Lead Architect

About Us
We are a leading Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Dealer Management (DMS)[JS1] software and solutions provider to heavy equipment, agriculture, and construction companies. We aim to be the thought leader in the industries we serve and a trusted IT advisor to all our clients. Today, we have over 700 employee associates, offices on four continents, and customers in over 20 countries. We are privately held, and our headquarters are in beautiful Cary, NC. We seek talented individuals to join our team and help us aggressively grow our North American footprint for our cloud based DMS.

Role Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary
Lead Architect
to define and drive the architectural strategy across our enterprise software platforms. This role demands a unique blend of strategic thinking and hands-on leadership, shaping the future of our product ecosystem while collaborating closely with Engineering, Product, and DevOps teams.

This is an
individual contributor
role with high influence and
dotted-line mentoring responsibility
over architects across all Engineering teams. You will report directly to the
CTO
and play a pivotal role in ensuring technical excellence, scalability, and innovation across platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, articulate, and evolve architectural strategies that ensure scalability, performance, security, and long-term maintainability.
• Lead and guide end-to-end solution design efforts across products, platforms, and integrations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Product Management, DevOps, and Business stakeholders to ensure alignment of architecture with business and customer needs.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate architectural frameworks, design patterns, and emerging technologies.
• Lead technical governance, including architecture reviews, risk assessments, performance audits, and cost-benefit analyses.
• Champion and mentor best practices among architects and senior engineers across teams.
• Promote cloud-native design principles and drive modernization of legacy systems.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, security requirements, and regulatory norms.
• Spearhead research and development efforts for new tools, platforms, and methodologies.
• Optimize system performance and operational cost-efficiency.
• Stay ahead of trends in enterprise application architecture, cloud, AI, and data engineering.

Technical Skills & Expertise

• Must have worked in technology leadership role in an ERP or Enterprise grade product set-up.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and Java
• Exposure to AI libraries, model training workflows, and algorithm design
• Strong understanding of architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF), Microservices, API strategies, and distributed systems
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and Container Orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, observability tools, and system performance tuning

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 15+ years of experience in software development, with at least 8+ years in architectural leadership
• Proven experience in building and scaling ERP and enterprise-grade applications
• Demonstrated experience in enterprise software environments using Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Strong expertise in designing secure, scalable, and performant systems
• Track record of introducing architectural innovation and delivering large-scale systems

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)
• Deep understanding of AI/ML workflows, including algorithm development and model deployment
• Strong background in data engineering—data pipelines, analytics, and visualization tools
• Experience working with global teams across geographies

Why work for VitalEdge?
We don't just sell technology, we enable transformation that results in broader societal benefits like feeding the world, building homes and critical infrastructure, and delivering all sorts of products we all rely on for daily life. We exist to ultimately equip the world to keep running. We have more than 60 years of combined experience and two industry-leading software suites and associated apps, with which we will drive the market forward. It's an exciting time to work for VitalEdge – join us

[JS1]1. ERP is abbreviated but not defined. If this is intentional as to not give the ERP focus then it doesn't need correction.

• Dealer Management System (instead of software)
• DMS is not defined here, it is defined when used next at the end of this paragraph.