Chief Architect

About CrazyCatz

CrazyCatz was incorporated to exploit the very latest developments in Artificial Intelligence to realize the vision of “Agents where people don’t need to be”. Specifically, despite the founders extensive experience in building multiple waves of market defining innovations in IT and SecOps, there is still a wasteful use of human resources performing repetitive and low impact knowledge work. These people need liberating to free them from drudgery and CrazyCatz will pioneer this change.

We will build a series of unique foundational models, some based upon learning the patterns and sequences in machine data, to drive a leading edge agent first platform. Replacing SIEM/SOAR and XDR by the revolutionary combination of AIDR (AI Detection & Response) for SecOps and a novel Generative AIOps platform, we will bring to market the world’s first XOps platform. Humans will only ever be pulled into the loop to oversee the army of agents that will secure and assure the most sensitive and critical digital infrastructures. This represents a $50 billion market worldwide, and the opportunity with a unique US & UAE capital strategy, to build the fifth essential AI property.

We are seeking talented experts keen to join the next wave of AI first engineering, and help us build a future genuinely free of toil.

As we scale, we are seeking a visionary Chief Architect to define and lead the technical architecture that powers our platform, ensuring it is secure, scalable, resilient, and capable of supporting enterprise customers around the world.

Position Summary

The Chief Architect is responsible for the overall technical architecture and long-term technology vision of the company. Reporting directly to the CEO and working closely with Product and Engineering leadership, this executive will establish the architectural principles, technical standards, and platform strategy that enable the company to scale rapidly while maintaining performance, reliability, security, and innovation.

This role requires a rare combination of deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and business acumen. The successful candidate will help shape the future of the platform, guide key technology decisions, and serve as a trusted advisor to customers, partners, investors, and the executive team.

Key Responsibilities

Technology Strategy & Vision

  • Define and maintain the long-term technology and architecture roadmap aligned with company strategy.

  • Establish architectural principles, standards, and governance across the organization.

  • Evaluate emerging technologies, AI capabilities, and market trends to ensure continued innovation.

  • Provide strategic guidance on platform evolution, scalability, and competitive differentiation.

Enterprise Architecture

  • Design and oversee the architecture of the company’s AI platform, applications, infrastructure, and data ecosystem.

  • Ensure the platform is scalable, secure, resilient, and capable of supporting enterprise-grade deployments.

  • Define standards for APIs, integrations, microservices, data architecture, and cloud infrastructure.

  • Lead architecture reviews and technology decision-making across engineering teams.

AI & Platform Innovation

  • Drive architecture decisions related to AI agents, orchestration frameworks, LLM integrations, data pipelines, and model governance.

  • Partner with Product and Engineering teams to translate customer requirements into scalable technical solutions.

  • Ensure the platform can support rapid innovation while maintaining enterprise reliability.

  • Evaluate build-versus-buy decisions and technology partnerships.

Security, Compliance & Governance

  • Partner with Security and Engineering leadership to ensure security is embedded into all architectural decisions.

  • Establish architectural standards that support enterprise compliance requirements.

  • Ensure solutions meet customer expectations for privacy, governance, and operational resilience.

  • Support customer due diligence, technical audits, and security reviews.

Executive & Customer Engagement

  • Serve as the company’s senior technical authority and thought leader.

  • Present architectural strategy to customers, partners, investors, and board members.

  • Support strategic sales opportunities by engaging directly with enterprise customers and technical stakeholders.

  • Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on technology investments and risk management.

Engineering Leadership

  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.

  • Foster a culture of engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

  • Influence hiring decisions and help build world-class engineering capabilities.

  • Ensure alignment between architectural standards and engineering execution.

Qualifications

Required Experience

  • 15+ years of experience in software architecture, engineering leadership, or enterprise technology roles.

  • Proven experience designing and scaling complex enterprise software platforms.

  • Deep expertise in cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, APIs, and data platforms.

  • Experience leading architecture decisions within high-growth SaaS, cybersecurity, cloud, AI, or enterprise technology organizations.

  • Strong understanding of enterprise security, governance, and compliance requirements.

Preferred Experience

  • Experience building AI, machine learning, or agentic AI platforms.

  • Experience with enterprise-scale SaaS solutions serving large global customers.

  • Experience in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, or data platforms.

  • Previous Chief Architect, Distinguished Engineer, CTO, VP Architecture, or equivalent leadership experience.

  • Experience working in startup and scale-up environments.

Leadership Competencies

  • Systems Thinking

  • Strategic Vision

  • Technical Excellence

  • Innovation Leadership

  • Customer Orientation

  • Executive Communication

  • Problem Solving

  • Influence Without Authority

  • Risk Assessment

  • Decision Making Under Ambiguity

Success Measures

During the first 12 months, the Chief Architect will:

  • Establish and communicate the long-term architectural vision for the company.

  • Create architectural standards and governance processes that scale with growth.

  • Improve platform scalability, performance, reliability, and security.

  • Support successful enterprise customer deployments and integrations.

  • Reduce technical debt while accelerating product innovation.

  • Build confidence among customers, investors, and employees in the company’s technical direction.

Reporting Relationship

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Key Partners: Product, Engineering, Security, Customer Success, and Revenue Leadership

Location: Remote / Hybrid

Compensation: Competitive salary, bonus, and meaningful equity participation.

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