Principal Architect, ML Engineering

We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Architect to provide technical leadership for a strategic analytics and AI-driven platform within Icertis. This role is responsible for defining the long-term architecture vision, designing scalable enterprise applications, and driving key technical initiatives across the product portfolio. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in application architecture with exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to work directly with customers, engineering teams, and leadership to address complex business and technical challenges. Key Responsibilities • Define and drive the long-term technical architecture and roadmap for enterprise-scale applications. • Design scalable, secure, high-performing, and maintainable solutions using modern architecture principles. • Provide architectural leadership across technologies including .NET, C#, ASP.NET Core, Python, React. • Lead key product initiatives from architecture through execution and delivery. • Partner with customers and stakeholders to understand business challenges and translate them into effective technical solutions. • Participate in customer discussions and escalation calls, providing technical leadership and architectural guidance. • Review application and system designs, ensuring alignment with architecture standards and best practices. • Drive engineering excellence through architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical mentorship. • Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Support teams to improve product quality, reliability, scalability, and performance. • Champion the adoption of AI technologies and identify opportunities for innovation, automation, and cost optimization. • Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend strategic investments that support business objectives. • Provide final architectural oversight for major product enhancements and strategic initiatives. Qualifications • 15+ years of experience in software engineering, application architecture, or enterprise product development. • Strong expertise in the Microsoft technology stack, including .NET, C#, ASP.NET Core, Web APIs, Entity Framework, and microservices-based application development. • Hands-on experience with Python and modern front-end frameworks such as React. • Proven experience designing and architecting large-scale, cloud-native, enterprise SaaS applications. • Strong understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architecture, REST APIs, system integration, multi-tenant SaaS architecture, scalability, availability, and performance optimization. • Experience with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and associated cloud-native services. • Strong knowledge of databases and data platforms, including SQL Server, NoSQL databases, caching technologies, and data processing frameworks. • Experience leveraging AI/ML technologies, Generative AI, and analytics-driven solutions in enterprise applications. • Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems and make sound architectural decisions across multiple teams and products. • Experience leading architecture reviews, defining engineering standards, and mentoring senior engineers and architects. • Strong customer-facing experience with the ability to engage directly with enterprise clients and manage critical technical escalations. • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership skills. • Ability to balance strategic technology vision with hands-on technical leadership and execution.