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**This is a Hybrid role requiring 2 days a week in a Wolters Kluwer office**

As the **Director of Architecture for Product Software Engineering** , you will lead an organization of about 25 application architects and data architects. As a Senior Member of the engineering leadership team, you will play a critical role in implementing lean development practices, standardizing new application development across our portfolio leveraging cloud technologies, standardizing development architecture, and driving the adoption of infrastructure as code including handsfree deployment. Additionally, you will provide the strategy and help in execution of migration of legacy applications to modern platforms, ensuring we create a flexible technology stack remains at the forefront of innovation. A key part of your role will also involve driving AI adoption into our products to enhance their capabilities and performance.

Responsibilities:

+ **Leadership & Team Management:**

+ Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 25-30 application and data architects.

+ Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the architecture team.

+ Provide strategic direction and technical guidance to the team.

+ **Lean Development Implementation:**

+ Understands Lean development and SAFe.

+ Drive the adoption of lean development practices to enhance efficiency and reduce waste.

+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline development processes.

+ **Standardization of Application Development:**

+ Standardize new application development across the portfolio, leveraging cloud technologies.

+ Ensure consistency, scalability, and security in application design and development.

+ **Immutable Infrastructure as Code (IaC):**

+ Standardize and implement infrastructure as code practices.

+ Promote automation and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

+ **Legacy Application Migration:**

+ Develop the strategy and technical roadmap for migrating legacy applications to modern platforms.

+ Ensure no disruption to business operations during the migration process.

+ **AI Adoption:**

+ Drive the integration of AI technologies into our products to enhance functionality and user experience.

+ Stay abreast of the latest AI trends and technologies to inform strategic decisions.

+ Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to implement AI solutions effectively.

Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

+ 10 plus years of Application Architecture experience

+ Proven experience leading a team of architects in a cloud technology environment.

+ Strong expertise in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).

+ Extensive experience with lean development methodologies.

+ Proficiency in infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).

+ Demonstrated success in standardizing application development and migrating legacy systems.

+ Familiarity with AI technologies and experience driving AI adoption in products.

+ Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Benefits:

A comprehensive benefits package that begins your first day of employment. **Additional Information:** Wolters Kluwer offers great benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including **Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave** . Full details of our benefits are available - https://www.mywolterskluwerbenefits.com/index.html

Diversity Matters

Wolters Kluwer strives for an inclusive company culture in which we attract, develop, and retain diverse talent to achieve our strategy. As a global company, having a diverse workforce is of the utmost importance. We've been recognized by employees as a European Diversity Leader in the Financial Times, as one of Forbes America’s Best Employers for Diversity in 2022, 2021 and 2020 and as one of Forbes America’s Best Employers for Women in 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018. In 2020, we placed third in the Female Board Index, and were recognized by the European Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index. Wolters Kluwer and all of our subsidiaries, divisions and customer/departments is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.

Our Interview Practices

_To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process._

_Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process._

Compensation:

150,500.00 - 268,900.00 USD

Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position. Actual base salary offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience and actual hiring location. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific offer for the job location during the hiring process.

**Additional Information** :

Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available upon request.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Wolters Kluwer U. S. Corporation and all of its subsidiaries, divisions and customer/business units is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.