Principal Architect

Job overview

The Principal Architect at Cox Automotive is an onsite role based in Jericho, VT, with a salary range of $163,400 - $272,300 per year. This role supports the digital transformation of the automotive industry through omni-channel experiences and B2B APIs. This position balances product solutioning with hands-on technical discovery. The Principal Architect will influence engineering and product owners to align on a shared technology strategy, defining infrastructure and interfaces for complex automotive retail systems.

What you'll do

• Set platform architectural direction
• plan and design solutions
• provide guidance to engineers
• identify architectural runway
• frame technical alternatives in business terms
• champion architectural solutions
• establish non-functional requirements.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

day shift

jericho vt

principal architect

cloud-native

api-first

distributed systems

automotive

strategy

leadership

$163.4k-$272.3k/yr

onsite

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Flexible vacation policy
• seven paid holidays
• up to 160 hours of paid wellness time
• bereavement leave
• jury duty leave
• volunteer time off
• parental leave.

Why this role

Focus on automotive retail platforms; requires deep automotive industry experience; emphasizes complex system integration.

About the employer

Cox Automotive is hiring for this role. Industry: Architectural Services. Sector: 54.