Principal Software Architect - R&D

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 7000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.

If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.

A software architect at IFS works with high-level architecture and design, for software included in IFS products. This work is focused on interpreting and analyzing functional and technical requirements to ensure fit-for-purpose and enterprise-grade software solutions. Business value, usability, scalability, high availability, maintainability, security and performance are key aspects of this work. A software architect works in collaboration with others to ensure robust and consistent architectural design.

A software architect at IFS learns and applies successful strategies, implements improvements to engineering methodologies and practices across the product portfolio. A software architect actively engages with peers and team members to drive the spread of technical skills and knowledge throughout the IFS community. In addition, a software architect at IFS continuously expands their functional and technical domain knowledge, which includes keeping up to date on technical industry trends.

Design and oversee data operations including data collection, storage, transformation (attribution and mapping), and quality control. Ensure robust data delivery mechanisms to clients, maintaining accuracy, timeliness, and security. Collaborate with data engineering teams to define scalable data pipelines and transformation workflows. Implement best practices for data governance, metadata management, and data lineage tracking.

   Mandatory Skills

• Strong understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, and data integration patterns.
• Develop reference architectures, data models, and architectural patterns to support data integration, storage, processing, and consumption at scale.
• Experience in designing modern data platforms supporting analytics, AI/ML models, data governance, and regulatory compliance.
• Proven experience designing and implementing solutions using scalable Azure services such as: Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure SQL, Azure Event Hub, Microsoft Purview and Power BI.
• Proficiency in both SQL and NoSQL database design, data modeling, and optimization
• Technical Leadership – proven track record leading architecture decisions across multiple teams
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present complex data architecture concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Desirable:

• 5+ years experience in developing enterprise applications using C# and ASP.NET
• Experience in managing spatial data, including designing geospatial data models, creating and maintaining GIS data layers, and overseeing the integration of spatial data sources.
• Familiarity with designing systems that integrate machine learning models and AI services

We embrace flexibility and hybrid work opportunities to support diverse needs and lifestyles, while also valuing inclusive workplace experiences. By fostering a sense of community, we drive innovation, strengthen connections, and nurture belonging. Our commitment ensures you can work in a way that suits you best, while also engaging with colleagues to share ideas and build meaningful relationships.