Chief Automation and Digital Solutions Architect

Torch Technologies • Eglin AFB, FL

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Torch Technologies is seeking a highly experienced Chief Automation and Digital Solutions Architect to serve as the senior technical advisor and chief developer for enterprise automation, digital modernization, and data-centric solution engineering supporting the Eglin Research Site (ERS). The role leads the design, development, integration, and sustainment of secure, scalable, mission-aligned digital solutions intended to improve workforce efficiency, data quality, business-process execution, and operational readiness. It requires expertise in enterprise database engineering, workflow automation, Microsoft Power Platform development, application architecture, cybersecurity, and technical team leadership in complex USAF, Department of War, or comparable enterprise environments.

The position provides strategic technical direction across enterprise automation and digital solutions, database engineering, application development, cybersecurity, application lifecycle management, and technical documentation. The architect works directly with senior leaders, mission owners, functional organizations, and cross-functional stakeholders to identify needs and translate them into data-driven solutions, while guiding technical teams and independently executing solution work with minimal oversight.

The position is onsite at Eglin AFB, Florida, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with 10% travel. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and able to meet customer access, security, onsite-work, and mission-support requirements, including obtaining or maintaining an Active Secret Security Clearance. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a comprehensive background check.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information systems, software engineering, data engineering, information technology, or a related technical discipline.
• Relevant professional certifications in enterprise architecture, cloud architecture, systems engineering, cybersecurity, program management, or agile delivery, such as CISSP, CISM, or GSLC, or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in enterprise application development, workflow automation, digital modernization, data engineering, solution architecture, or comparable technical leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading multifunctional technical teams and coordinating complex modernization efforts across development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and mission organizations.
• Advanced experience designing and implementing relational databases, SQL queries, database schemas, data models, and data-quality processes.
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Power Platform technologies, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Microsoft Dataverse.
• Experience designing, developing, or integrating RESTful APIs and enterprise application interfaces.
• Proficiency with one or more modern programming or scripting languages, such as JavaScript, TypeScript, C, or similar technologies.
• Knowledge of Azure services, cloud-based application architecture, identity and authentication concepts, and secure application-development practices.
• Experience applying ALM, source control, release management, testing, change control, and documentation practices to enterprise applications.
• Ability to independently gather requirements, develop solution approaches, manage stakeholder expectations, and execute technical work with minimal supervision.
• Strong written, verbal, technical briefing, and stakeholder-engagement skills.
• Ability to meet applicable customer access, security, onsite-work, and mission-support requirements.
• Must be able to obtain or maintain an Active Secret Security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information systems, software engineering, data science, or a related field.
• Experience supporting USAF, Department of War, federal, defense, research and development, or similarly mission-critical environments.
• Experience implementing enterprise governance for low-code/no-code platforms and citizen-development ecosystems.
• Experience with DevSecOps, agile software delivery, infrastructure as code, cloud integration, API management, or enterprise data platforms.
• Experience developing automation solutions for personnel management, equipment management, workflow tracking, asset management, readiness reporting, or business-process modernization.
• Experience with enterprise reporting, dashboard development, data visualization, performance metrics, and executive decision-support products.
• Experience developing technical standards, solution patterns, development playbooks, or governance processes for enterprise automation portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the chief developer and senior technical advisor for enterprise automation, digital modernization, data-centric solution engineering, and technical architecture.
• Engage senior leaders, mission owners, functional organizations, and cross-functional stakeholders to identify operational challenges, gather requirements, and translate needs into data-driven business solutions.
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable digital products, automated workflows, data pipelines, dashboards, applications, and integrated enterprise services.
• Establish and promote technical standards, reusable design patterns, development practices, and governance processes for enterprise automation solutions.
• Lead solution discovery, requirements refinement, architecture design, technical execution, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement with minimal oversight.
• Assess evolving mission requirements and recommend modernization opportunities that improve usability, efficiency, readiness, resilience, and data-informed decision-making.
• Architect, oversee, develop, and sustain enterprise database solutions using SQL, relational data-modeling principles, Microsoft Dataverse, and enterprise data-assurance practices.
• Design secure and maintainable database schemas, data models, data-integration patterns, and data-quality controls.
• Develop and optimize data pipelines supporting automated personnel, equipment, workflow-management, and mission-support capabilities.
• Ensure data solutions meet data integrity, availability, traceability, access-control, and lifecycle-management needs.
• Identify database performance, integration, data-quality, and sustainability issues and develop corrective recommendations.
• Lead enterprise-scale application and automation development using Microsoft Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Microsoft Dataverse, Azure services, and RESTful API integrations.
• Develop and oversee custom business logic, user interfaces, workflow automations, approval processes, notifications, dashboards, reporting tools, and integrated data solutions.
• Apply programming and scripting capabilities as needed, including JavaScript, TypeScript, C, JSON, and related technologies.
• Develop technical approaches for secure interoperability among enterprise applications, data sources, APIs, cloud services, and mission-support systems.
• Guide application lifecycle practices from requirements definition and design through development, testing, deployment, sustainment, and retirement.
• Advise leadership and technical teams on secure system architecture, identity and authentication, access management, application security, and cybersecurity best practices.
• Support ALM practices, including source control, environment management, release planning, change control, testing, documentation, and sustainment.
• Ensure solutions comply with applicable USAF, Department of War, customer, and enterprise security requirements.
• Identify, document, track, and mitigate technical risks, security concerns, integration dependencies, and potential single points of failure.
• Promote secure-by-design and data-protection principles throughout solution development.
• Provide strategic technical direction, mentorship, structured development, and quality oversight to developers, automation specialists, network engineers, cybersecurity personnel, and other technical team members.
• Build effective working relationships among mission stakeholders, system owners, developers, cybersecurity teams, infrastructure teams, and enterprise IT organizations.
• Communicate technical concepts, implementation options, risks, timelines, dependencies, and recommendations to technical and executive audiences.
• Maintain documentation for development processes, solution architectures, application configurations, data schemas, workflows, interfaces, integration patterns, and operating procedures.
• Continuously evaluate and improve enterprise applications, workflows, data pipelines, and automation capabilities to align with mission needs and modernization objectives.

Benefits

• ESOP participation
• 401(k) match
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Education assistance
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Competitive salary
• Stable and professional work environment
• Comprehensive benefits package

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior