When you work for John Crane, you join a community driven by pioneering spirit and a legacy of innovation. Our engineered solutions drive reliability, uptime and energy efficiency, empowering the world’s largest energy service providers to achieve sustainability goals that shape the future of our world. If you’re ready to accelerate the new energy transition through technology leadership, innovative solutions and service excellence, you'll fit right in.
Job DescriptionKey activities:
- Define and govern architecture standards, patterns, and design principles across teams
- Design and implement cloud-native, microservices-based, and API-driven solutions
- Provide technical leadership to development teams and review solution designs
- Work hands-on in critical components and complex problem solving
- Integrate security controls into SDLC and ensure secure design practices.
- Collaborate with business, product, and program teams to align technology with priorities.
- Monitor system performance and continuously improve solutions based on metrics.
Key accountabilities:
- End-to-End Architecture Ownership
- Technical Leadership & Design Authority
- Hands-on Engineering & Complex Problem Solving
- DevOps, Security & Quality Integration
- Stakeholder Alignment & Business Impact
Skills and Experience:
Experience
- 8+ years overall, including 5+ years in architecture roles
- Experience designing complex, large-scale distributed systems
- Exposure to Agile/DevOps environments
- Strong ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
Technical Skills
- Cloud platforms: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
- Architecture: Microservices, API-first, event-driven systems
- DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Observability
- Programming: Java, Python, C#, .NET, C/C++
- Security: Secure design, IAM, Web/App security, WAF, IDS
- Systems: Linux, networking, cloud-native, edge/IoT
- Data: Event streaming, real-time analytics, ML/AI platforms (Preferable)
People Skills
- Must demonstrate the ability to work in diverse, cross-functional teams in a dynamic business environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Key Matrices:
- System scalability & performance
- Architecture compliance & Standardization
- Defect rate / production incidents
- Security posture adherence
- Business impact & Innovation
- Reusability & platform efficiency
We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.
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Skills Required
- 8+ years overall experience, including 5+ years in architecture roles
- Experience designing complex, large-scale distributed systems
- Exposure to Agile/DevOps environments
- Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Cloud platforms (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
- Architecture patterns: Microservices, API-first, event-driven systems
- DevOps tooling: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Observability
- Programming: Java, Python, C#, .NET, C/C++
- Security: secure design practices, IAM, Web/App security, WAF, IDS
- Systems: Linux, networking, cloud-native, edge/IoT
- Strong written and verbal communication and cross-functional collaboration
- Data platforms (event streaming, real-time analytics, ML/AI platforms)
What We Do
For over 170 years, Smiths Group has been pioneering progress by engineering a better future. We serve millions of people every year, to help make the world safer, more energy efficient and productive, and better connected, across four global markets: Energy, General Industrial, Safety & Security, and Aerospace & Defence. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs more than 15,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. For more information visit www.smiths.com. We're looking for people with curious minds. Who want responsibility and relish a challenge. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting out, our global scale and focus on growth means we have some great career opportunities for you. There's never been a better time to join Smiths.
