Senior Product Architect – CA Distributed Components

Job Description

Broadcom’s Mainframe Software Division (MSD #Broadcom Software) delivers cutting‑edge on‑prem and hybrid software solutions that power mission‑critical enterprise systems. Applications running on these platforms support the majority of global transactions and business‑critical workloads.

We are seeking a Senior Product Architect to lead the architecture and evolution of the distributed components of CA 7 Workload Automation, including REST APIs, observability (Open Telemetry), Web UI, and distributed agent ecosystem.

This role will focus on building and evolving a modern, API‑first, event‑driven control plane that integrates mainframe scheduling with distributed systems, cloud platforms, and enterprise observability tools.

The ideal candidate is a highly experienced architect with strong distributed systems expertise, capable of driving design decisions, influencing multiple teams, and delivering scalable, high‑quality solutions aligned with product and customer needs.

• Work with architects, development leads, and product management to define and drive the architecture of CA 7 distributed components, including APIs, observability services, agents, and UI platforms.
• Define and document best practices, architectural standards, and design patterns for distributed systems and application development.
• Design and develop scalable, resilient REST API services and microservices‑based components.
• Lead architecture for Open Telemetry‑based observability pipelines, enabling real‑time streaming of workload events to enterprise platforms.
• Partner with stakeholders during early stages of projects to ensure solutions meet business requirements, scalability needs, and performance expectations.
• Guide development teams in building high‑quality, testable, and maintainable code aligned with modern engineering practices.
• Participate in and lead design and code reviews for complex and critical components.
• Drive shift‑left practices, ensuring early involvement of testing, performance, and security considerations.
• Collaborate across global teams to ensure architectural consistency and alignment across distributed components.
• Mentor and coach engineers, helping elevate team capabilities in system design and modern development practices.

A senior‑level professional role requiring evaluation, originality, and ingenuity. Applies advanced concepts, practices, and procedures in software architecture and distributed systems design.

Assignments are broad in nature and require independent judgment. Serves as a technical leader and resource to others for resolving complex problems. May lead cross‑functional initiatives and influence architectural direction across multiple teams.

• Works independently with minimal supervision.
• Defines architectural direction and design decisions without requiring manager approval in most cases.
• Influences multiple teams and stakeholders across geographic regions.
• Acts as a technical authority for distributed platform components.
• Typically has no direct reports but provides technical leadership and mentorship.
• Operates with a global scope across engineering teams.
• Does not manage a budget.

Travel as required to support industry conferences, customer engagements, and internal events. Will represent Broadcom by demoing and showcasing CA 7 Workload Automation solutions, both in‑person and virtually, and act as a thought leader in the workload automation and observability space.

Office environment – the role is based out of our Plano site. No special physical demands required.

Bachelor’s degree or global equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Typically 15+ years of experience in software development or a related field, with significant experience in distributed systems architecture and technical leadership.

• Demonstrates high personal integrity and ability to earn trust.
• Strong analytical and complex problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across teams.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and…