Principal Architect

Brookhaven National Laboratory is seeking a highly skilled technical leader for the Applications and Software Engineering department within the Information Technology Division (ITD). The Principal Architect provides architectural and hands-on technical leadership across multiple strategic initiatives for the Laboratorys portfolio of business applications. They will help shape the technology strategy solution architecture and application and platform modernization efforts that support the Laboratorys mission.

Working across a broad portfolio of legacy custom-developed commercial and cloud-based applications this role partners with business stakeholders application architects cybersecurity infrastructure and leadership to deliver secure scalable and sustainable technology solutions.

Reporting to the ITD Applications department manager the Principal Architect serves as the Laboratorys technical authority for enterprise application architecture providing strategic direction and architectural governance across the business application portfolio.

Brookhaven Labs Information Technology Divisions mission is to deliver safe efficient operations that ensure the delivery of the Labs research mission by:

• Developing and deploying state-of-the-art information and computing systems in support of scientific research and business operations
• Providing a reliable and secure high-speed network infrastructure for scientific and business computing
• Developing a scientific computing infrastructure that can support the computing needs common among the scientific departments
• Providing support to scientific and administrative programs to help them address their unique computing challenges
• Providing a cost-effective highly reliable secure and standardized computing infrastructure
• Promoting best practices in the areas of platform support application development and customer service
• Providing cost-effective information services to the Brookhaven Lab community including Research Library publications records management and technical editing services in support of the research mission and in compliance with contractual requirements
• ITD includes experts in IT infrastructure and operations cyber security business systems data information and information services including records management and the Research Library. The ideal candidate is an excellent communicator who is resourceful and innovative and who understands that collaboration with stakeholders from across the Laboratory is critical to ensure the right expertise and technology are in place to advance our mission of bringing science solutions to the world.

• Develop and maintain the enterprise application architecture and technology roadmaps for the Laboratorys business application portfolio
• Lead application modernization initiatives by evaluating legacy applications defining modernization strategies and establishing plans that reduce technical debt and improve long-term sustainability
• Establish and govern application architecture standards design principles reference architectures and integration patterns to ensure consistency across the portfolio in partnership with the IT Architect Council
• Review and approve solution architectures for major initiatives to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture cybersecurity infrastructure data and integration standards
• Evaluate the application portfolio to identify opportunities for consolidation rationalization modernization cloud adoption and retirement of obsolete technologies
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into technology capabilities and multi-year business and architectural roadmaps
• Evaluate enterprise platforms cloud services development frameworks and commercial software to ensure technology investments align with the Laboratorys long-term architectural direction
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to application architects and software engineering teams promoting engineering excellence and sound architectural practices
• Serve as the principal technical advisor for enterprise application architecture providing recommendations to IT leadership on emerging technologies strategic investments architectural risks and technology direction

• Bachelors degree or equivalent technical experience preferably in computer science information systems or a related technical field
• 10 years of relevant experience
• Broad knowledge of application architecture integrations data architecture identity and access management and modern software engineering practices
• Experience establishing architecture principles design standards reference architectures and governance processes across complex application environments
• Experience leading application modernization initiatives reducing technical debt and managing enterprise application portfolios
• Strong understanding of strategic and emerging technology trends and the ability to evaluate their applicability to evolving business needs
• Experience evaluating enterprise software cloud services and technology platforms to support long-term architectural direction
• Trusted technical leader with the ability to influence executives business leaders architects engineering teams and strategic partners
• Technology-neutral mindset with sound judgment intellectual curiosity and a focus on delivering sustainable business value
• Ability to mentor architects and senior engineers
• Applicants must submit both a resume and cover letter for consideration

Preferred Knowledge and Skills

• 15 years of relevant experience
• Masters degree in computer science information systems or a related field
• Experience with ERP platforms and/or integrations such as PeopleSoft SAP or Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Experience with Microsoft development technologies including Azure Core MVC Entity Framework IIS and Azure DevOps
• Experience with AI-assisted and AI-integrated software development

Other information:

• Visa Sponsorship is not available for this postion
• This position is eligible for remote work
• Applicants must submit both a resume and cover letter for consideration

Brookhaven National Laboratory is committed to providing fair equitable and competitive compensation. This is a multi-level role and the full salary range for this position is $126000 - $222500 / year. You will be placed at the level and salary commensurate with your experience. Salary offers will be commensurate with the final candidates qualification education and experience and considered with the internal peer group.

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