Staff Software Architect

When you work for John Crane, you join a community driven by pioneering spirit and a legacy of innovation. Our engineered solutions drive reliability, uptime and energy efficiency, empowering the world’s largest energy service providers to achieve sustainability goals that shape the future of our world. If you’re ready to accelerate the new energy transition through technology leadership, innovative solutions and service excellence , you'll fit right in. Key activities: Define and govern architecture standards, patterns, and design principles across teams Design and implement cloud-native, microservices-based, and API-driven solutions Provide technical leadership to development teams and review solution designs Work hands-on in critical components and complex problem solving Integrate security controls into SDLC and ensure secure design practices. Collaborate with business, product, and program teams to align technology with priorities. Monitor system performance and continuously improve solutions based on metrics. Key accountabilities: End-to-End Architecture Ownership Technical Leadership & Design Authority Hands-on Engineering & Complex Problem Solving DevOps, Security & Quality Integration Stakeholder Alignment & Business Impact Skills and Experience: Experience 8+ years overall, including 5+ years in architecture roles Experience designing complex, large-scale distributed systems Exposure to Agile/DevOps environments Strong ability to translate business needs into technical solutions Technical Skills Cloud platforms: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS Architecture: Microservices, API-first, event-driven systems DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Observability Programming: Java, Python, C#, .NET, C/C++ Security: Secure design, IAM, Web/App security, WAF, IDS Systems: Linux, networking, cloud-native, edge/IoT Data: Event streaming, real-time analytics, ML/AI platforms (Preferable) People Skills Must demonstrate the ability to work in diverse, cross-functional teams in a dynamic bu