As our Architect, you will be the technical authority for one or more core product lines, owning the end-to-end architecture and ensuring alignment with Accruent's platform strategy. You will design scalable, secure, and AI-enabled product architectures that support both our core SaaS offerings and emerging AI-driven capabilities. You will operate at the intersection of product engineering, platform services (APIM, Identity, Data, AI), and business strategy, partnering closely with Engineering, Product Management, Data & AI teams, and TechOps to set standards, guide implementation, and drive execution.
Key Responsibilities
Product Architecture & Strategy
Define and own the architecture vision, standards, and roadmap for assigned products or product lines
Design scalable, high-performance, and resilient systems across application, integration, data, and AI layers
Establish and maintain current-state and future-state architecture documentation
Align product architecture with business priorities, customer needs, and platform strategy (Identity, APIM, Data, AI)
AI & Data Platform Enablement
Architect product capabilities that leverage AI/ML and GenAI services, including:
AI-assisted workflows and decisioning
Agent integrations and agent-driven experiences
Data-driven insights and predictive capabilities
Partner with Data & AI teams to ensure:
Data pipelines, models, and services are scalable, secure, and production-ready
AI capabilities are integrated into products in a consistent and reusable manner
Define architecture patterns for:
Model integration (APIs, event-driven, batch/real-time)
Data access and governance
AI service orchestration within product workflows
Platform Integration & Standardization
Ensure consistent adoption of shared platform capabilities, including:
API Management (APIM)
Identity and access management (Auth0)
Data and integration platforms
AI/ML services and shared AI infrastructure
Translate platform capabilities into practical, product-level implementations
Identify platform gaps and help evolve reusable patterns and "paved roads"
Responsible AI, Security & Governance
Contribute guardrails for responsible AI usage, including:
Data privacy and residency
Access control and identity propagation
Model usage governance and auditability
Partner with Security and Data teams to ensure compliance with:
Enterprise security standards
Data governance requirements
Contribute to architecture governance, including design reviews and ADRs
Delivery Engagement & Technical Leadership
Embed with engineering teams to co-design solutions for key initiatives and roadmap delivery
Lead architecture reviews, design sessions, and tradeoff discussions
Ensure decisions are intentional, documented, and aligned across teams
Balance speed vs quality, enabling rapid delivery without compromising architecture integrity
Engineering Collaboration & Enablement
Partner with Engineering, SRE, Ops, and Data teams on roadmap execution and delivery practices
Provide hands-on architectural guidance and mentorship to engineers and tech leads
Promote reusable patterns, standards, and developer-friendly approaches
Enable teams to integrate platform and AI capabilities with minimal friction
Technical Debt, Risk & Scalability
Identify and mitigate:
Architectural risks
Performance and scalability concerns
AI and data-related risks (model performance, data drift, integration complexity)
Own product-level technical debt strategy and prioritization
Drive proactive architecture evolution rather than reactive fixes
Cross-Product Alignment & Integration
Ensure product architecture supports cross-product workflows and shared capabilities
Promote consistency across:
APIs
Data models
AI integrations and services
Contribute to a unified architecture vision supporting One Accruent platform strategy
Required Education
B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Required Experience
8+ years in software engineering, solution architecture, or product architecture roles
Experience designing cloud-based, distributed SaaS systems in production environments
Experience integrating platforms across API, identity, data, and AI domains
Experience working across multiple teams and influencing technical direction
Required Competencies
Strong expertise in:
Strong expertise in API design and integration patterns (REST, event-driven, asynchronous), including streaming and messaging; familiarity with modern AI integration patterns such as agent orchestration, API/tool invocation, and agent-based workflows (e.g., MCP)
Identity and security (OAuth2, JWT, RBAC)
Scalable application and system architecture
Working knowledge of:
AI/ML systems integration and LLM-based architectures
Data access patterns, pipelines, and governance considerations
Ability to translate platform capabilities into product implementation patterns
Strong communication skills across engineering and leadership audiences
Experience driving architecture decisions across teams without direct authority
Experience aligning technical decisions with business and product priorities
Strongly Preferred Competencies
Experience with:
API Management platforms (e.g., Azure APIM)
Identity platforms (e.g., Auth0)
Data platforms (data pipelines, analytics, or lakehouse architectures)
AI/ML platforms, LLM APIs, or agent-based systems
Experience in multi-tenant SaaS architecture patterns
Familiarity with hybrid or multi-cloud environments
Experience with data platform integration (data pipelines, analytics, or data services)
Experience to modernization initiatives (legacy migration, platform adoption, integration standardization)
Experience with architecture governance processes (ADRs, design reviews)
Exposure to AI-driven product capabilities (assistants, recommendations, automation)
Other Requirements
Strong ownership mindset with focus on outcomes and continuous improvement
Ability to operate across product, platform, and AI domains in a fast-paced environment
Ability to work cross-functionally in a distributed team environment
Please note that this role requires a satisfactory Criminal Background Check and Public Safety Verification.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Fortive Corporation Overview
Fortive's essential technology makes the world safer and more productive. We accelerate transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety, build environments, and healthcare.
We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in healthcare sterilization, industrial safety, predictive maintenance, and other mission-critical solutions. We're a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to advanced technologies that help providers focus on exceptional patient care.
We are a diverse team 10,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.
At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential-your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.
At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.
At Fortive, we believe in growth. We're honest about what's working and what isn't, and we never stop improving and innovating.
Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.
About Accruent
Personal development and becoming the best you is all about growth and exploring new skills and opportunities - both in and out of the office. At Accruent, we call this Grow Without Limits, and we're proud to offer each of our employees the resources, coaching and support necessary to achieve Growth Without Limits in their personal and professional lives. Explore where the path takes you.
Accruent is a leading provider of solutions for unifying the built environment -spanning real estate, physical and digital assets, and the integrated technology systems that connect and control them. Accruent continues to set new expectations for how organizations can use data to transform how they manage their facilities and assets. With U.S. headquarters in Austin, Texas, Accruent serves over 5,000 customers in a wide range of industries in more than 100 countries worldwide.
We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.
Bonus or Equity
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.
Pay Range
The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 137,200.00 - 229,100.00
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.
The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 137,200.00 - 229,100.00
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.
