Software Architect

Description and Requirements
"At BMC trust is not just a word - it's a way of life"
Description And Requirements
CareerArc Code

CA-BS

Hybrid
"At BMC trust is not just a word - it's a way of life"
We are an award-winning, equal opportunity, culturally diverse, fun place to be. Giving back to the community drives us to be better every single day. Our work environment allows you to balance your priorities, because we know you will bring your best every day. We will champion your wins and shout them from the rooftops. Your peers will inspire, drive, support you, and make you laugh out loud

We help our customers free up time and space to become an Autonomous Digital Enterprise that conquers the opportunities ahead - and are relentless in the pursuit of innovation

We are seeking a Product Architect to define and drive the technical vision, architecture, and strategy for BMC's next-generation data automation and data management products. This role is responsible for shaping the long-term product architecture, ensuring scalability, security, and extensibility across platforms. The Product Architect partners closely with product management, engineering leadership, and customer-facing teams to align technical direction with business strategy. The ideal candidate will be a forward-looking technologist and thought leader who can balance deep technical expertise with cross-functional collaboration, influencing the evolution of our product portfolio while guiding teams in executing against architectural blueprints.

Here is how, through this exciting role, YOU will contribute to BMC's and your own success:

• Architectural Strategy – Define and own the overall technical architecture and vision for enterprise-grade data automation and management platforms, ensuring alignment with product strategy and market needs.
• Enterprise-Scale Design – Establish architectural patterns and standards that enable security, resiliency, scalability, and multi-cloud deployment at enterprise scale.
• Cross-Functional Leadership – Collaborate with product management, engineering, operations, and customer success to translate business requirements into architectural roadmaps and system designs.
• Innovation & Thought Leadership – Stay ahead of emerging technologies (workflow orchestration, AI/ML, cloud-native, open-source ecosystems) and advocate for their application in shaping product direction.
• Governance & Standards – Define best practices for system integration, API design, data governance, and interoperability to ensure product consistency and extensibility.
• Mentorship & Guidance – Provide architectural oversight and mentorship to Principal Product Developers and engineering teams, fostering growth and alignment across development efforts.
• Integration Architecture – Oversee strategies for integration with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), enterprise systems, and data ecosystems to ensure seamless automation and observability.
• Stakeholder Influence – Serve as a trusted advisor to executives, customers, and partners on architectural decisions, product scalability, and technical differentiators.
• Product Evolution – Shape and refine the long-term architectural roadmap to anticipate customer needs, competitive pressures, and technology trends.

To ensure you're set up for success, you will bring the following skillset & experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 12+ years of professional software development/architecture experience, with 5+ years in an architectural or principal-level leadership role.
• Proven experience designing and scaling distributed systems, data pipelines, and workflow orchestration platforms.
• Deep expertise in Python and modern software development frameworks, with the ability to set architectural coding standards.
• Extensive experience with Apache Airflow (OSS) and related orchestration frameworks, including deployment at scale.
• Strong background in enterprise-grade software design, data management principles (lineage, observability, governance), and open-source commercialization.
• Hands-on familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), microservices, and API-first design.
• Broad expertise in databases and storage systems: RDBMS (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server), cloud warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift), transformation frameworks (dbt, Spark, Databricks), and object storage (S3, ADLS, GCS).
• Strong knowledge of enterprise security standards, protocols, and compliance frameworks (e.g., OAuth, SAML, TLS, SOC 2, ISO 27001), with the ability to design secure, compliant, and resilient systems.
• Strategic understanding of AI/ML applications (including Large Language Models) to enhance automation and data management solutions.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and collaboration skills, with a track record of influencing executives, product leaders, and technical teams.

Our commitment to you
BMC's culture is built around its people. We have 6000+ brilliant minds working together across the globe. You won't be known just by your employee number, but for your true authentic self. BMC lets you be YOU

If after reading the above, You're unsure if you meet the qualifications of this role but are deeply excited about BMC and this team, we still encourage you to apply We want to attract talents from diverse backgrounds and experience to ensure we face the world together with the best ideas

BMC is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, age, sex, creed, color, religion, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, disabled veteran or status as a protected veteran. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, visit the accommodation request page.

BMC Software maintains a strict policy of not requesting any form of payment in exchange for employment opportunities, upholding a fair and ethical hiring process.

The annual base salary range represents the low and high end of the BMC salary range for this position. Actual salaries depend on a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training, licensure, and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

The range listed is just one component of BMC's employee compensation package. Other rewards may include a variable plan and country specific benefits.

At BMC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at /near the top of the range. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $193,350 - $322,250