Vice President, Architecture

Tricentis • Austin, TX

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About The Position

Join Tricentis as the VP of Architecture, helping drive revenue growth by shaping the future of our Testing Software architecture. In today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity and software landscape, organizations face increasing complexity and risk. Tricentis delivers reliable, secure and high-performing software at speed. Our solutions reduce vulnerabilities, support secure development practices and ensure software quality across the enterprise. We’re looking for a VP of Architecture to lead the technical direction of our global product suite – an executive-level technical strategist, who can drive innovation, scale our products, and drive transformation across a rapidly growing portfolio. Our exceptional growth has been supported through acquisitions, and this is a rare opportunity to directly impact the architecture of industry-leading software used by the world’s largest enterprises.

Requirements

• Executive-Level Technical Experience: More than seven years in senior architecture roles with responsible equivalent to VP-level leadership
• AI-Native Architecture Experience: Demonstrated experience integrating AI technologies (LLMs, applied ML, or AI-driven automation) into SaaS platforms, with a strong understanding of data architecture, model lifecycle considerations, and responsible AI practices.
• SaaS at Scale: Proven experience designing and delivering cloud-native platforms and products in high-growth SaaS companies.
• Enterprise Readiness: Experience scaling technology architectures to serve large enterprise customers across geographies, time zones, and compliance frameworks.
• Transformation Leadership: A successful track record modernizing legacy applications and leading organizations through architecture evolution.
• Business & Tech Alignment: A deep understanding of how architecture choices drive or hinder outcomes.
• Influential Leadership: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to align diverse stakeholders around complex technical strategies.
• Hands-On Visionary: You’re equally comfortable leading strategy and rolling up your sleeves to build prototypes or debug architecture decisions.
• Curiosity and Courage: A fearless, forward-thinking approach to problem-solving with a constant drive for improvement and excellence.

Responsibilities

• Set the Architecture Vision: Define and evolve the technical architecture of the Tricentis platform to support exponential growth, including the management and definition of extensively used systems.
• Lead the AI Architecture Strategy: Define how AI/ML capabilities are embedded across the Tricentis platform — from intelligent test automation and analytics to AI-assisted development workflows — ensuring scalable, responsible, and enterprise-ready adoption.
• Lead Platform Transformation: Architect and modernize legacy products into scalable, cloud-native SaaS solutions using modern technologies and microservices.
• Drive Technology Strategy: Align architectural decisions with business goals, collaborating with product and engineering leaders to define and execute on the technical roadmap.
• Foster Engineering Excellence: Partner with C-staff leadership to weigh in on M&A activities, establish shared best practices, development frameworks and scalable systems across globally distributed teams.
• Mentor and Scale: Build, coach, and empower a high-performing architecture team embedded across engineering squads.
• Prototype and Prove: Lead proof-of-concept development of new ideas, demonstrating feasibility and value while guiding teams through technical decisions.
• Champion Innovation: Evaluate and integration emerging technologies such as AI, cloud-native analytics and advanced DevOps tolling to stay ahead of the curve.
• Act as a Trusted Advisor: Be a key influencer and thought leader across the organization – from the C-suite to technical contributors-helping guide major strategic decisions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed