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Principal architect roles in Colorado are concentrated in Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs, where firms like Gensler, HOK, and technology-sector employers file sponsorship petitions regularly. The state's commercial construction boom and growing tech campus developments create steady demand for senior design talent from international candidates holding qualifying degrees and licensure.
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$180,0000 - $200,000 + VIP Bonus
Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better. Whether you’re interested in engineering or development, marketing or sales, or something else – if this sounds like you, then we’d love to hear from you!
We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices in the US, Canada, and India.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The insurance industry runs on Vertafore. We equip agencies, MGAs, and carriers with the core digital systems, specialized AI, and data-driven foundation to eliminate distribution drag across the insurance lifecycle, spanning sales, servicing, and back-office operations.
Underpinned by unmatched speed and performance power, we are the trusted backbone that’s taking the insurance industry from friction to flow with Distribution Velocity – speed, performance, and trust – to drive growth at scale.
With over 95% of the top agencies and insurers and 50% of industry compliance transactions running through Vertafore, we lead at the intersection of innovation and trust, giving insurance professionals the confidence to transform and win in the AI era.
As a Principal Architect you will provide technical direction and support for Vertafore’s corporate vision with both a deep and broad specialization in multiple domain areas. You will help the CTO and Enterprise Architecture Team unify products and systems to a common platform, define standard principles and frameworks for consistency across Vertafore, and provide knowledge and support to the Vertafore development community to increase adoption of enterprise or domain-specific standards.
Your communication skills will help disseminate our technical vision, guidelines, and technologies to other architects and developments teams, Product Management, Operations teams, and Executives across Vertafore.
Principal Architects translate business requirements into implementable technology solutions that balance cost, speed of delivery, and value while leveraging existing technologies and standards whenever possible.
As a hands-on architect you will work with teams of engineers to transform the way our customers do business. The challenges you will face include designing our next generation of cloud based products, building micro service-based applications that can deliver flexible capabilities to different user bases, and providing technical leadership to teams to achieve Vertafore’s product vision through active mentoring, technical decision-making, and driving and facilitating company-wide collaboration.
CORE REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:
- Architect and implement DevOps support for Highly scalable and available MicroServices-based applications, including build, deploy, management, and observability
- Provide support in upgrading DevOps infrastructure for existing products and greenfield development
- Coordinate with software development teams in developing and implementing software applications
- Mentor Sr. Engineers, Architects and Sr. Architects in both DevOps and application development
- Assist Managers in analyzing project requirements and project design
- Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies and processes ensuring highest quality product platform
- Collaborate with peer organizations to develop software applications
- Troubleshoot code level problems quickly and efficiently
- Assist in development of design documents, white papers, training documents and software architectural documents
- Other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) expertise with a DevOps and QOS mindset is critical to success in this role
- Experience architecting, building, deploying, and managing microservice-based SaaS applications using Kubernetes, Docker, and related technologies in a multi-tenant cloud environment
- Deep understanding of micro-service-based architectures and building performing, scalable and durable solutions in cloud environments
- Solid experience in the administration and performance tuning of application stacks
- Cloud Application Design patterns and frameworks (for e.g. service discovery, circuit breaker, and 12 factor)
- Experience with various access control models and standards, including SSO and ID Federation
- Polyglot programming skills: Expert-level Java and Python required, experience with JavaScript, and C# would be a plus
- Proficient in NoSQL and Relational Databases. PostgreSQL experience desired
- Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (Kafka, Kinesis)
- Working knowledge in application, system, and network security
- Demonstrable interest in emerging / nascent technologies
- Highly proficient in communicating technical issues with developers, product owners, executives, and other stakeholders
- Experience acting as a technical liaison between Product Management, Development, and Operations
- Able to express complex concepts in plain language for greater understanding across teams / departments
- Experience with producing System Architecture diagrams and supporting documentation
- Extensive experience planning, leading, and reporting on code reviews
QUALIFICATIONS
10+ years’ experience designing and building software applications
Full stack development experience
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND DETAILS:
- Travel required up to 10% of the time.
- Located and working from an office location.
- Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.
- Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).
- Frequent sitting and/or standing.
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WHY VERTAFORE IS THE PLACE FOR YOU: Canada Only
- The opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry
- Medical, vision & dental plans
- Life, AD&D
- Short Term and Long Term Disability
- Pension Plan & Employer Match
- Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
- Education Assistance
- Additional programs - Employee Referral and Internal Recognition
WHY VERTAFORE IS THE PLACE FOR YOU: US Only
- The opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry
- We have a Flexible First work environment! Our North America team members use our offices for collaboration, community and team-building, with members asked to sometimes come into an office and/or travel depending on job responsibilities. Other times, our teams work from home or a similar environment.
