company team delivery health and reduction in architectural debt. A decision-ready recommendation on workflow engine strategy backed by CBA and TCO analysis within 60 days. Established, repeatable intake, workstreams, and review processes that reduce single-point-of-knowledge risk.

Position Summary:

We are seeking an on-shore Workflow Architect to own the technical direction of our workflow orchestration platform and to provide day-to-day technical leadership over our development partner.

This is a dual-mandate role:

set and govern the architectural direction of the Conductor/Workflow domain while ensuring our team delivers against that direction with quality and velocity. The Workflow Architect reports into our Product Development & Delivery and serves as the single accountable technical authority for workflow across the Opto WES platform.

Key Responsibilities:

Workflow Direction & Architecture:

o Own the architectural direction and roadmap for the workflow/orchestration domain within the Opto WES platform. o Define standards, reference patterns, and design guardrails for workflow modeling, deployment, and runtime behavior. o Drive resolution of architectural debt, including elimination of per-customer workflow-copy anti-patterns in favor of a configurable, multi-tenant-aware model. o Evaluate and make recommendations on workflow engine strategy (e.g., licensing, total cost of ownership, and migration considerations), supporting decisions with cost-benefit analysis and proof-of-concept evidence. o Author and maintain blueprint definitions, decision memos, and ARB-ready architecture artifacts.

Our Team Leadership & Delivery:

o Provide day-to-day technical direction to our engineering team, translating architectural intent into actionable, well-scoped work. o Review designs and implementations for adherence to standards, quality, and platform alignment before merge and release. o Manage technical flow-down and intake for our team, reducing go-to-person dependencies through documented patterns and clear ownership. o Track delivery health (estimate accuracy, carry-over, completion, defect spillover) and escalate risks to our leadership. o Partner with the vendor on staffing mix, ramp, and capability gaps relative to roadmap demand. Cross-Functional & Governance o Represent the workflow domain in Architecture Review Board (ARB) sessions and platform roadmap planning. o Coordinate workflow dependencies with product, project delivery, and DevSecOps teams across active client implementations. o Provide executive-ready reporting on workflow direction, delivery status, and key decisions.

Required Qualifications:

8+ years in software engineering with deep experience designing and operating workflow/BPM or orchestration systems (e.g., Camunda, Flowable, or equivalent). Demonstrated architecture ownership of a production platform, including standards definition and design governance.

Strong backend engineering foundation:

Java / Spring Boot, REST integration, and microservice patterns. Experience providing technical leadership to distributed or vendor-staffed engineering teams. Proven ability to make and defend technology decisions using cost-benefit analysis, TCO modeling, and proof-of-concept work. Excellent written communication, including architecture documentation and executive-level reporting.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in WES / WMS, warehouse automation, or industrial orchestration domains. Familiarity with multi-tenant configuration strategies and platform consolidation initiatives. Exposure to BPM licensing negotiation and migration planning. Experience operating within an Agile / SAFe PI planning cadence.

Pay:

$150,000.00

• $180,000.

00 per year

Work Location:

Hybrid remote in Cincinnati, OH 45241