Job Type

Full-time

Description

Position Summary:

The Architect is the senior-most technical authority on the platform, accountable for the overall target-state architecture across cloud, application, data, and security domains. You will set the technical vision and standards, arbitrate cross-domain trade-offs, and ensure the modernized platform meets the client's performance, security, and regulatory objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

- Own the end-to-end technical vision and target-state architecture for the platform

- Set architecture standards, principles, and governance across all domains

- Arbitrate major cross-domain technical decisions and trade-offs

- Lead the architecture review board and approve high-impact designs

- Ensure alignment of cloud, application, data, security, and DevSecOps architectures

- Drive the enterprise strategy for agentic AI across the platform and SDLC

- Advise client stakeholders and program leadership on technical strategy and risk

- Mentor the architecture team and champion engineering excellence

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Requirements

Non-Technical Requirements:

- Must be a U.S. Citizen.

- Must be willing to work a HYRBID Schedule (2 Days) in Reston, VA & client locations in the Washington D.C. area as required.

- Ability to pass a 7-year background check and obtain/maintain a U.S. Government Clearance

- Strong communication and presentation skills.

- Must be able to prioritize and self-start.

- Must be adaptable/flexible as priorities shift.

- Must be enthusiastic and have passion for learning and constant improvement.

- Must be open to collaboration, feedback and client asks.

- Must enjoy working with a vibrant team of outgoing personalities.

Required Qualifications:

- 12+ years of software/systems architecture experience, including enterprise-scale federal systems

- Proven experience as a lead/chief architect across multiple technical domains

- Deep expertise in cloud-native, microservices, and event-driven architecture

- Strong leadership and stakeholder-management skills

Preferred Qualifications:

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

- Financial-regulatory or filing-systems domain experience

- Applied agentic AI / Amazon Bedrock architecture experience

Salary Description

$200,000-$220,000 (based on pertinent experience)