Lead Application Architect
$120,000–$180,000 year
On-siteSuitland, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
Establish and maintain application architecture standards, patterns, and types prioritizing interoperability, reliability, scalability, and security. Develop secure multi-cloud application architectures using microservices, infrastructure as code, and containerization while implementing API standards aligned with Zero Trust and FinOps procedures. Create and maintain application architecture artifacts to brief governance boards and review proposed designs for alignment with business and operations plans. This role provides technical and management leadership on major application architecture assignments, potentially supervising others. U.S. citizenship and in-person presence in Suitland, MD are required.
Required Qualifications
- U.S. Citizenship
- Must be in person in Suitland, MD
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
- 15+ years of experience providing technical and management leadership on major application architecture assignments (SME level)
- Expert experience defining application architecture standards, patterns, and reference architectures
- Demonstrated ability to design secure multi-cloud application architectures (microservices, IaC, serverless, containerization)
- Strong background in API management — design, security, discovery, and governance
- Experience aligning application lifecycle management with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)
- Experience developing Concepts of Operations and briefing architecture governance boards
Desired Qualifications
- Certified Solutions Architect (AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Professional)
- Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
- DevOps Certification
- Experience with application FinOps cost optimization and automated monitoring
- Familiarity with DevSecOps CI/CD and cloud-native best practices
- Experience with large-scale federal modernization or System of Systems (SoS) programs
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive briefing to senior Government stakeholders
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