Principal Solutions Architect

Our Why At Dotmatics 

At Dotmatics, we believe science, data, and decision-making must be deeply intertwined for innovation to thrive. 

Our Portfolio includes Luma, LumaLab Connect, ELN Platform, Graphpad Prism, Geneious, SnapGene, Protein Metrics, OMIQ, FCS Express, LabArchives, NQuery, EasyPanel, MStar, SoftGenetics and Virscidian.

We have a vision for a new Lab of the Future that will change the future of scientific research.

We have created the world’s most comprehensive digital science platform – best-of-breed software applications already used by more than 2 million scientists, together in a single ecosystem united by a powerful, flexible enterprise data platform. This is not flat data buried away in digital graveyards. This is dynamic, multi-dimensional decision-making.

Scientific enterprises need a new level of effectiveness to achieve tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Illness will not wait. The biosphere will not wait. We are tireless in our vision, because the time for innovation is now.

Shaping the Future of Science At Dotmatics 

Our global team of more than 800 colleagues are dedicated to supporting our customers in over 180 countries. Together, with our scientific community of users, we accelerate scientific innovation in order to make the world a healthier, cleaner, and safer place to live.

You’ll join a collaborative, global team pushing the boundaries of scientific innovation.  Your ideas and efforts will have a tangible impact, accelerating scientific progress and discovery. We offer a dynamic, remote-friendly environment that fosters high integrity and collaboration, empowering you to excel. Dotmatics is a company built by scientists, for scientists. Combined, we are now the world’s largest cloud-based scientific research R&D platform. We need your help to keep growing and pioneering the future.

 

We are Science Driven. We are Customer Centric. We are Better Together. 

 

What do we need

We are seeking a Principal Solutions Architect to be a senior technical authority within Dotmatics Professional Services, responsible for defining and governing end-to-end solution architectures for customer implementations of the Dotmatics Luma platform. 

The role combines deep technical architecture expertise with an appreciation of scientific R&D workflows. The Principal Solution Architect ensures that solutions are not only functionally correct, but also meet rigorous non-functional requirements around performance, scalability, security, reliability, observability, maintainability and long-term operability.

This trusted technical advisor role is highly customer-facing and works closely with Sales, PreSales, Product, Engineering, Cloud Operations and Siemens Digital Industries Software (DISW) architecture teams. It plays a key role in joint Siemens engagements, positioning Luma alongside technologies such as Teamcenter, Mendix, and other DISW portfolio software solutions.

In this role you will get to:

• Architecture & Design Authority
  • Act as the design authority for Luma-based customer solutions
  • Define logical and physical architectures covering applications, data, integrations, identity, environments and operations
  • Ensure architectural consistency across multiple customer engagements
  • Make and document architectural trade-offs considering cost, complexity, scalability, risk, and long-term sustainability
• Functional & Non-Functional Requirements
  • Shape functional requirements in collaboration with Scientific Architect and Application Scientists
  • Own non-functional requirements including performance, scalability, security, resilience, observability, accessibility, internationalisation, and maintainability
  • Translate business and scientific needs into robust technical architectures
• Integration and Data Architecture
  • Design integration approaches using technologies such as Apache NiFi, APIs, batch pipelines, and event-driven patterns
  • Define data ingestion, transformation, and migration strategies
  • Architect solutions leveraging Databricks, including configuration via Databricks SQL
  • Ensure data lineage, auditability, and regulatory compliance
  • Support visualisation and analytics patterns using tools such as Sigma for Databricks
• Platform and Enterprise Integration
  • Architect Luma solutions that integrate with customer enterprise systems including: ELNs (Dotmatics & Third-Party), LIMS, SDMS, PLM, ERP, Instrument data systems
  • Define how Dotmatics fits within broader Siemens landscapes,