Chief Engineer / Lead ArchitectFull Time Ft. Meade, MDSecret clearance**This position is contingent upon contract award**Job Description Serves as the senior technical advisor alongside the Program Manager, providing engineering leadership, enterprise architecture guidance, and program-wide technical oversight. Establishes strategic direction to deliver scalable, secure, and interoperable solutions aligned with DoD mission requirements and DISA standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the Chief Engineer and Lead Architect for a DISA program, providing end-to-end technical leadership across system design, integration, and deployment
- Define and oversee implementation of enterprise architectures, ensuring alignment with DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF), DISA Technical Standards, and Zero Trust initiatives
- Lead engineering efforts across the system lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, development, integration, testing, and sustainment
- Guide adoption of cloud (e.g., milCloud, AWS GovCloud, Azure Government) and hybrid architectures aligned with DISA hosting and transport services
- Ensure compliance with cybersecurity frameworks including NIST RMF, DoD Zero Trust Strategy, and DISA STIGs
- Provide technical oversight for network, infrastructure, and application modernization efforts supporting DoD warfighter and enterprise users
- Lead architecture reviews, design reviews, and technical interchange meetings (TIMs) with DISA stakeholders and mission partners
- Collaborate with program management to align technical execution with Agile/DevSecOps methodologies, including CI/CD pipeline integration and automated security controls
- Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies (AI/ML, edge computing, software-defined networking, etc.) into DISA environments
- Serve as primary advisor to leadership on technical risks, trade-offs, and innovation opportunities
- Oversee development of engineering artifacts, including system design documents, interface control documents (ICDs), architecture views, and technical roadmaps
- Mentor engineering teams and enforce engineering best practices, standards, and configuration management
Qualifications / Requirements- U.S. Citizenship required
- Active Secret Clearance
- Bachelor of Arts (BA)/Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in an Engineering discipline.
- Minimum ten years of software development experience supporting U.S. military or other Government agencies. An additional four years of experience in lieu of degree is acceptable.
- Demonstrated Experience and knowledge of:
- DoDAF and enterprise architecture frameworks
- Cloud and hybrid architectures (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS)
- Networking, infrastructure, and cybersecurity engineering
- DevSecOps and Agile program execution
- Experience with DISA services (e.g., transport, hosting, identity, unified capabilities) preferred
- Certifications (highly desirable):
- DoD 8570/8140 (e.g., CISSP, CASP+)
- Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure)
- TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification
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