Minimum 10 years leading DevSecOps initiatives for large-scale platforms.
Proven ability to design scalable, secure, and resilient platforms.
Knowledge of federal security and compliance standards (FISMA, FedRAMP).
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or Professional required.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
Ability to obtain and maintain DHS Public Trust clearance.
Responsibilities
Lead DevSecOps initiatives, focusing on architecture, automation, and CI/CD pipelines.
Design scalable and secure platforms meeting 99.9% uptime requirements.
Architect infrastructure-as-code solutions using Terraform and AWS.
Integrate security and code quality scanning into CI/CD pipelines.
Guide platform monitoring, incident response, and disaster recovery processes.
Support Team Managed Deployment and Ongoing Authorization processes.
Research and adopt innovative platform tools and practices.
Benefits
Competitive compensation with bonus opportunities.
Employer-paid health care.
Training and development funds.
401k match.
Full Job Description
Analytica is looking for a hands-on Lead Platform Solutions Architect Lead to lead designing, implementing, and continuing to improve a large scale, enterprise AWS-based platform underpinning mission critical, public facing services for a leading homeland security client. This person will lead platform engineering, developing infrastructure as code, monitoring, testing automation, and the CI/CD backbone that enables secure, scalable delivery of mission-critical identity, scheduling, and biometrics applications in alignment with federal security and compliance frameworks.
Key Responsibilities
Lead DevSecOps initiatives, including architecture, automation, monitoring, testing, and CI/CD pipelines for large-scale, multi-cloud and on-premises platforms.
Design scalable, secure, and resilient platforms that meet USCIS performance and availability targets (99.9% uptime; 24/7 platform availability).
Architect infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and AWS-native capabilities to ensure consistent and secure environments.
Integrate security and code quality scanning (Checkmarx, SonarQube, NexusIQ, Prisma Cloud) into the CI/CD pipeline and enforce secure configurations for cloud resources.
Apply federal security and compliance standards including FISMA, FedRAMP, DHS Enterprise Architecture (HLS EA), and NIST frameworks.
Guide platform monitoring, observability, incident response, and disaster recovery; support 24x7 / 15-minute incident response and MTTR of 90 minutes or less for internal code faults.
Support Team Managed Deployment (TMD) and Ongoing Authorization (OA) processes.
Enable serverless, containerized microservices patterns (AWS Lambda, EKS, Kubernetes, Rancher, Docker) and support SPA/MPA DevSecOps practices.
Partner with Application DevSecOps Solutions Architect Leads, Data Architect/Scientist Leads, and ISSO personnel to ensure cross-cutting platform decisions align to program needs.
Research and adopt cutting-edge platform tools, processes, and practices; document and justify innovations for government approval prior to implementation.
Required Qualifications
Experience: Minimum ten (10) years of experience leading DevSecOps initiatives, including architecture, automation, monitoring, testing, and CI/CD pipelines for large-scale, multi-cloud and on-premises platforms.
Platform Design: Proven ability to design scalable, secure, and resilient platforms.
Federal Compliance: Knowledge of federal security and compliance standards (e.g., FISMA, FedRAMP).
Certification: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or Professional (Required).
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain DHS Public Trust (EOD).
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with the USCIS AWS service footprint: EC2, S3, Aurora, RDS, OpenSearch, CloudFormation, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, Lambda, Kinesis, EKS, KMS.
Hands-on with Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Harness, and Backstage.
Experience with DHS Enterprise Architecture Technical Reference Model (TRM) and IPv6 (USGv6) compliance.
Prior USCIS, DHS, or large federal civilian cloud platform experience.
Analytica has been recognized byInc. Magazineas one of the fastest-growing 250 businesses in the US for 3 years. We work with U.S. government clients in health, civilian, and national security missions to build better technology products that impact our day-to-day lives. The company offers competitive compensation with opportunities for bonuses, employer-paid health care, training and development funds, and 401k match.
