Principal Software Architect

Honeywell · Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Automation Machinery Manufacturing · 10,001+ employees

4 h ago

Principal (10+ yrs) Full-time United States

About the role

The Principal Software Architect will provide technical leadership for connected fire and life safety platforms, defining scalable, secure, cloud-native architectures. This role involves influencing engineering teams and stakeholders to drive platform modernization, reduce technical debt, and improve system reliability and security.

What they look for

Software Architecture Cloud-native Architecture SaaS Platforms IoT Connectivity API Design Distributed Systems Microservices Event-driven Architecture Cybersecurity Azure AWS Technical Leadership Platform Modernization Reliability Engineering Scalability Executive Communication

Requirements

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and over 12 years of software engineering experience with a focus on architecture leadership. Strong expertise in cloud-native SaaS platforms, distributed systems, and cybersecurity best practices is required.

Benefits

Medical Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Life Insurance Short-Term Disability Long-Term Disability 401(k) match Flexible Spending Accounts Health Savings Accounts EAP Educational Assistance Parental Leave Paid Time Off Paid Holidays

Full description

We are looking for a Principal Software Architect to provide technical leadership for next-generation connected fire and life safety software platforms. This role will be responsible for defining scalable, secure, cloud-native architecture across SaaS platforms, IoT connectivity, APIs, data platforms, and AI-enabled product capabilities.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on architecture leader who can influence engineering teams, product leaders, cybersecurity, SRE/operations, and business stakeholders. This person should be able to convert business strategy into technical architecture, drive platform modernization, reduce technical debt, and improve reliability, scalability, security, and speed of delivery.

You will report directly to our Senior Director of Software Engineering and you’ll work out of our Atlanta, GA location on a Hybrid work schedule.

Hybrid Work Schedule Note: For the first 90 days New Hires must be prepared to work 100% onsite Monday – Friday.

Honeywell helps organizations solve the world's most complex challenges in automation, the future of aviation and energy transition. As a trusted partner, we provide actionable solutions and innovation through our Aerospace Technologies, Building Automation, Energy and Sustainability Solutions, and Industrial Automation business segments – powered by our Honeywell Forge software – that help make the world smarter, safer and more sustainable.