Software Architect

Honda is seeking a Software Architect to join its Customer Experience (CX) Architecture Unit within the IT department. The successful candidate will provide seamless, sustainable, and innovative solutions that exceed expectations and drive trust and satisfaction with the Honda and Acura brands.

Job Purpose The goal of this role is to provide strategic architecture leadership, solution delivery, and architecture governance. The ideal candidate will have prior demonstrable experience of creating software architecture for high-load scalable websites and web services.

Key Accountabilities

• Strategic Architecture Leadership:
• Maintain a deep understanding of the application portfolios, including their technical and functional health, and ensure alignment with business strategies and priorities.
• Define current and future state architectures.
• Develop roadmaps to target states.
• Stay current with technology and industry trends.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business and IT partners.

• Solution Delivery:
• Be the solution architect for high-impact programs and projects.
• Develop solution architecture blueprints and guide architectural decisions.
• Conduct architecture reviews and provide hands-on guidance and support to development teams.
• Ensure solution design and implementation conform to enterprise standards and strategic objectives.

• Architecture Governance:
• Contribute and leverage enterprise technology standards.
• Promote and follow the architecture governance processes.
• Familiar with shared enterprise platforms and their associated architecture.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

• Minimum Educational Qualifications:
• A Bachelor's level degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Electronics, or a related field of study.

• Minimum relevant work experience:
• 5 or more years of experience managing technology portfolios.
• 5 or more years of enterprise architecture experience.
• Demonstrated success leading digital transformation initiatives.
• 5 or more years of experience with cloud platforms.
• Experience with Sitecore is a must.
• Experience optimizing Sitecore solutions for performance, scalability, and availability.
• Familiarity with personalization, caching strategies, and content deployment pipelines.
• In-depth expertise in modern applications, data, and integration architectures.
• Working knowledge of Salesforce architecture.
• Experience with Salesforce integrations using REST/SOAP APIs.
• Familiarity with Apex, Lightning Web Components, or declarative configurations.
• Understanding of data models, governor limits, and performance considerations.
• Strong development experience with C# and .NET/.NET Core.
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with dependency injection, logging, and exception handling patterns.
• Understanding of DevOps - CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments.
• Proven ability to evaluate emerging technologies.
• Hands-on experience with AI implementation.
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking.
• Excellent collaboration skills.

Workstyle

• This is an onsite job, requiring at least 4 days per workweek presence at our corporate office in Torrance, CA. One remote workday per week may be possible with prior departmental approval.

Benefits

• Competitive Base Salary
• Paid Overtime
• Regional Bonus
• Industry-leading Benefit Plans
• Paid time off
• Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• 401(K) Plan with company match
• Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
• Lifestyle Account
• Childcare Reimbursement Account
• Elder Care Support
• Wellbeing Program
• Community Service and Engagement Programs
• Product Programs