SaaS Architect – Analytics Platform

Location: City of Rochester

Rochester, NY, United States

SaaS Architect – Analytics Platform Position Summary The Founding SaaS Architect is responsible for defining and evolving the technical architecture for Qualitrol's Analytics as a Service platform. This individual will establish the engineering standards, architecture and technical direction required to rapidly build secure, scalable and maintainable cloud-native analytics services.

The architect will partner closely with the Product Owner and Product Engineers to ensure the platform evolves rapidly while maintaining a high standard of software quality, cybersecurity and operational excellence. Success in this role requires balancing long-term architectural vision with hands-on technical leadership in a fast-paced startup environment.

Primary Responsibilities Platform Architecture Define the architecture supporting:

Rotating Machine Analytics Grid Analytics Future Analytics Services Ensure solutions are:

Cloud-native and on prem

Secure Scalable Highly  available

Maintainable

Technical Leadership Provide technical leadership across the incubator.

Guide engineering decisions including:

Architecture Design patternsAPIsData models

Security Performance Observability Coach  engineers through design reviews and architecture reviews.

AI-First Engineering Champion AI-assisted software development including:

Specification-driven development AI-assisted coding

Automated code reviews

Automated testing

Documentation generation

Technical debt reduction

Continuously improve engineering productivity through AI-enabled workflows.

Engineering Excellence Establish standards for:

Code quality

Dev Sec Ops CI/CDTest automation

Cloud operations

Cybersecurity

Partner closely with Dev Ops to ensure operational excellence.

Technology Strategy Evaluate emerging technologies.

Lead technical decisions regarding:

Cloud platforms AI technologies

Data architecture

Microservices and pluginsAPIsEvent-driven systems

Edge-to-cloud integration

Required Experience
10+ years enterprise software development5+ years architecting SaaS platforms

Strong cloud architecture experience

Experience designing highly available distributed systems

Experience leading engineering teams

Deep understanding of Dev Sec Ops Preferred  Experience

Experience with :

Microsoft AzureAWSKubernetes

Event-driven architectures

Industrial IoTIndustrial Analytics AI-assisted software development

Success Measures Within 12 months:

Scalable SaaS architecture established

Engineering standards fully adopted

High deployment frequency achieved

High platform availability maintainedAI-assisted development adopted across the engineering team Technical debt actively managedTravel
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Ralliant Corporation Overview Ralliant, originally part of Fortive, now stands as a bold, independent public company driving innovation at the forefront of precision technology. With a global footprint and a legacy of excellence, we empower engineers to bring next-generation breakthroughs to life — faster, smarter, and more reliably. Our high-performance instruments, sensors, and subsystems fuel mission-critical advancements across industries, enabling real-world impact where it matters most.

At Ralliant we're building the future, together with those driven to push boundaries, solve complex problems, and leave a lasting mark on the world.

About QualitrolQUALITROL manufactures monitoring and protection devices for high value electrical assets and OEM manufacturing companies. Established in 1945, QUALITROL produces thousands of different types of products on demand and customized to meet our individual customers’ needs. We are the largest and most trusted global leader for partial discharge monitoring, asset protection equipment and information products across power generation, transmission, and distribution.

At Qualitrol, we are redefining condition-based monitoring.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ralliant Corporation and all Ralliant Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Ralliant and all Ralliant Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.

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