- Design secure, scalable software architectures supporting enterprise AI/ML applications, analytics platforms, and cloud-native solutions aligned with DLA mission requirements.
- Collaborate with Government stakeholders, product owners, and development teams to translate business needs into technical architectures, solution designs, and implementation roadmaps.
- Lead architecture reviews, evaluate emerging technologies, and recommend approaches improving interoperability, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
- Produce and maintain architecture documentation, including solution designs, interface specifications, security architectures, technical diagrams, and requirements traceability artifacts.
- Guide development teams through the full software development lifecycle while ensuring architecture, coding, cybersecurity, and cloud engineering standards.
- Design and oversee integration of AI/ML capabilities, enterprise data sources, APIs, and AWS cloud services into production-ready solutions.
- Partner with cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and infrastructure teams on Zero Trust principles, security controls, and compliance requirements.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, technical planning, design reviews, and customer briefings; mentor developers and provide technical leadership across initiatives.
- Evaluate technical risks, resolve architectural issues, and refine enterprise architecture for evolving mission priorities and technologies.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of experience designing and implementing enterprise software architectures.
- Experience designing new software products and major enhancements to existing systems.
- Experience with system integration, interoperability, compatibility, and multi-platform architecture design.
- Experience conducting technical feasibility analyses, architectural trade studies, and technology recommendations.
- Experience serving as a technical lead responsible for end-to-end solution delivery and project completion.
- Experience developing architecture artifacts, including Solution Architecture Documents, System Design Documents, Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs), Configuration Management Plans, Security Architecture documentation, and detailed technical design specifications.
- Experience architecting AI/ML-enabled solutions from concept through deployment and sustainment.
- Experience designing enterprise solutions within AWS cloud environments.
- Experience architecting secure applications using Zero Trust principles, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and DoD cybersecurity requirements.
- Experience supporting the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Experience collaborating with Government stakeholders to define AI/ML use cases, technical architectures, and implementation strategies.
- Ability to develop architectures compliant with DoD architecture standards, cybersecurity policies, and security engineering requirements.
- Must possess an IT-II (Non-Critical Sensitive) security clearance or Tier 3 (T3) background investigation at the time of proposal submission.
- Relevant technical certification from a nationally recognized authority; examples include AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect, TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner, or CISSP.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional is preferred.
- Must verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States upon hire.
Core Competencies
Demonstrates expertise in designing secure, scalable software architectures for AI/ML applications and cloud-native solutions, with a strong focus on compliance with DoD standards and cybersecurity principles. Proven ability to lead technical teams, mentor developers, and deliver end-to-end solutions while collaborating with stakeholders.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- Enterprise Software Architecture Design
- AI/ML Solution Architecture
- AWS Cloud Environment Expertise
- Zero Trust Security Principles
- Technical Leadership and Mentorship
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
- Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
- System Integration
- Technical Feasibility Analysis
- Architecture Documentation
- Interoperability and Compatibility Design
- Security Architecture
- Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs)
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Cloud Engineering Standards
- Agile Methodologies
Soft Skills
- Collaboration
- Mentoring
- Technical Communication
- Problem Solving
- Stakeholder Engagement
Certifications & Qualifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Google Professional Cloud Architect
- TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner
- CISSP
Industry Keywords
- DoD Cybersecurity Requirements
- Zero Trust Principles
- Enterprise Data Sources
- Technical Architecture
- Implementation Roadmaps
Tools & Technologies
- AWS Cloud Services
- APIs
- DevSecOps Practices
- Technical Diagrams
- Architecture Documentation Tools