- Medical, vision & dental plans
- PPO & high-deductible options
- Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Accounts Options:
- Health Care FSA
- Dental & Vision FSA
- Dependent Care FSA
- Commuter FSA
- Life, AD&D (Basic & Supplemental), and Disability
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Employer Match
- Supplemental Plans - Pet insurance, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident Insurance
- Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Education & Legal Assistance
- Additional programs - Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness
- Commuter Benefits (Denver)
The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.
Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
The Professional Services (PS) and Customer Success (CX) bonus plans are a quarterly monetary bonus plan based upon individual and practice performance against specific business metrics. Eligibility is determined by several factors including: start date, good standing in the company, and actives status at time of payout.
The Vertafore Incentive Plan (VIP) is an annual monetary bonus for eligible employees based on both individual and company performance. Eligibility is determined by several factors including: start date, good standing in the company, and actives status at time of payout.
Commission plans are tailored to each sales role but common components include quota, MBO's and ABPMs. Salespeople receive their formal compensation plan within 30 days of hire.
Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.
We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.
We want to make sure our recruiting process is accessible for everyone. if you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact recruiting@vertafore.com
Just a note, this contact information is for accommodation requests only.
Is this role not an exact fit for you? Keep an eye on our Careers Page for other positions!
INTRODUCTION
$180,0000 - $200,000 + VIP Bonus
Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better. Whether you’re interested in engineering or development, marketing or sales, or something else – if this sounds like you, then we’d love to hear from you!
We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices in the US, Canada, and India.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The insurance industry runs on Vertafore. We equip agencies, MGAs, and carriers with the core digital systems, specialized AI, and data-driven foundation to eliminate distribution drag across the insurance lifecycle, spanning sales, servicing, and back-office operations.
Underpinned by unmatched speed and performance power, we are the trusted backbone that’s taking the insurance industry from friction to flow with Distribution Velocity – speed, performance, and trust – to drive growth at scale.
With over 95% of the top agencies and insurers and 50% of industry compliance transactions running through Vertafore, we lead at the intersection of innovation and trust, giving insurance professionals the confidence to transform and win in the AI era.
As a Principal Architect you will provide technical direction and support for Vertafore’s corporate vision with both a deep and broad specialization in multiple domain areas. You will help the CTO and Enterprise Architecture Team unify products and systems to a common platform, define standard principles and frameworks for consistency across Vertafore, and provide knowledge and support to the Vertafore development community to increase adoption of enterprise or domain-specific standards.
Your communication skills will help disseminate our technical vision, guidelines, and technologies to other architects and developments teams, Product Management, Operations teams, and Executives across Vertafore.
Principal Architects translate business requirements into implementable technology solutions that balance cost, speed of delivery, and value while leveraging existing technologies and standards whenever possible.
As a hands-on architect you will work with teams of engineers to transform the way our customers do business. The challenges you will face include designing our next generation of cloud based products, building micro service-based applications that can deliver flexible capabilities to different user bases, and providing technical leadership to teams to achieve Vertafore’s product vision through active mentoring, technical decision-making, and driving and facilitating company-wide collaboration.
CORE REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:
- Architect and implement DevOps support for Highly scalable and available MicroServices-based applications, including build, deploy, management, and observability
- Provide support in upgrading DevOps infrastructure for existing products and greenfield development
- Coordinate with software development teams in developing and implementing software applications
- Mentor Sr. Engineers, Architects and Sr. Architects in both DevOps and application development
- Assist Managers in analyzing project requirements and project design
- Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies and processes ensuring highest quality product platform
- Collaborate with peer organizations to develop software applications
- Troubleshoot code level problems quickly and efficiently
- Assist in development of design documents, white papers, training documents and software architectural documents
- Other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) expertise with a DevOps and QOS mindset is critical to success in this role
- Experience architecting, building, deploying, and managing microservice-based SaaS applications using Kubernetes, Docker, and related technologies in a multi-tenant cloud environment
- Deep understanding of micro-service-based architectures and building performing, scalable and durable solutions in cloud environments
- Solid experience in the administration and performance tuning of application stacks
- Cloud Application Design patterns and frameworks (for e.g. service discovery, circuit breaker, and 12 factor)
- Experience with various access control models and standards, including SSO and ID Federation
- Polyglot programming skills: Expert-level Java and Python required, experience with JavaScript, and C# would be a plus
- Proficient in NoSQL and Relational Databases. PostgreSQL experience desired
- Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (Kafka, Kinesis)
- Working knowledge in application, system, and network security
- Demonstrable interest in emerging / nascent technologies
- Highly proficient in communicating technical issues with developers, product owners, executives, and other stakeholders
- Experience acting as a technical liaison between Product Management, Development, and Operations
- Able to express complex concepts in plain language for greater understanding across teams / departments
- Experience with producing System Architecture diagrams and supporting documentation
- Extensive experience planning, leading, and reporting on code reviews
QUALIFICATIONS
10+ years’ experience designing and building software applications
Full stack development experience
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND DETAILS:
- Travel required up to 10% of the time.
