The Software Architect Subject Matter Expert serves as the technical authority for the design, modernization, and integration of mission-critical, cloud-native systems supporting the Decennial Census testing ecosystem. This role is responsible for defining enterprise and solution architectures across the full software development lifecycle, ensuring systems are secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned with federal standards and business objectives.
Requirements
- Serve as the technical authority for application and system architecture across the full SDLC
- Define end-to-end cloud-native architectures supporting front-end applications, APIs, databases, queueing services, computation engines, and analytical platforms
- Lead architecture activities within an Agile SAFe environment
- Architect front-end ecosystems using React or comparable JavaScript frameworks
- Define API-first, microservices-based architectures
- Establish enterprise API standards covering RESTful design, versioning, security, documentation, observability, and lifecycle governance
- Architect secure, scalable back-end platforms using Java, Spring Boot, JAX-RS, Jersey, and Python-based services
- Lead database architecture strategy across Oracle RAC, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Aurora, and cloud-native storage platforms
- Define patterns for raw and processed data management using cloud-native object storage
- Architect queueing and orchestration services
- Lead the architectural design of computation engines
- Define cloud-native analytics architectures leveraging platforms such as Amazon QuickSight, SageMaker, Cube.js, OpenSearch, and Elasticsearch
- Establish microservices design principles emphasizing loose coupling, API-centric integration, stateless and stateful service separation, containerization, elastic scaling, and policy-driven resource management
- Define containerization and orchestration standards using Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, and cloud-native deployment services
- Lead security architecture activities including authentication, authorization, encryption, secrets management, network segmentation, and alignment with federal security and compliance frameworks
- Architect CI/CD and DevSecOps ecosystems integrating GitHub, Bitbucket, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, CloudFormation, automated testing frameworks, and security scanning tools
- Establish reference architectures, reusable design patterns, and technical standards to guide multiple development teams
- Produce and maintain architecture artifacts including system context diagrams, logical and physical architectures, data flows, interface specifications, threat models, and operational architecture documentation
- Conduct architecture reviews, design walkthroughs, and technical risk assessments to ensure solutions meet quality, security, and performance requirements
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- 401(k) Savings Plan
- Education and Professional Training
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Employee Referral and Merit Recognition Programs
- Employee Assistance and Identity Theft Protection
- Paid Holidays: 11 per year
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Disability Insurance
