Principal Software Architect

Overview

Senior technical authority owning end-to-end software architecture for Digital (on-premises, cloud and hybrid) and Device SW platforms across the CVUS Digital portfolio, working with CTO leadership, Product Management, Engineering, Systems and Cybersecurity.

What you'll do

• Serve as the architecture authority for EchoViewer and own major architecture decisions across the product lifecycle.
• Define and maintain the end-to-end architecture for on-premises, cloud and hybrid deployment models.
• Own architecture decisions covering applications, services, APIs, data, integration, interoperability, deployment and infrastructure.
• Define the technology stack and engineering toolchain, balancing productivity, maintainability, security, lifecycle cost and technology obsolescence.
• Establish architecture principles, reference architectures, design patterns and technical guardrails for the engineering organisation.
• Define the product data architecture and integration strategy, including data models, APIs, external interfaces and clinical ecosystem interoperability.
• Drive interoperability using relevant healthcare standards, including DICOM, HL7 and FHIR.
• Architect cybersecurity by design, minimising attack surface, unnecessary dependencies and technology footprint while enabling secure deployment, upgrades and maintenance.
• Define architectural approaches for identity and access, data protection, secure communication, logging, observability, resilience and component lifecycle management.
• Drive non-functional requirements covering performance, scalability, reliability, availability, maintainability, serviceability, cybersecurity and interoperability.
• Partner with Engineering leadership to translate architecture into technical roadmaps, executable product increments and release plans.
• Work with Systems and V&V leadership to ensure that the architecture is testable and supports effective integration and automation.
• Lead architecture reviews and resolve complex technical issues and cross-product architectural trade-offs.
• Make build, buy, reuse and platform-adoption recommendations based on product, technology and business needs.
• Drive reuse of common services, components, APIs and platform capabilities across the CVUS Digital portfolio.
• Manage technical debt and architecture evolution to balance short-term commitments with long-term scalability and maintainability.
• Partner with CTO, Product Management and cross-functional leaders to define product and technology strategy.
• Communicate architecture strategy, major decisions, technical risks and investment needs to senior leadership.
• Mentor architects, principal engineers and senior technical talent across Bengaluru and the global CVUS organisation.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Extensive experience in software product development, including significant experience as a Software Architect, Principal Architect, Chief Architect or equivalent senior technical leader.
• Proven experience architecting and releasing complex commercial digital products across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end software architecture for complex, software-intensive products.
• Deep knowledge of modern software architecture, distributed systems, cloud services, APIs, data architecture, integration patterns and scalable software design.
• Strong experience defining technology stacks, engineering toolchains and architecture standards for large product-development organisations.
• Proven experience with data integration and interoperability architectures.
• Strong understanding of product cybersecurity, secure architecture principles and software/component lifecycle management.
• Demonstrated ability to make trade-offs across performance, scalability, cybersecurity, cost, maintainability, interoperability and time to market.
• Experience translating product and business strategy into technology strategy, architecture roadmaps and actionable engineering direction.
• Proven ability to influence engineering, product and technology leaders across organisational and geographical boundaries.
• Excellent technical communication skills, including the ability to explain architectural decisions, options and risks to senior leadership.

Nice to have

• Experience architecting medical-device, healthcare, diagnostic imaging or regulated digital products.
• Experience with ultrasound, cardiology, enterprise clinical viewers or other data-intensive healthcare applications.
• Strong knowledge of DICOM, HL7, FHIR and healthcare interoperability architectures.
• Experience architecting solutions using Microsoft Azure, AWS or equivalent cloud platforms, including cloud-native and hybrid architectures.
• Experience with microservices, containers, API platforms, event-driven architecture, data services, observability and CI/CD ecosystems.
• Knowledge of IEC 62304, ISO 14971, IEC 62366-1, medical-device design controls and software lifecycle requirements.
• Experience with threat modelling, secure development lifecycle practices and vulnerability management.
• Demonstrated experience modernising legacy/on-premises products towards modular, platform-based, cloud or hybrid architectures.
• Experience defining reusable software platforms and common services supporting multiple products or clinical workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to balance technology innovation with architecture simplicity, reducing unnecessary dependencies and long-term cybersecurity complexity.
• Strong product mindset connecting clinical workflows, customer needs, product strategy, technology choices and engineering investment.