Overview

It’s a chance to build, grow, and make a real impact! Join our team as our new B2B Principal Services Architect!

Axway is currently seeking a B2B Architect with deep technical expertise in designing and architecting industry-leading B2B solutions for Managed Services implementations. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of helping organizations implement and operate mission-critical production systems, ensuring reliability and performance at scale. A commitment to excellence in customer support and service delivery will be essential for success in this role.

Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Hybrid: 2 Days Onsite Per Week

Responsibilities

As a B2B Principal architect, you will be expected to operate at multiple levels, including:

Act as an operations consultant for both classic and Kubernetes-based application platforms.
Establish observability standards: real-time B2B/EDI dashboards, transaction tracking, anomaly detection, SLA-breach alerting, and proactive incident response.
Lead complex incident resolution and manage technical escalations.
Drive Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and recommend long-term corrective and preventive actions.
Lead application and platform upgrades while ensuring stability and minimizing service disruption.
Provide expert guidance on operating, securing, scaling, and optimizing containerized applications in managed cloud environments.
Perform capacity planning, autoscaling, and cost optimization for classic and Kubernetes workloads.
Design, review, and support Kubernetes architectures, including clusters, namespaces, RBAC, ingress, networking, and storage.
Ensure alignment with regulatory and industry compliance regimes relevant to the customer base (e.g., HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GDPR, SOX, FDA/DSCSA, BDEW).
Plan and execute Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies, testing, and maintenance activities.
Contribute to internal practice assets: operational standards, runbooks, and best practices.
Mentor (informal enablement) and support L1/L2 engineers.
Collaborate closely with customers and internal teams on architecture decisions, implementations, and continuous improvements.
Participate in on-call rotations and provide after-hours support as required.

Qualifications

We are looking for an expert who meets the following criteria:

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related engineering field.
10+ years of experience working on B2B solutions (design, implementation, administration, operations, support, and monitoring).
Proven L3-level experience in application operations, production support, and incident management.
Highly self-motivated, detail-oriented, and organized, with a strong commitment to excellence.
Experience in B2B, Managed File Transfer (MFT), integration, and EDI mapping solutions.
Solid understanding of the Controlled Substances Ordering System (CSOS).
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a creative and logical mindset.
Ability to clearly articulate the value of technical capabilities to diverse audiences.
Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.
Experience engaging with customers in a consultative capacity and building strong internal and external relationships.
Excellent verbal and written communication, as well as presentation skills.

Technical Critical Requirements

Hands-on experience with Axway B2B Solutions, including B2Bi, CSOS, and Sentinel.
Experience working with product APIs and leveraging them to build automation.
Strong practical experience operating and supporting applications in production environments.
Solid experience in system and/or application administration on Linux/Unix platforms.
Familiarity with ticketing systems such as Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Jira.
Experience with databases (Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL).
Strong knowledge of file transfer protocols and related technologies (SFTP, FTP/S, HTTPS, and AS2).
Understanding of networking concepts (OSI model) and experience with tools such as Wireshark.
Knowledge of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and X.509 certificates.
Experience in web application security and federated identity domains.
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker.
Experience deploying and managing container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and/or OpenShift.
Proficiency in at least one scripting language (e.g., Bash, Python).
Familiarity with authentication and authorization standards, including SAML, WS-Fed, W

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