Principal, AI-Native SDLC Architecture
Core
Designing a graduated, AI-native software development lifecycle (SDLC) framework with prescriptive standards for criticality tiers, enabling consistent code production by both human developers and AI agents.
Role type
Principal, AI-Native SDLC Architecture
Builds
A working development lifecycle framework and context engineering templates (CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md) for a financial market utility.
Domain
Financial services (Systemically Important Financial Market Utility) + AI-assisted software development
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Software engineering and architecture, SDLC standards design at organizational scale, AI coding agents (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor), context engineering, brownfield/legacy codebase management, coalition building
Preferred skills
Financial services regulated environments, NIST AI Risk Management Framework, CI/CD pipelines, organizational change management
Technologies
Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md
Responsibilities
Define prescriptive practice standards across development criticality tiers, design documentation and testing standards for human and AI consumption, pilot the SDLC framework with development teams, build alignment across Engineering, Security, and Governance functions
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with executive sponsorship
