Technical Architect
At a glance
Mid-level Engineering Leadership role at Material. New York · full-time · $132,000–$170,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Set the platform’s future architecture and roadmap, then establish the standards and design rules teams should follow
- Review proposed designs, approve solutions and lead modernization work across the enterprise platform
- Guide AWS Glue pipelines, PostgreSQL, Snowflake and backend processing, including investigating failed Glue jobs
- Lead major incident reviews and root-cause analysis, then push reliability gains and technical debt reduction
- Advise client product and engineering leaders during EST hours, mentor senior engineers and clear technical blockers
What you bring
- At least twelve years in software engineering, including five or more as a Technical Architect or Principal Engineer
- Strong Java, Spring, REST API, microservices and distributed-systems expertise
- Hands-on AWS and data-platform capability, including Glue, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, ETL and batch processing
- Experience with DevOps tools such as Tomcat, JFrog, SonarQube and Splunk, plus CI/CD and Git
Who this fits
This suits a senior, hands-on architect who can set long-range direction while troubleshooting production systems and influencing client stakeholders. The role is based near the New York City office on a hybrid basis and works in the EST time zone. Expect travel of ten to fifteen percent, depending on client needs.
From the employer
Technical Architect, Enterprise Applications & Data Platforms
This role is to be based near our office in New York City (hybrid).
About Us
We drive intelligent growth for ambitious businesses and leading brands.
Customer understanding is more potent and drives greater value when insights go to work directly within marketing and experience priorities. To give our clients that advantage, we put an insights-driven operating system at the core of our design, go-to-market, and digital experience solutions.
Material clients make smarter growth choices because they can see clearly how and when to take the shots that count. Together, we connect consumer intelligence with customer demand generation to build lasting, profitable relationships.
About the Technical Architect, Enterprise Applications & Data Platforms Role
Material is looking for a highly experienced Technical Architect to lead the technical evolution of a large-scale enterprise platform. This is a client-facing engineering leadership role combining enterprise architecture, platform modernization, production engineering, and technical leadership. The architect will operate in the EST time zone, partnering closely with client Product and Engineering leaders while providing architectural direction to globally distributed engineering teams. The role requires someone equally comfortable defining long-term architecture and debugging complex production issues.
What You’ll Do
Own target-state architecture and technology roadmap; define architecture standards, engineering guardrails and design principles
Lead architecture reviews and approve solution designs; drive platform modernization initiatives
Serve as the senior technical leader during EST business hours, partnering with client Product Managers and Engineering leadership on technical decisions
Mentor architects and senior engineers; review critical code changes and remove technical blockers
Provide architectural leadership for AWS Glue ETL pipelines, PostgreSQL, Snowflake and backend processing; investigate Glue job failures and guide implementation teams
Lead cloud-native modernization across scalability, automation, observability, reliability and security
Lead Sev-1/Sev-2 incident reviews and RCAs; drive engineering standards, reliability improvements and technical debt reduction
Serve as primary engineering point of contact during EST hours; drive governance forums, roadmap discussions and technical alignment with client stakeholders
Travel: 10–15% depending on client needs
About You
12+ years in software engineering with 5+ years as a Technical Architect or Principal Engineer
Deep expertise in Java (8/11/17), Spring Boot, Spring Framework, REST APIs, Microservices and Distributed Systems
Strong AWS experience including Glue, Lambda, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, EventBridge and SNS/SQS
Proficiency across data platforms: AWS Glue, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, ETL, Data Modeling and Batch Processing
Experience with DevOps tooling including Tomcat, JFrog, SonarQube, Splunk, OpenSearch, CI/CD and Git
Background in large-scale data platforms and production-critical systems; client-facing consulting experience preferred
Ability to balance strategic architecture with hands-on technical leadership; proven track record influencing senior stakeholders and mentoring engineering teams
Nice to have: Scala, Kafka, Terraform, Kubernetes, AI-assisted Engineering
Why Work for Material?
Material is a global company and we work with leading brands worldwide. We create and launch new brands and products, putting innovation and value creation at the center of our practice. Our clients are leaders in their class, across sectors from technology to retail, transportation, finance, and healthcare.
Material employees join a peer group of exceptionally talented colleagues across the company, the country, and the world. We develop capabilities and leading-edge market offerings across seven global practices including strategy and insights, design, data & analytics, technology, and tracking.
A community focused on learning and making an impact. Material is an outcomes-focused company. We create experiences that matter, create new value, and make a difference in our clients’ lives and their customers’ lives.
Pay Range: $132,000.00 - $170,000.00
The range shown represents a grouping of relevant ranges currently in use at Material. Actual range for this position may differ, depending on location and specific skillset required for the work itself.
Equal Employment Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.
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