Principal Software Architect

14 - 19 years

25 - 30 Lacs

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As a Principal Software Architect on the Commercial Architecture team at OpenText, you will lead the design and governance of modern application and cloud architectures across a diverse product landscape. This is a strategic and hands-on role focused on driving architectural consistency, scalability, and modernization across OpenTexts commercial software portfolio.

You will work cross-functionally with product engineering, operations, product management, and security to guide and influence the technical direction of cloud-native services, APIs, identity, and next-generation application platforms. This role is ideal for someone who combines deep technical expertise with strategic thinking and a passion for designing large-scale, modern, secure systems.

AI and LLM experience is a strong bonus but not required.

You are great at

  • Lead architecture design and modernization efforts for SaaS and on-prem applications, APIs, and cloud-native services.
  • Define scalable microservice-based patterns for application modernization, with a focus on multi-tenancy, resiliency, and observability.
  • Guide product and engineering teams in building and evolving secure identity, authorization, and service communication strategies.
  • Collaborate with cloud platform teams to align with infrastructure, DevSecOps, and container orchestration strategies.
  • Provide architectural governance and consultation across a portfolio of products, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
  • Partner with engineering and business leaders to evaluate technology choices and prioritize architectural investment.
  • Author architecture blueprints, patterns, and documentation that can be leveraged across teams and reused at scale.
  • Act as a thought leader and mentor to technical teams, advocating for architectural excellence and cross-BU collaboration.

Required Qualifications

  • Overall experience of 14+ years
  • 10+ years of experience designing and building distributed, scalable, and secure enterprise systems
  • Deep understanding of application architecture patterns, including microservices, event-driven design, and REST APIs
  • Proven experience architecting solutions in public cloud (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker)
  • Strong knowledge of identity and access management patterns (OAuth2, OIDC, SSO, federated identity, entitlements)
  • Strong background in Java or equivalent enterprise development stack
  • Experience working in or with large-scale SaaS platforms, including deployment, scale, and operational considerations
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Strong documentation and diagramming skills; able to produce consumable and reusable architecture collateral

Preferred / Bonus Qualifications

  • Experience working across multiple BUs or product lines in a federated enterprise
  • Experience with AI/ML or LLM-based systems, including model integration or inference orchestration
  • Familiarity with OpenAPI, GraphQL, gRPC, and asynchronous messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
  • Experience with service mesh, policy engines, and zero-trust architectures
  • Experience designing solutions that meet enterprise compliance, security, and regulatory standards

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