- Located and working from an office location.
- Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.
- Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).
- Frequent sitting and/or standing.
#LI-HYBRID
WHY VERTAFORE IS THE PLACE FOR YOU: Canada Only
- The opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry
- Medical, vision & dental plans
- Life, AD&D
- Short Term and Long Term Disability
- Pension Plan & Employer Match
- Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
- Education Assistance
- Additional programs - Employee Referral and Internal Recognition
WHY VERTAFORE IS THE PLACE FOR YOU: US Only
- The opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry
- We have a Flexible First work environment! Our North America team members use our offices for collaboration, community and team-building, with members asked to sometimes come into an office and/or travel depending on job responsibilities. Other times, our teams work from home or a similar environment.
- Medical, vision & dental plans
- PPO & high-deductible options
- Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Accounts Options:
- Health Care FSA
- Dental & Vision FSA
- Dependent Care FSA
- Commuter FSA
- Life, AD&D (Basic & Supplemental), and Disability
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Employer Match
- Supplemental Plans - Pet insurance, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident Insurance
- Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Education & Legal Assistance
- Additional programs - Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness
- Commuter Benefits (Denver)
The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.
Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
The Professional Services (PS) and Customer Success (CX) bonus plans are a quarterly monetary bonus plan based upon individual and practice performance against specific business metrics. Eligibility is determined by several factors including: start date, good standing in the company, and actives status at time of payout.
The Vertafore Incentive Plan (VIP) is an annual monetary bonus for eligible employees based on both individual and company performance. Eligibility is determined by several factors including: start date, good standing in the company, and actives status at time of payout.
Commission plans are tailored to each sales role but common components include quota, MBO's and ABPMs. Salespeople receive their formal compensation plan within 30 days of hire.
Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.
We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.
We want to make sure our recruiting process is accessible for everyone. if you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact recruiting@vertafore.com
Just a note, this contact information is for accommodation requests only.
Is this role not an exact fit for you? Keep an eye on our Careers Page for other positions!
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Which companies sponsor visas for principal architects in Colorado?
Architecture and engineering firms with active Colorado offices are the primary sponsors for principal architect roles. Firms such as Gensler, HOK, Stantec, AECOM, and Jacobs have filed Labor Condition Applications for senior design and architecture positions in Denver and beyond. Large technology and healthcare clients developing campuses in the state also engage firms that sponsor international architects at the principal level.
Which visa types realistically fit principal architect roles in Colorado?
The H-1B visa is the most common path, as principal architect qualifies as a specialty occupation requiring a directly related bachelor's degree or higher. Canadian and Mexican citizens may qualify for TN visa status under the USMCA Architect profession, provided they hold the required degree or license. The E-3 visa applies to Australian citizens in the same specialty occupation context. EB-2 and EB-3 employment-based green cards are also pursued by architects with established sponsoring employers in Colorado.
How to find principal architect visa sponsorship jobs in Colorado?
Migrate Mate lists Colorado employers with verified sponsorship filing history for principal architect and senior architecture roles, so you can focus your search on firms that have demonstrated willingness to sponsor. Filter by Colorado and the architecture or engineering category to surface active opportunities in Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs. This avoids spending time approaching employers unfamiliar with the sponsorship process for licensed design professionals.
Which cities in Colorado have the most principal architect sponsorship jobs?
Denver accounts for the largest share of principal architect sponsorship activity in Colorado, driven by its commercial development pipeline and the presence of regional offices for national AEC firms. Boulder attracts senior architecture talent tied to technology campus and mixed-use projects. Colorado Springs has seen growth in defense-related facilities design, with firms supporting military installation projects also filing for principal-level architecture roles.
Are there state-specific factors that affect principal architect sponsorship in Colorado?
Colorado requires architectural licensure through the Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers, and Professional Land Surveyors, and most principal architect roles expect registration or active reciprocity. Employers in Colorado's booming Front Range corridor tend to prioritize candidates with experience in high-altitude construction, sustainable design standards, and mixed-use urban projects. University programs at the University of Colorado Denver and Colorado State University also create local pipelines that influence the competitive hiring environment for international candidates.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored principal architect jobs in Colorado?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.