Sr Pncpl Software Architect

Sr Principal Platform Engineer

22-Dec-2025

US Remote

10565

As the recognized global standard for project-based businesses, Deltek delivers software and information solutions to help organizations achieve their purpose. Our market leadership stems from the work of our diverse employees who are united by a passion for learning, growing and making a difference. At Deltek, we take immense pride in creating a balanced, values-driven environment, where every employee feels included and empowered to do their best work.

Our employees put our core values into action daily, creating a one-of-a-kind culture that has been recognized globally. Thanks to our incredible team, Deltek has been named one of America's Best Midsize Employers by Forbes, a Best Place to Work by Glassdoor, a Top Workplace by The Washington Post and a Best Place to Work in Asia by World HRD Congress.

The Deltek Engineering and Technology team builds best-in-class solutions to delight customers and meet their business needs. We are laser-focused on software design, development, innovation and quality. Our team of experts has the talent, skills and values to deliver products and services that are easy to use, reliable, sustainable and competitive. If you’re looking for a safe environment where ideas are welcome, growth is supported and questions are encouraged - consider joining us as we explore the limitless opportunities of the software industry.

• Design and build the AI PaaS platform infrastructure on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) including Kubernetes orchestration, service mesh architecture, and container management
• Establish platform engineering standards for infrastructure as code (Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, automated deployment, and environment management across dev/staging/production
• Architect API gateway and service mesh patterns for multi-product integration; design Model Context Protocol (MCP) APIs that enable Startpoint, VantagePoint, Costpoint, Ajera, and Computer Ease to consume AI services
• Build developer platform tools including SDKs, CLI tools, internal APIs, and documentation that enable product teams to integrate with AI PaaS efficiently
• Implement observability infrastructure using metrics (Prometheus/Grafana), distributed tracing (Jaeger/Zipkin), centralized logging (ELK stack), and alerting systems for platform health monitoring
• Design multi-tenancy architecture with secure data isolation, resource quotas, and tenant-specific configuration management
• Establish platform SLAs and reliability engineering practices including SLI/SLO definition, error budgets, chaos engineering, and disaster recovery procedures

• Define technical vision and architecture for the AI PaaS platform spanning ML infrastructure, data platform, and product integrations
• Lead cross-functional technical initiatives across ML engineering, data engineering, and product integration teams; drive consensus on architecture decisions
• Design distributed systems for AI model serving, real-time inference, batch processing, and agent orchestration at enterprise scale
• Architect security and compliance frameworks supporting FedRAMP, ITAR, CUI, and classified data requirements with proper encryption, access controls, and audit logging
• Drive engineering excellence by establishing code quality standards, architectural review processes, and technical best practices across the platform
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies including new AI frameworks, infrastructure tools, and cloud services; conduct POCs and make build‑vs‑buy decisions

• Partner with product engineering teams to design integration patterns between AI PaaS and Deltek products; ensure seamless consumption of AI services
• Mentor principal and senior engineers across the organization; provide technical guidance on platform architecture, distributed systems, and cloud‑native development
• Collaborate with data science and ML teams to translate research models into production‑grade platform services with proper APIs, monitoring, and SLAs
• Work with CTO office…