SaaS Architect - Analytics Platform
Position Summary

The Founding SaaS Architect is responsible for defining and evolving the technical architecture for Qualitrol's Analytics as a Service platform. This individual will establish the engineering standards, architecture and technical direction required to rapidly build secure, scalable and maintainable cloud-native analytics services.

The architect will partner closely with the Product Owner and Product Engineers to ensure the platform evolves rapidly while maintaining a high standard of software quality, cybersecurity and operational excellence. Success in this role requires balancing long-term architectural vision with hands-on technical leadership in a fast-paced startup environment.
Primary Responsibilities
Platform Architecture

Define the architecture supporting:

• Rotating Machine Analytics
• Grid Analytics
• Future Analytics Services

Ensure solutions are:

• Cloud-native and on prem
• Secure
• Scalable
• Highly available
• Maintainable

Technical Leadership

Provide technical leadership across the incubator.

Guide engineering decisions including:

• Architecture
• Design patterns
• APIs
• Data models
• Security
• Performance
• Observability

Coach engineers through design reviews and architecture reviews.
AI-First Engineering

Champion AI-assisted software development including:

• Specification-driven development
• AI-assisted coding
• Automated code reviews
• Automated testing
• Documentation generation
• Technical debt reduction

Continuously improve engineering productivity through AI-enabled workflows.
Engineering Excellence

Establish standards for:

• Code quality
• DevSecOps
• CI/CD
• Test automation
• Cloud operations
• Cybersecurity

Partner closely with DevOps to ensure operational excellence.
Technology Strategy

Evaluate emerging technologies.

Lead technical decisions regarding:

• Cloud platforms
• AI technologies
• Data architecture
• Microservices and plugins
• APIs
• Event-driven systems
• Edge-to-cloud integration

Required Experience

• 10+ years enterprise software development
• 5+ years architecting SaaS platforms
• Strong cloud architecture experience
• Experience designing highly available distributed systems
• Experience leading engineering teams
• Deep understanding of DevSecOps

Preferred Experience

Experience with:

• Microsoft Azure
• AWS
• Kubernetes
• Event-driven architectures
• Industrial IoT
• Industrial Analytics
• AI-assisted software development

Success Measures

Within 12 months:

• Scalable SaaS architecture established
• Engineering standards fully adopted
• High deployment frequency achieved
• High platform availability maintained
• AI-assisted development adopted across the engineering team
• Technical debt actively managed

Travel

10% global travel

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About Qualitrol

QUALITROL manufactures monitoring and protection devices for high value electrical assets and OEM manufacturing companies. Established in 1945, QUALITROL produces thousands of different types of products on demand and customized to meet our individual customers' needs. We are the largest and most trusted global leader for partial discharge monitoring, asset protection equipment and information products across power generation, transmission, and distribution. At Qualitrol, we are redefining condition-based monitoring.

Pay Range
The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 104300.00-193700.00