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Reshaping an industry. Enable your career to be Made on Duck Creek.\nWHO WE ARE\nDuck Creek Technologies is the intelligent solutions provider defining the future of the property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance industry. We are the platform upon which modern insurance systems are built, enabling industry to capitalize on the power of cloud to run agile, intelligent, and evergreen operations. Our modern SaaS solutions help insurers set a new standard and revolutionize how consumers interact with insurance companies.\nAuthenticity, purpose, and transparency are core to Duck Creek, and we believe insurance should be there for individuals and businesses when, where, and how they need it most. Our market-leading solutions are available on a standalone basis or as a full suite, and all are available via Duck Creek OnDemand. With more than 1,000 successful implementations to date, Duck Creek removes the IT burden for insurers so they can focus on the business of insurance.\nWe have a flock of more than 1,800 employees across the globe and are proud to be a Flexible-First employer. We empower our employees with the choice of working from an office, from home, or on a hybrid schedule. Our flexible-first environment fosters productivity, inclusion, collaboration, and ensures consistent employee experience regardless of location.\nIf working in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving company that is transforming one of the world’s oldest and largest industries sounds exciting, let us know. We are excited you are considering Duck Creek as a future employer and hope you decide to join “The Flock”!\nTo learn more about us, visit www.duckcreek.com and follow us on our social channels for the latest information - LinkedIn and Twitter.\nWHAT YOU’LL DO\nThe Principal Software Architect is a strategic technical leader responsible for driving architectural excellence across multiple domains and teams. This role blends deep technical expertise with leadership in modern technologies including AI/ML, cloud-native platforms, observability, and cloud security.\nJob Functions & Responsibilities\nArchitectural Leadership\nActs as a Domain Architect for a major functional area, owning the architectural vision and roadmap.\nDefines and evolves cloud-native architectures using microservices, containers (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).\nLeads the integration of AI/ML capabilities into products, including:Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot, and LangChain \nModel deployment using ONNX, Hugging Face, or custom APIs \nVector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate) for semantic search and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)\n\nCloud & Security Expertise\nDesigns secure, scalable systems on AWS, Azure, or GCP, leveraging:IAM, VPC, KMS, and Secrets Management \nZero Trust Architecture \nCloud-native security tools (e.g., AWS GuardDuty, Azure Defender) \nDevSecOps practices with automated security scanning and compliance checks\n\nMonitoring & Observability\nImplements observability best practices using:Grafana for real-time dashboards and visualization \nPrometheus for metrics collection and alerting \nOpenTelemetry for distributed tracing \nELK/EFK stacks for log aggregation and analysis \n\nEnsures systems are resilient, observable, and self-healing\nTechnical Strategy & Innovation\nChampions modern tech stacks:Backend: Go, Node.js, Java, .NET Core \nFrontend: React, Angular, WebAssembly \nData: Kafka, Spark, Snowflake, MongoDB \nAI/ML: TensorFlow, PyTorch, OpenAI APIs \n\nDrives DevOps and GitOps practices with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, ArgoCD)\nMentorship & Collaboration\nMentors architects and senior engineers across teams\nCollaborates with product, security, and infrastructure teams to align architecture with business and compliance needs\nParticipates in pre-sales and customer technical presentations\nVendor & Ecosystem Engagement\nLeads technical engagements with strategic partners like Microsoft, AWS, OpenAI\nEvaluates and integrates third-party platforms and APIs to accelerate innovation\nHands-On Contribution\nDesigns, codes, and configures solutions for high-impact stories\nPerforms architectural reviews, threat modeling, and performance tuning\nKnowledge, Skills, Abilities & Behaviors\nExpert knowledge of object-oriented design and enterprise application architecture patterns\nExpert in C# and associated frameworks\nDeep understanding of distributed software patterns and full-stack technologies\nProficient in relational data storage, database design, query optimization, and operational considerations\nStrong expertise in cloud platforms and software security best practices\nSkilled in XML technologies including schema design, XPath, and XSLT\nFamiliarity with insurance domain and at least one Duck Creek product\nExcellent analytical and problem-solving skills\nStrong communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences\nAbility to work independently and manage others to deadlines\nExperienced in unit testing, source code management, estimation, and root cause analysis\nWHAT YOU’VE DONE\nQualifications:\nREQUIRED:\nBachelor’s degree, or higher education level, or its foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Information Sciences, and/or related field.\nTotal Work Experience: 20+ years typical (software development), 15 years minimum,\nProduct Experience: 12 years minimum, 15+ years preferred\nDomain Experience: 12 years minimum, 15+ years preferred\nOther Requirements:\nTravel: 0 - 25%\nWork Authorization: Legally authorized to work in the country of the job location.\nWHAT WE STAND FOR\nOur global company celebrates & leverages the differences each employee brings to the table. Our success is a direct result of an inclusive culture where opportunities to learn from one another occur regardless of title, seniority, or background. This collaborative and team-oriented approach is at the core of how we operate and continuously improves our products, services, and systems.\nAs such, Duck Creek is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants - to recruit, hire, train, and reward employees for their individual abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital, military, or any other protected status.\nWe strive to be an example to the world of inclusion, diversity, and equity in all things - where employees are free to be their authentic selves in the workplace and in the communities in which we live. 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