Principal Technical Architect

Posted 3 Days Ago
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4 Locations
Hybrid
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • eCommerce • Retail
Scaling Business with Digital and Deep Tech
The Role
As a Principal Technical Architect, you will guide clients and teams through complex technical solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives. This role involves evaluating systems, leading technical discovery, and serving as a principal consultant, while mentoring teams and ensuring high-quality deliverables.
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ABOUT US:
At Gradion, we are the strategic partner for ambitious businesses, helping them achieve breakthrough growth through Digital Innovation and Deep Tech.
With a global vision and an AI-first approach, we enable clients to reshape strategies, optimize systems, and adopt cutting-edge technologies to create sustainable value.

From AI and data to cybersecurity, robotics, and large-scale enterprise platforms, Gradion designs practical solutions that lay the foundation for the next generation of billion-dollar companies.

OUR FACTS & FIGURES:
- 23+ years of expertise — Gradion builds digital platforms & deep-tech solutions.
- 3 continents: Asia, Europe and Africa.
- 300+ specialists across 7 countries Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Egypt, Indonesia.
- 100+ enterprise clients, including several unicorns (e.g., Alaiko, HomeToGo, Roadsurfer).
- Vietnam’s Best IT Company – recognized by ITViec for 7 consecutive years, including 2 consecutive years of ranking #1 (2024 and 2025)
- ISO 27001.

This is a high-impact role that directly shapes how Gradion designs and delivers technology solutions. Your expertise will strengthen our client trust, elevate technical quality, and ensure we scale with clarity and confidence. It’s a chance to influence major digital initiatives while working with international teams and contributing to how we grow as a company.

In this role, you will:

  • You bridge deep technical expertise with real business impact.
  • You guide clients, sales teams, and developers through complex technical decisions, shape solutions before they’re built, and ensure what we promise is exactly what we can deliver.
  • You jump into discovery calls, translate business needs into technical approaches, validate feasibility, and advise both clients and internal teams across a wide range of technologies, from fullstack to large-scale enterprise systems.
  • You’re the person people call when they need clarity, direction, or a technical expert in the room.

  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Drive C-level advisory and architecture decisions across diverse, large-scale domains, including cloud, data, enterprise systems, and full-stack development.
  • Lead technical discovery, evaluate system requirements, estimate effort, identify risks, and provide options that balance speed, cost, and quality.
  • Act as a principal-level consultant for clients, explaining complex technical concepts in human language and shaping the right solution for their goals.
  • Represent technology in client conversations, proposals, pitches, and upsell opportunities.
  • Collaborate with Sales, Delivery Teams to ensure a smooth process from solution design to execution.
  • Stay up to date with modern technologies and help teams adopt the right tools, frameworks, and practices.
  • Support internal capability growth by mentoring engineers and uplifting overall technical maturity.

What you will bring:

  • Demonstrated hands-on experience across multiple domains, including deep knowledge in areas like web, mobile, cybersecurity, or cloud (AWS, GCP, or Azure), and the ability to apply this expertise to diverse business challenges.
  • Experience in shaping solutions, advising clients, or supporting pre-sales in a technology-driven company.
  • Ability to translate messy business requirements into clean technical specification.
  • Confident communicator who can simplify complexity without losing accuracy.
  • Comfortable working in an AI-first environment, with the ability to evaluate AI-driven approaches, understand their implication, and advise clients on when AI adds real value.
  • Industry visibility through speaking, writing, training or thought leadership. Someone who can represent Gradion’s expertise with credibility and maturity.
  • Someone who can operate with empathy, and trust, especially in cross-department collaboration.
  • A candidate who can comfortably switch between client-facing consulting, technical advisory, and internal engineering discussions.

  • Nice to have:
  • Experience in multiple domains (e.g., cybersecurity, fullstack, enterprise systems, cloud, data, DevOps).
  • Exposure to multi-country or cross-cultural teams.

Why you’ll love working here?

🏆 Join Vietnam’s Best IT Company – Gradion Vietnam (formerly NFQ Vietnam) was recognized by ITViec for 7 consecutive years, including 2 successive years as the Winner. Work with some of the best minds in the industry and be part of a company that’s redefining how businesses scale through technology.
🌍 Career Growth & Leadership Development – Work closely with our leadership team, gain mentorship from experienced executives, and have direct exposure to high-level strategic decisions. Your growth is limitless, as long as you’re ready to step up, opportunities will always be there for you.
💰 Competitive Compensation – We believe great talent deserves great rewards. Expect an attractive salary, performance-based bonuses, and a benefits package that reflects your impact. We value talent over salary budgets - exceptional contributions deserve exceptional rewards.
And Many More Benefits to Explore! But most importantly, a healthy work-life balance and an environment where you can thrive - professionally and personally. Including:
- A laptop is provided.
 - Community Tech activities.
 - A fun & dynamic environment and freedom to be creative.
 - Modern office with a flexible, relaxing zone.
 - Performance bonus (up to 2-month salary).
 - Performance review 2 times/ year.
 - Extra Premium Healthcare & Annual Health-check.
 - 15 days of annual leave.

Working time: Monday – Friday (9 AM - 6 PM)
Location:
- Ho Chi Minh office: Podium Floor, Sapphire 2 tower, 92 Nguyen Huu Canh Street, Thanh My Tay Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.      
- Da Nang office: 23rd Floor, G8 Golden Building, 65 Hai Phong, Hai Chau Ward, Da Nang City, Vietnam.
- Remote Work: Candidates based in Hanoi or Can Tho are welcome to work remotely.

According to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), Indonesia's PDP Law 2022, and Vietnam's Decree 13/2023/ND-CP, while also ensuring compliance with other applicable local data protection laws in the jurisdictions where we operate, including but not limited to Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Egypt, Singapore, Germany, and Saudi Arabia, Gradion applies the “Personal Data Protection Policy” to all candidates to ensure compliance with the laws.
By submitting your application to Gradion, you agree to allow us to process your provided information in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Policy that you have carefully read, understood, and agreed to in its entirety at Link.

Top Skills

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The Company
100 Employees

What We Do

At Gradion, we consult businesses with Digital & Deep Tech.

With over 23 years of experience and a global team of 300+ experts across 7 countries, our impact spans e-commerce, retail, mobility, travel & logistics, and intralogistics, where we’ve driven bold, measurable transformative technology solutions.

Powered by the AI-first foundation, our journey is defined by customer stories of bold transformations in Business, Technology and People. We've partnered with visionary companies to architect the strategies, systems, and technologies that propelled them to extraordinary success.

From large-scale platforms to AI, data, cybersecurity & robotic solutions, Gradion delivers tailored, future-ready solutions, empowering the next generation of Billion Dollar Companies.

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