Set and champion the domain-level technical direction and architectural vision, ensuring multiple products move cohesively toward a modern, scalable future.
Translate bold business strategies into multi‑year modernization plans that accelerate delivery, strengthen reliability, and position Guardian for long‑term success.
Oversee technical design governance, ensuring performance, resilience, and security remain uncompromising across all squads and platforms.
Build and scale best‑in‑class engineering practices, reusable frameworks, and high‑quality patterns that raise the bar across the entire product ecosystem.
Serve as the trusted escalation point for complex technical decisions, production incidents, and architectural risks—providing clarity, direction, and decisive leadership.
Develop, mentor, and elevate engineers, tech leads, quality engineering professionals, and future leaders—strengthening the technical backbone of the organization.
Partner across value streams and with enterprise platform, Data & AI, and executive stakeholders to drive cross‑domain alignment and unified outcomes.
Collaborate with business product managers and owners to define clear quarterly plans, outcomes, dependencies, and commitments that map directly to value stream OKRs.
Influence funding prioritization, modernization investment decisions, and the evolution of enterprise architecture through strategic thought leadership.
Drive continuous improvement in automation, SDLC maturity, cloud adoption, engineering tooling, and delivery excellence.
Enable teams to unlock transformative results by adopting AI‑for‑engineers capabilities and applying AI to value‑stream outcomes.
Establish and uphold world‑class engineering standards—CI/CD, testing, security, supportability, and metrics—ensuring consistent excellence across all products.

Requirements

8–12 years of engineering experience with demonstrated success leading technical strategy and domain‑level architecture.
A proven track record modernizing legacy platforms and delivering platform engineering at enterprise scale.
Deep, hands‑on technical expertise across distributed systems, cloud architectures, APIs, data platforms, AI/ML, and event‑driven patterns.
The ability to shape long‑term technology strategy, influence architectural direction, and guide high‑impact investment decisions.
A history of building high‑performing, inclusive engineering cultures that attract, grow, and retain exceptional technical talent.
Strong executive‑level communication, with the ability to influence senior leaders, align diverse stakeholders, and drive strategic outcomes.

Benefits

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities
Bonuses

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

technical strategydomain-level architecturemodernizationplatform engineeringdistributed systemscloud architecturesAPIsdata platformsAI/MLevent-driven patterns

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationinfluencecollaborationstrategic thought leadershipcontinuous improvementbuilding inclusive culturesdecision-makingclarity