The Technical Architect - Principal will lead the architecture, design, and technical governance of an enterprise observability and telemetry platform.This role is responsible for designing major solution components, defining reference architectures, and guiding development teams through POCs to production-scale implementations.The role has a strong open-source, distributed systems, and data architecture focus, with frequent CIO-level technical interactions.Your responsibilities: Architecture andamp; Blueprint Design* Define end-to-end architecture blueprints covering: o OTEL collectors and agentso OPAM agentso Kafka-based data ingestion pipelineso Time-series and telemetry data storage layers* Create reference architectures, patterns, and guardrails.Solution Design andamp; POC Leadership* Design and review major solution components for scalability, resilience, and performance.* Lead tool selection and POC execution, validating architectural choices.* Guide teams from conceptual design to production-ready architecture.Open Source andamp; Platform Architecture* Act as the open-source architecture authority, ensuring correct adoption and customization.* Evaluate and recommend open-source technologies aligned to enterprise requirements.* Ensure architectural alignment with security, compliance, and operational standards.CIO andamp; Senior Technical Engagement* Participate in CIO discussions focused on platform components and architecture decisions.* Clearly explain technical tra