Senior Software Architect (Monetization)

The Central Software Monetization Architect is responsible for designing the technical architecture for license key enforcement and entitlement management across all product lines. This role defines and maintains a unified entitlement and licensing model to enable bundled and flexible monetization strategies across firmware and application codebases. The architect collaborates with product engineering teams, product managers, and external license technology vendors such as Thales to enforce standardization and scale revenue-focused capabilities.

• Define a reusable, cross-product license enforcement framework compatible with Thales EMS SDKs.
• Establish technical standards for entitlement enforcement in firmware (C/C++) and application (Java/.NET) environments.
• Create and maintain shared libraries or integration modules to accelerate adoption across product lines.
• Review and guide integration designs from product engineering teams to ensure consistency and security.
• Advise offering and product teams on monetization-aware architecture, including license grouping and bundling strategies.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Architecture, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience designing enterprise software systems, with at least 3 years focused on licensing, entitlement, or monetization systems.
• Hands-on experience with licensing tools such as Thales Sentinel EMS or equivalent.
• Familiarity with embedded systems, application-layer architectures, and multi-product systems design.
• Strong communication and documentation skills for cross-functional alignment.

• Experience with cross-platform SDK abstraction and reusable module design.
• Background in product-line engineering or systems that span embedded and cloud environments.
• Exposure to ERP or billing system integration (e.g., Oracle EBS).

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities. 

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS:  Safety.  Integrity.  Respect.  Teamwork.  Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

•  Customer Focus

•  Operational Excellence

•  High-Performance Culture

•  Innovation

•  Financial Strength

OUR BEHAVIORS

•  Own It

•  Act With Urgency

•  Foster a Customer-First Mindset

•  Think Big and Execute

•  Lead by Example

•  Drive Continuous Improvement

•  Learn and Seek Out Development

About Vertiv

At Vertiv, we offer the stability of a global leader in a growing industry and the opportunity of a startup. We design, manufacture and service the mission-critical infrastructure technologies for vital applications in data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. With $8.0 billion in revenue, a strong customer base and global reach in nearly 70 countries, our move to establish a standalone business enables us to deliver greater value to our customers and create new opportunities for our people.   

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