Principal Software Architect

Waukesha, Wisconsin

GE Healthcare
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Job Description Summary

As a Principal Architect, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technology strategy for digital fulfillment of software across multiple teams within the organization. You will collaborate closely with architects and technical product managers to translate overarching system architecture and product requirements into cohesive, high-quality software solutions. In this role, you will drive the design and implementation of a Digital Fulfillment architecture for entitlement management, electronic delivery of digital offerings, licensing of SaaS subscriptions, and remote provisioning for Cloud based customer healthcare services and applications. Your leadership will emphasize quality, test-driven development, and adherence to sound software engineering practices, using industry best practices to maintain a high standard of excellence across all team deliverables. Additionally, you will leverage Generative AI (Gen AI) to drive agile development and releases.

At GE Healthcare, we are committed to bringing cloud-based solutions for our customers: all aspects of computing services across the cloud and edge - including servers, databases, storage, networking, analytics, software, intelligence are delivered over the Internet. Our Science & Technology organization is harnessing the power of technology to make healthcare more precise, more personalized, and more accessible for everyone. From driving the overall clinical research and patient-centric innovation strategy to delivering new digital and machine learning capabilities - we're committed to leading digital transformation, improving outcomes for patients and providers, and creating a world where healthcare has no limits. To find out more, visit: GE Careers.

This role is located in Waukesha, WI, Chicago, IL, or Bellevue, WA working on a hybrid basis, with a minimum of 3 days/week in the office.

Job Description

Roles/Responsibilities
  • Responsible for designing, building, and maintaining a scalable and efficient Digital Fulfillment architecture that supports the organization's strategic goals.
  • Digital Fulfillment Strategy Development: Formulate and implement a strategic vision for SaaS architecture aligned with business objectives.
  • Technology Evaluation: Assess and recommend new technologies and methodologies to enhance digital fulfillment processes.
  • Collaborate with the team to solve complex business problems, ensuring that solutions align with both SaaS cloud application and enterprise IT technology strategies.
  • Develop high-quality distributed system software, incorporating modern cloud approaches.
  • Work closely with architects and technical product managers to translate overall system architecture, product requirements, and enterprise IT ERP/CRM cloud strategy into well-designed and implemented software services.
  • Take ownership of the implementation of individual software components, with a strong emphasis on quality, test-driven development, sound software engineering practices, cybersecurity, reliability, and data integrity.
  • Participate in software design reviews, conduct peer code reviews, and provide input and feedback to other members of the development team.
  • Design, implement, test, deploy, and maintain innovative software solutions to enhance service performance, durability, cost efficiency, and security.
  • Utilize software engineering best practices to ensure a high standard of quality for all team deliverables.
  • Leverage Generative AI (Gen AI) to drive agile development and releases, enhancing the speed and quality of software delivery.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline
  • 9+ years of professional software development experience with a history of technical innovation
  • 3+ years of experience building scalable, distributed systems using modern frameworks such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • 3+ years of experience leading the design or architecture of new and existing systems, focusing on design patterns, reliability, and scaling
  • Experience providing technical leadership to engineers, leading an engineering team, and/or mentorship
Desired Qualifications
  • 10+ years of experience, including 3+ years designing and implementing solutions for digital fulfillment of cloud-based software offerings
  • Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
  • Experience in designing and architecting large-scale systems, preferably using AWS technologies
  • 2+ years of experience working directly with end customers to assess needs, identify solutions, and constructively resolve disagreements
  • Experience in supporting production software deployments
  • Technical expertise across all deployment models, including public cloud and on-premises infrastructure
  • Experience in creating, documenting, and communicating software architectures for complex products
  • Experience in building, tracking, and communicating plans within Agile processes
For U.S. based positions only, the pay range for this position is $185,600.00-$278,400.00 Annual. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the pay range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience and location. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). GE HealthCare offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement.

Additional Information

GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

Date Posted: 18 April 2025
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