Chief Architect

We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary Chief Architect to lead our architectural strategy at a Private Equity-backed cloud technology company. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in running tiger teams of multi-disciplined engineers, with a strong emphasis on cloud architecture, service-oriented architecture (SOA), and software architecture. Expertise in AWS is essential, and experience in AI/ML and regulated industries will be considered a significant advantage.

What your impact will look like here:

• Architectural Leadership: Develop and implement the overall architectural strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals and technological advancements.
• Team Management: Lead tiger teams composed of multi-disciplined engineers specializing in cloud architecture, SOA, and software architecture. Foster a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-wide architecture frameworks, standards, and policies to support scalable and sustainable technology solutions.
• Cloud Architecture: Drive the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and efficient cloud solutions, leveraging AWS technologies to their fullest potential.
• Service-Oriented Architecture: Oversee the development and integration of service-oriented solutions that enhance interoperability and reusability across the organization.
• Software Architecture: Ensure robust and scalable software architecture practices are in place, guiding the development of high-quality, maintainable software products.
• AI/ML Integration: Collaborate with AI/ML experts to incorporate advanced analytics and machine learning models into the company’s technology stack, enhancing product offerings and operational efficiencies.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all architectural solutions meet the necessary regulatory and compliance requirements, particularly in regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, or telecommunications.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with senior leadership, product managers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technological solutions.
• Innovation and Best Practices: Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, promoting continuous improvement and innovation within the architecture team.
• Mentor and guide architects and senior developers within the organization, promoting best practices in architecture design and implementation.
• Review and approve major architectural designs to ensure compliance with internal standards and the strategic direction of the organization.
• Investigate new technologies and architectural approaches for potential adoption, conducting proof-of-concept projects to assess their viability and impact.

You will love this job if you have:

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 10 years in architectural roles, with significant experience leading cross-functional engineering teams.
• Technical Expertise:
• Extensive experience with AWS cloud services and architecture.
• Proficiency in service-oriented architecture (SOA) and software architecture principles.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML technologies and their applications.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with compliance and regulatory standards in industries such as finance, healthcare, or telecommunications is a plus.
• Leadership Skills: Proven ability to lead, mentor, and motivate teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

The Team

We area globally distributed workforce across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, India, Armenia, Australia, and New Zealand.

The Culture

At Granicus, we are building a transparent, inclusive, and safe space for everyone who wants to be a part of our journey. A few culture highlights include –

- Employee Resource Groups to encourage diverse voices

- Coffee with Mark sessions – Our employees get to interact with our CEO on very important and sometimes difficult issues ranging from mental health to work life balance and current affairs.

- Embracing diversity & fostering a culture of ideation, collaboration & meritocracy

- We bring in special guests from time to time to discuss issues that impact our employee population

The Company

Serving the People Who Serve the People

Granicus is driven by the excitement of building, implementing, and maintaining technology that is transforming the Govtech industry by bringing governments and its constituents together. We are on a mission to support our customers with meeting the needs of their communities and implementing our technology in ways that are equitable and inclusive. Granicus has consistently appeared on the GovTech 100 list over the past 5 years and has been recognized as the best companies to work on BuiltIn.

Over the last 25 years, we have served 5,500 federal, state, and local government agencies and more than 300 million citizen subscribers power an unmatched Subscriber Network that use our digital solutions to make the world a better place. With comprehensive cloud-based solutions for communications, government website design, meeting and agenda management software, records management, and digital services, Granicus empowers stronger relationships between government and residents across the U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. By simplifying interactions with residents, while disseminating critical information, Granicus brings governments closer to the people they serve—driving meaningful change for communities around the globe.

Want to know more? See more of what we do here.

The Impact

We are proud to serve dynamic organizations around the globe that use our digital solutions to make the world a better place — quite literally. We have so many powerful success stories that illustrate how our solutions are impacting the world. See more of our impact here.

The Process

- Assessment – Take a quick assessment.

- Phone screen – Speak to one of our talented recruiters to ensure this could be a fit.

- Hiring Manager/Panel interview – Talk to the hiring manager so they can learn more about you and you about Granicus. Meet more members on the team! Learn more and share more.

- Reference checks – Provide 2 references so we can hear about your awesomeness.

- Verbal offer – Let’s talk numbers, benefits, culture and answer any questions.

- Written offer – Sign a formal letter and get excited because we sure are!

Benefits at Granicus India

Along with the challenges of the job, Granicus offers employees an attractive benefits package which includes –

- Hospitalization Insurance Policy covering employees and their family members including parents

- All employees are covered under Personal Accident Insurance & Term Life Insurance policy

- All employees can avail annual health check facility

- Eligible for reimbursement of telephone and internet expenses

- Wellness Allowance to avail health club memberships and/or access to physical fitness centres

- Wellbeing Wednesdays which includes 1x global Unplug Day and 2x No Meeting Days every quarter

- Memberships for ‘meditation and mindfulness ‘ apps including on-demand mental health support 24/7 

- Access to learning management system Say., Udemy Learning Premium account membership & many more

- Access to Rewards & recognition portal and quarterly recognition program

Security and Privacy Requirements

- Responsible for Granicus information security by appropriately preserving the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) of Granicus information assets in accordance with the company's information security program.

- Responsible for ensuring the data privacy of our employees and customers, their data, as well as taking all required privacy training in a timely manner, in accordance with company policies. 

Granicus is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. All qualified applicants and employees will be considered for employment and advancement without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, age, genetic information, sexual or affectional orientation, marital status, status regarding public assistance, familial status, military or veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.