Principal, Enterprise Technology Architect

Mercedes-Benz
Atlanta, GA
Job Description
Role Overview

The Enterprise Technology Architect owns the technology foundation of CodeCraft, the NAFTA shared engineering platform, and is accountable for its technical currency, reliability, and cost efficiency.

What You Will Do

The role involves designing the technology stack and platform capabilities, architecting the cloud-native runtime and its delivery model, and owning the technical design of CodeCraft's shared engineering assets.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience designing and building enterprise technology solutions, with deep hands-on expertise in cloud-native architecture and hybrid-cloud environments.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience designing, building, and operating enterprise technology solutions
  • 3+ years in a Enterprise Technology Architecture, Platform Architecture, Enterprise Solution Architecture, or Software Architecture role
  • Deep hands-on expertise in cloud-native architecture and hybrid-cloud environments
  • Strong experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform/Terragrunt or equivalent) and GitOps-based delivery (Helm, ArgoCD, or equivalent)
  • Experience designing and maintaining shared platform assets — common libraries, SDKs, plugins, dependency baselines, and developer tooling — consumed by multiple engineering teams
  • Practical DevSecOps depth: SAST/SCA tooling, dependency and vulnerability management, secrets management, container hardening, and least-privilege identity design
  • Experience with observability and reliability engineering — metrics, logs, traces, SLOs, alerting — and with cloud cost optimization
  • Working knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks and tools such as TOGAF, ArchiMate, LeanIX, or equivalent, and of architecture governance and technology standards development
  • Experience applying AI/ML, Generative AI, and Agentic AI to engineering and operations using platforms such as Azure AI, OpenAI, AWS Bedrock/SageMaker, Google Vertex AI, or equivalent
  • Understanding of AI governance, responsible AI principles, agentic AI risk (autonomy boundaries, prompt injection, data leakage, auditability), and AI-enabled Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) practices
  • Proven track record of leading technical initiatives, developing proofs of concept, evaluating emerging technologies, and driving adoption
  • Experience working in Agile/SAFe/SCRUM environments
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills

Benefits

  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) or equivalent retirement plan
  • Paid time off
  • Paid holidays
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities
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