Lead Software Architect

• 1 day ago

Intrado Life & Safety

Key Facts

Remote From:

California (USA) , Idaho (USA) , United States

Category: Software Architect

Full time

Senior (5-10 years)

English

Hard Skills

Architectural Design Application Integration Architecture Systems Design Requirements Engineering Communications Protocols Cellular Networks 5G Technology Stakeholder Communications

Other Skills

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Influencing Skills

Roles & Responsibilities

8+ years of experience in software engineering, systems design, or solution architecture
Proven experience translating business needs into technical requirements
Strong experience defining API specifications and integration architectures
Deep understanding of system design, data flows, and communication protocols

Requirements:

Lead requirements engineering by partnering with business and stakeholders
Translate business needs into detailed specifications, user stories, and solution designs
Own API and integration design, ensuring consistency and maintainability
Drive architecture standards governance by establishing design patterns and best practices

Job description

About Us:

Intrado is dedicated to saving lives and protecting communities, helping them prepare for, respond to, and recover from critical events. Our cutting-edge company strives to become the most trusted, data-centric emergency services partner by uniting fragmented communications into actionable intelligence for first responders. At Intrado, all of our work truly matters.

Responsibilities/Qualifications:

Overview

The Lead Software Architect defines and guides architecture for complex platforms, with a strong focus on translating business needs into clear technical requirements and scalable system designs. This role ensures alignment between business, product, and engineering through well-defined specifications, integration patterns, and architectural standards.

Key Responsibilities

Lead requirements engineering: Partner with business and stakeholders to elicit, refine, and document functional and technical requirements, ensuring clarity for software and development teams
Translate business needs into delivery: Convert requirements into detailed specifications, user stories, and solution designs that enable efficient development and reduce ambiguity
Own API and integration design: Define API specifications (REST, event-driven) and machine-to-machine communication patterns, ensuring consistency, scalability, and maintainability
Ensure protocol and system interoperability: Design solutions leveraging industry protocols (e.g., HTTP, messaging, telecom standards) and manage complex data flows across systems
Drive architecture standards & governance: Establish design patterns, integration standards, and best practices to guide development teams
Lead solution design: Produce architecture artifacts, integration models, and system designs that meet functional and non-functional requirements (scalability, reliability, security)
Partner cross-functionally: Work closely with engineering, product, and business teams to align priorities, reduce delivery risk, and ensure successful implementation
Mentor and influence: Guide engineers and teams on requirements clarity, system design, and architectural best practices

Requirements

8+ years of experience in software engineering, systems design, or solution architecture, with demonstrated ownership of architecture across multiple products/systems
Proven experience translating business needs into technical requirements and guiding development teams
Strong experience defining API specifications and integration architectures
Deep understanding of system design, data flows, and communication protocols

4G and 5G communication networks
Sip and IMS
HTTP and RESTful Web-Service APIs

Experience working across business, product, and engineering stakeholders in complex environments
Background in large-scale or regulated systems preferred
Strong stakeholder communication and influence skills; ability to align technical strategy to business goals.
Ability to evaluate technology trends and recommend solutions that increase systems flexibility and cost-effectiveness.
Ability to estimate the development effort for new feature requests.

Total Rewards:

Want to love where you work? At Intrado, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes what you’d expect (medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, paid time off, a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), and several that go above and beyond – tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave, access to a comprehensive library of personal and professional training resources, employee discounts, insurance coverage and more! Apply today to join us in work worth doing!

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