Software Architect (DevOps/AI/LLM Focus) - ReliaSoft

HBK - Who we are

Hottinger, Bruel & Kjaer (HBK) Inc. is a global leader providing technical expertise, engineering software products, and services to deliver reliability, durability and performance enhancing solutions. Known in particular for our ReliaSoft software, our range of engineering solutions deliver compelling value to our customers for the design and development of reliable, robust systems, and reduce life cycle costs.

We are currently looking for a Software Architect to join our Development Team.  This position will be 100% remote work, working with the developer team located in Tucson, Arizona. Periodic travel may be required for PI Planning, architecture workshops, and team collaboration events.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and will not now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa.

What we’re looking for

We are seeking an experienced Software Architect with DevOps/AI/LLM experience to help drive the future evolution of the ReliaSoft product portfolio, including our cloud-native ReliaSoft Cloud SaaS platform and our established enterprise desktop applications.

This role combines technical architecture leadership with hands-on collaboration around cloud infrastructure, DevOps, automation, scalability, and emerging AI/LLM technologies. The ideal candidate enjoys working across teams to modernize software platforms, improve engineering efficiency, and help define the next generation of intelligent engineering solutions.

You will work closely with R&D leadership, Product Owners, developers, QA, Infrastructure IT, and security teams to help guide architecture decisions, operational improvements, and AI-enabled development initiatives across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Software Architecture

• Define and guide architectural direction for ReliaSoft Cloud and ReliaSoft desktop products
• Assist teams with scalable, maintainable, and secure software design decisions
• Help modernize legacy systems and support cloud-native development initiatives
• Collaborate with development teams to improve performance, reliability, maintainability, and scalability
• Support API strategy and integration initiatives across the product suite
• Mentor developers and promote modern engineering best practices

DevOps & Platform Engineering

• Define and guide architectural direction for ReliaSoft Cloud and ReliaSoft desktop products
• Assist teams with scalable, maintainable, and secure software design decisions
• Help modernize legacy systems and support cloud-native development initiatives
• Collaborate with development teams to improve performance, reliability, maintainability, and scalability
• Support API strategy and integration initiatives across the product suite
• Mentor developers and promote modern engineering best practices

AI / LLM Enablement

• Help define and implement the organization’s strategy around AI-assisted development and LLM integration
• Evaluate and integrate AI technologies into engineering workflows and future product capabilities
• Support development of intelligent features and AI-driven engineering solutions within ReliaSoft Cloud
• Assist with architecture and infrastructure planning for AI-enabled services and APIs
• Promote secure and practical adoption of AI technologies within the software development lifecycle
• Explore opportunities for AI-assisted coding, testing, documentation, analytics, and customer workflow

Security & Quality

• Support secure software development lifecycle initiatives
• Participate in architecture and design reviews focused on security, scalability, and resiliency
• Assist with dependency management, vulnerability remediation, and operational hardening
• Help improve automation and quality practices across the development lifecycle

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience
• Experience in software architecture, technical leadership, or senior engineering roles
• Experience with cloud-based SaaS platforms and modern application architectures
• Working knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation
• Experience evaluating or implementing AI/LLM technologies within software solutions or development workflows
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Experience working within Agile development environments

Preferred Technical Experience

Software & Architecture

• .NET / C#
• .NET Framework / VB.NET
• React / TypeScript
• REST APIs and service integrations
• Team Foundation Server / GitHub
• Desktop application development and modernization
• Authentication and identity management platforms

Cloud & DevOps

• Microsoft Azure
• Docker and containerized environments
• GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD tooling
• Monitoring and observability platforms (Grafana, logging, metrics)

AI / LLM Technologies

• Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI-assisted development tools
• Familiarity with prompt engineering, embeddings, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Experience integrating AI services or APIs into enterprise applications
• Understanding of AI security, governance, and operational considerations
• Interest in applying AI to engineering workflows and customer-facing features

Security & Quality

• Secure software development practices
• Dependency and supply-chain management
• Performance and scalability optimization

What You’ll Help Build

• The next generation of ReliaSoft Cloud SaaS capabilities and ReliaSoft Desktop Products
• Modern deployment and operational practices across ReliaSoft products
• Scalable API-driven integrations and services
• Improved release automation and developer productivity
• Enhanced operational visibility, reliability, and security
• Long-term modernization strategy for desktop and cloud platforms

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to shape the future direction of industry-leading engineering software

• Work across SaaS, desktop, DevOps, cloud, and AI technologies
• High-impact technical leadership role with visibility across the organization
• Collaborative global engineering environment
• Focus on innovation, modernization, and continuous improvement
• Flexible and supportive work culture

About the products

ReliaSoft Cloud

ReliaSoft Cloud is a cloud-native SaaS platform currently focused on centralized FMEA management, collaboration, analytics, and engineering insights.

ReliaSoft Desktop Suite

The ReliaSoft desktop products are trusted worldwide for reliability engineering, risk analysis, and life data analysis across industries including aerospace, automotive, defense, manufacturing, and energy.

Compensation

The pay range for this position is $100K to $130K annually plus 10% bonus. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to the individual's qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as physical work location within the state

Benefits:

• 401(k)/401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Generous Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

One company – HBK

On 1 January 2019, Brüel & Kjær and HBM merged their activities into a new company called HBK (Hottinger, Brüel & Kjær). With more than 3,000 employees worldwide and production facilities in Denmark, Germany, the UK, the USA, China and Portugal and presence in 80 countries, HBK becomes a leading player in the test and measurement area. For further info please visit www.hbkworld.com.

HBK currently operates within the Test and Measurement segment of Spectris, the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company.