Job Description

About Agilent 

 

Agilent Technologies Inc. is a global leader in the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied markets, delivering insight and innovation that advance the quality of life. Agilent’s full range of solutions includes instruments, software, services, and expertise that provide trusted answers to our customers' most challenging questions. The company generated revenue of $6.51 billion in fiscal 2024 and employs 18,000 people worldwide. The company’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “A.

Qualifications

The Role

Agilent is building a unified, AI-enabled software platform to power its next generation of scientific instruments and customer-facing digital experiences. As Head of Software Architecture, you will define the technical foundation for this transformation—establishing the architectural strategy, standards, and governance that enable modular, scalable, and interoperable solutions across our lab software portfolio.

This is not an internal IT or ERP-focused architecture role. You will be responsible for the architecture of scientific, customer-facing applications such as Chromatography Data Systems (CDS), Mass Spectrometry, and other workflow-critical lab software. Your mission is to align decentralized product and engineering teams around a common architectural vision, enabling autonomy without sacrificing cohesion or technical integrity.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture Strategy & Standards

• Define and maintain architectural principles, design patterns, and reference architectures for Agilent’s lab-facing software platform.
• Ensure alignment across desktop, on-premise, hybrid, and cloud-native deployments.
• Embed interoperability, reusability, and extensibility into all aspects of the platform’s design.

Architecture Governance & Adoption

• Lead an architecture function that guides and reviews software design across platform and product teams.
• Chair architectural governance forums and working groups to drive alignment, resolve trade-offs, and scale decisions.

• Provide practical guidance to engineering teams, balancing enterprise standards with speed and autonomy.

Platform & Future-State Design

• Integrate modern architectural capabilities—including microservices, API management, and event-driven patterns—into the software blueprint.
• Incorporate AI-enabled capabilities and data-driven services into future-state architectures.
• Ensure architectural designs support long-term scalability, security, and maintainability.

Leadership & Cross-Functional Influence

• Act as a senior technical authority and trusted advisor to engineering and R&D leadership.
• Build consensus across autonomous teams, balancing local needs with enterprise priorities.
• Mentor and develop architecture talent across the organization.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in software, solution, or enterprise architecture roles.
• Proven experience designing architectures for commercial, customer-facing software products—ideally in scientific or laboratory domains (e.g., CDS, Mass Spectrometry, cell imaging, or analytical software).
• Deep knowledge of modular, service-oriented architectures and their application across desktop, hybrid, and cloud environments.
• Proven ability to lead through influence and drive standardization in complex, matrixed organizations.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Enterprise & Solution Architecture Leadership
• Distributed & Microservices Architecture
• API Management & Integration Patterns
• Architecture Governance & Standards
• Strategic Thinking & Future-State Design
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Consensus Building
• Strong communication and executive-level influence skills

Additional Details

This job has a full time weekly schedule. Applications for this job will be accepted until at least January 29, 2026 or until the job is no longer posted.

The full-time equivalent pay range for this position is $260,160.00 - $406,500.00/yr plus eligibility for bonus, stock and benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locations

Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and merit-based employer that values individuals of all backgrounds at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance, or regulation and will not be discriminated against on these bases. Agilent Technologies, Inc., is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive in the workplace where everyone is welcome, and strives to support candidates with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance with any part of the application or interview process or have questions about workplace accessibility, please email [email protected] or contact +1-262-754-5030. For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please visit www.agilent.com/en/accessibility.

Travel Required:

25% of the Time

Shift:

Day

Duration:

No End Date

Job Function:

R&D