• Define and own the long-term technical architecture and platform strategy • Establish architectural principles, standards, and reference patterns • Ensure architectural decisions align with organizational, operational and finance goals • Serve as the final architectural authority for major platform and infrastructure decisions • Balance near-term delivery needs with long-term sustainability • Own cloud architecture strategy with a primary focus on AWS • Drive cost efficient, scalable, and resilient cloud designs • Partner with engineering and cloud operations to optimize infrastructure spend • Standardize core platform capabilities such as networking, identity, data, and observability • Guide decisions around build vs buy for platform services • Define approved architectural patterns for AI and machine learning capabilities • Ensure AI solutions are scalable, secure, cost effective, and production ready • Partner with engineering and product teams to embed AI into the platform intentionally • Avoid fragmented or experimental AI implementations that create long term risk • Stay current on AI platform capabilities and guide responsible adoption • Align architectural decisions across engineering teams to avoid duplication • Review and guide major design decisions and technical proposals • Ensure reuse of shared services and platform capabilities • Reduce architectural drift as teams and products scale • Establish lightweight governance that enables speed without bureaucracy • Partner with the CTO on technology strategy and investment decisions • Lead senior engineers and architects across the organization • Mentor senior engineers across the organization • Influence without direct ownership by building trust and technical credibility • Communicate architectural direction clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders