Senior Software Architect

Digital Realty

. Define and own the reference architecture for a global, cloud-native DCIM platform leveraging Microsoft Azure.

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeDallas • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAzureCloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoIoTJavaScriptKubernetesMicroservicesNode.jsPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and own the reference architecture for a global, cloud-native DCIM platform leveraging Microsoft Azure.
Architect and operationalize a high-throughput, low-latency, highly reliable distributed platform supporting real-time monitoring and control at global scale.
Design data platform architectures capable of petabyte-scale data ingestion, processing, and analytics.
Architect secure, globally distributed edge services using industrial IoT protocols such as MQTT and Modbus.
Design and deliver intuitive, omni-channel customer experiences across web, APIs, and internal platforms.
Define and implement REST, streaming, and event-driven APIs and SDKs for internal and external consumers.
Develop end-to-end IoT data flows using services such as IoT Hub, IoT Edge, Stream Analytics, Azure Functions, Azure Data Explorer, and Azure Storage.
Implement real-time alarming, event processing, and analytics in both cloud and edge environments.
Establish platform reliability through robust monitoring, diagnostics, observability, and automation.
Lead architectural governance, define standards, drive design reviews, and mentor engineers and architects across global teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
10–15 years of experience designing and architecting large-scale, globally distributed, real-time, secure, cloud-native platforms and products.
Deep hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and architectures.
Strong expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native design patterns.
Experience building industrial IoT and telemetry platforms with MQTT and edge-to-cloud messaging.
Proficiency with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Istio, or similar).
Strong programming skills in one or more of C#, Python, Node.js, or Go.
Experience building and integrating AI/ML capabilities into enterprise platforms.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar).
Strong leadership skills with the ability to align technology decisions with business and product strategy.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and Safety: Protecting our people, customers, assets, and data is central to our culture.
Professional development opportunities
Supportive, inclusive environment

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud-native architecturedistributed systemsmicroservicesindustrial IoTdata ingestionreal-time analyticsprogramming in C#programming in Pythonprogramming in Node.jsprogramming in Go

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringarchitectural governancedesign reviewsstrategic alignment