Software Systems Architect – Clearance Required

Stellenbeschreibung:

Lead team-level solution design and translate mission, product, functional, and non-functional requirements into implementable technical designs
Develop and maintain the team’s architectural runway, identifying technical enablers, dependencies, constraints, and architectural work
Lead interface and integration design across applications, services, APIs, data sources, external systems, and shared platform capabilities
Define and guide implementation of security, performance, reliability, scalability, maintainability, observability, and testability requirements
Establish team technology standards, reusable architectural patterns, reference implementations, and engineering guardrails
Partner with the Product Owner and Solution Architect to identify, assess, and prioritize technical debt
Create and maintain architecture diagrams, system and component models, interface definitions, architectural decision records, and technical documentation
Work directly with developers through design sessions, whiteboarding, implementation, code and design reviews, troubleshooting, and technical mentoring
Collaborate with DevSecOps, testing, UX, cybersecurity, Product Management, and stakeholders to support secure CI/CD, automated testing, deployment, integration, and operational requirements
Identify dependencies and drive technical coordination to reduce delivery risk
Perform root-cause analysis of complex or recurring defects, integration issues, environment constraints, and architectural problems
Promote reusable solutions, knowledge sharing, team self-sufficiency, and reduced complexity

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience
7+ years of professional software engineering, application development, systems engineering, or technical architecture experience, including hands-on responsibility for designing and delivering production software
Experience with software/application architecture and system design
Hands-on experience with cloud environments, AWS preferred
Understanding of cloud architecture, secure networking, identity and access management, service integration, and deployment considerations
Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs and integrating applications, services, data sources, and external systems
Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, automation, and DevSecOps practices
Ability to work directly with software developers through technical design, implementation guidance, code/design reviews, troubleshooting, and complex problem solving
Ability to address security, performance, reliability, scalability, maintainability, observability, and testability requirements
Strong technical communication and collaborative leadership skills
Experience working in Agile software delivery environments and leading team-level technical decisions within broader solution or enterprise architecture guardrails
Active DoD Secret security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain one
Preferred: experience with Angular and frontend-to-backend integration patterns
Preferred: experience with microservices, containers, Kubernetes, Docker, or comparable architectures
Preferred: AWS certification and/or depth in AWS architecture
Preferred: experience with SAFe Agile Release Train (ART), architectural runway, technical enablers, PI Planning, and cross-team dependency management
Preferred: experience supporting Army, DoD, federal, or other secure/regulated mission systems, including ATO/RMF processes
Experience with ATIS, Army training systems, learning management systems, or similar enterprise mission systems is a plus
Additional useful experience includes UI/UX, accessibility testing, organizational change management, and ability to learn unfamiliar technologies
Occasional travel required

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in software architecture, cloud environments, and technical design, with a strong focus on security, performance, and scalability. Proven ability to lead teams in Agile environments while fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing.