• Define and evolve Ncontracts' technology vision, ensuring alignment between business strategy and IT capabilities • Shape the architectural direction of our integrated risk and compliance platform • Drive modernization of legacy systems • Establish AI-ready architecture patterns • Enable scalability across our multi-cloud environment • Lead and mentor a small team of Architects and Engineers providing technical direction • Ensure consistent architectural standards and coverage across product team • Foster a collaborative, enablement-focused culture rather than gatekeeping • Define and maintain the enterprise architecture vision, principles, and roadmaps aligned with Ncontracts' business strategy • Develop architecture spanning applications, data, integration, data flows, infrastructure, and security • Drive technology evaluation and ensure alignment with an AI-first direction • Lead architectural due diligence and integration planning for acquisitions • Shape the architectural foundation for AI capabilities, including LLM integration patterns and data readiness • Establish responsible AI practices including governance, explainability, and audit trails appropriate for financial services • Evaluate and recommend AI infrastructure approaches (cloud AI services, vector databases, orchestration frameworks) • Guide teams in modernizing legacy systems through pragmatic, incremental approaches • Promote modern application patterns such as microservices, event-driven architecture, and API-first design • Get hands-on when needed to validate patterns, prototype solutions, or remove blockers • Provide architectural oversight across .NET, React, Python, and cloud environments • Establish and reinforce architecture governance, best practices, and decision frameworks • Partner closely with the Data Architect to ensure systems generate high-quality, well-structured data for Snowflake ingestion • Define integration patterns (API, event-driven, service-to-service) that ensure reliability and scalability • Architect solutions that leverage the strengths of our multi-cloud environment (Azure and AWS) • Support the Platform Engineering team to define DevOps practices and secure CI/CD pipeline architecture • Communicate architectural decisions clearly to engineers, leaders, and non-technical stakeholders • Produce consumable documentation, reference architectures, and standards • Build strong cross-functional relationships and influence without authority