Director of SaaS Architecture

Description

Company Overview:

Cellebrite (Nasdaq: CLBT) is a global leader in Digital Intelligence solutions, helping customers protect and save lives, accelerate justice, and preserve privacy. Our mission is to empower public and private sector organizations to master the complexities of legally sanctioned digital investigations through our advanced Digital Intelligence platform. Trusted by thousands of leading agencies and enterprises worldwide, Cellebrite transforms the way digital evidence is collected, reviewed, analyzed, and managed.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a strategic, hands-on Director of Architecture to lead a team of SaaS Solution Architects and help shape the future of Cellebrite’s cloud-based platform architecture. Reporting to the Chief Architect, this leader will be responsible for translating high-level architectural strategies into practical, scalable solutions that support the development and evolution of our SaaS products. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise, a strong background in cloud and SaaS architecture, and proven leadership in managing high-performing architecture teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 4-5 SaaS Solution Architects. Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
• Architectural Execution: Translate the product architectural vision into actionable designs and patterns. Ensure architectural consistency and scalability across multiple product lines.
• Technical Oversight: Provide hands-on architectural guidance for designing and implementing robust, secure, and scalable SaaS solutions using cloud-native technologies.
• Collaboration: Partner with Product, R&D, DevOps, and Security teams to ensure alignment between architecture and business goals, and to support seamless solution delivery.
• Innovation: Continuously evaluate and introduce new tools, technologies, and design patterns that drive efficiency, performance, and innovation in our SaaS offerings.
• Governance & Best Practices: Establish and enforce architecture standards, reference architectures, and design principles across teams to ensure compliance, maintainability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Scalability & Performance: Ensure solutions are optimized for performance, security, high availability, and scalability to meet growing business needs.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software architecture experience with at least 5 years in a leadership role within a SaaS/cloud-native product environment.
• Proven track record managing architecture teams (software architects, system architects\engineers) in high-scale, agile organizations.
• Deep expertise in cloud architecture, AWS, microservices, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of SaaS delivery models, DevSecOps principles, and platform engineering best practices.
• Familiarity with modern data and application security standards, compliance (e.g., SOC2, FedRAMP), and privacy considerations.
• Experience with emerging technologies such as GenAI, Machine Learning, event-driven architectures is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and communicate complex ideas clearly.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Why Join Us?

At Cellebrite, you’ll work on impactful technology that makes a real difference. You’ll join a forward-thinking, collaborative architecture team at the forefront of innovation in the digital intelligence space. This role offers the chance to lead with purpose, grow technically and professionally, and influence the future of Cellebrite’s platform.