Principal Architect, Thrive
$125-165k
NextGen technology outsourcing provider
Be an early applicant
NextGen technology outsourcing provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$125-165k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be recognized as the leading technology service provider to the Mid-Market and sophisticated SMB clientele around the world.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s Degree, Technical Degree or equivalent work experience
- 6-8+ years of Administrative and/or Project experience with Windows Server and related technologies
- 6-8+ years of workstation, network, and/or public cloud support experience
- Experience with monitoring and remote management tools
- Experience working with highly complex technical projects involving multiple workstreams
- Self-motivated with ability to work both independently and in a team environment
Desirable
- Experience using ServiceNow (or other project management software)
- Experience in ITIL methodology and change management processes
- Willingness to improve team process and contribute to team and company initiatives
What the job involves
- At Thrive, a Principal Architect is responsible for devising implementation strategy, assessing client readiness and orchestrating Thrive engineering teams as the technical project lead dedicated to Thrive’s Enterprise clients
- This position’s primary objective is to oversee the successful technical execution of projects as defined within Thrive Project Plans, Orders and Scopes of Service to the satisfaction of Thrive’s Enterprise clients
- In addition to these responsibilities and objectives, the Principal Architect is expected to play a role in hands-on engineering efforts and technical decision making as needed
- Technical ownership of Thrive Enterprise client projects related (but not limited to) the following:
- Microsoft 365 Platform
- Thrive Security Service Offerings
- Cloud Infrastructure Platforms (VMWare, Azure, AWS)
- Network Infrastructure
- Windows Server Technology
- Line-of-business Applications
- Ability to assess and implement technologies across diverse computing environments for Thrive enterprise clients
- Analyze an unfamiliar client environment to determine the most secure, efficient and successful path to complete documented project goals
- Work through the project process to reach a successful outcome by:
- Coordinating and prioritizing engineers from multiple distributed teams
- Successfully translating customer business needs into technical realities
- Performing hands-on engineering as necessary
- Pivot technical approach to meet shifting priorities set by Thrive enterprise clients
- Clearly and professionally communicate project plans, potential impacts and testing procedures to Thrive enterprise clients at both a technical and an executive level
- Track and manage time effectively to accomplish multiple ongoing projects
Our take
Founded in 2001 as an IT service, Thrive has grown into an end-to-end solution for cybersecurity and Cloud offerings, helping businesses to evolve digitally and securely. Its services are used by the aerospace, social housing, education, retail and other industries.
Thrive has expanded its operations across North America, the Asia-Pacific, and Europe through more than 20 strategic acquisitions. Although it operates in a crowded field of customer experience and digital transformation companies, its numerous awards and robust portfolio have sustained its success for over two decades.
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Company benefits
- Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Paid Annual Leave and Holidays
- 401K and Company Match
- A Learning Company
- Smart and Diverse Environment
- Annual Company Events
- Flexible Schedules
- New Employee Referral Program
Company HQ
Foxborough, MA
Leadership
Bill McLaughlin
(CEO & Board Member)Bill previously co-founded The Jillian Fund where he served as the Chairman of the Board for 11 years. He also served as a Senior VP of Strategic & Major Accounts at Kaseya and as EVP & CTO of Managed Services at Atlantic Tomorrow's Office.
Scott Steele
(COO)Prior to joining Thrive in 2024, Scott spent 9 years at HP as VP & Head of Systems & Infrastructure, Contractual Systems, and Managed Services Systems, Digital & Transformation Organization. Before that he spent over 2 years at Hewlett-Packard as a Senior Director of Managed Services, WW Service Deliver & Infrastructure.
Michael Gray
(CTO & VP of Technology)Michael joined Thrive in 2007 as a Director of Network Operations, moving into the role of VP of Technology in 2016 before adding CTO to his title in 2017.
Joe Waleck
(CRO)Joe joined Thrive in 2023 as CCO, moving into the role of CSO in 2024 and CRO in 2025. Prior to this, he spent nearly 16 years at Presidio as the VP of Sales, 2 years at Cisco Systems as a Key Account Manager, and nearly 5 years at AT&T as a Client Business Manager.
Kristina O'Connell
(CMO)Kristina joined Thrive in 2023 as an EVP of Marketing before moving into the role of CMO in 2024. Previously, she founded acorn and served as a VP of Corporate Affairs & Marketing at Dascena.
Kimberly Saturley
(CPO)Prior to joining Thrive in 2025, Kimberly spent 4 years at Aqua Security as the Head of Americas & Global GTM HR, VP of People (American & Global GTM), and Chief HR Officer. She also served as the CPO at Medicus Healthcare Solutions and as Director of HR at Zerto.
Prior to joining Thrive in 2025, Nicholas was the Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary at Transfix, VP & Deputy General Counsel at Advance and Counsel, Corporate Department at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
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