Chief Automation and Digital Solutions Architect

Torch Technologies, Inc. • Eglin AFB, FL

1d • 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. The role leads the design, development, integration, and sustainment of secure, scalable, mission-aligned digital solutions that improve workforce efficiency, data quality, business-process execution, and operational readiness. It calls for 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 architect works with senior leaders, mission owners, functional organizations, and cross-functional stakeholders to identify needs and shape them into data-driven business solutions. The role leads enterprise database and application architecture, automation and integration work, secure application lifecycle practices, technical standards, and continuous improvement. It also provides strategic technical direction, mentorship, quality oversight, and documentation for technical teams and enterprise solutions.

The position is onsite at Eglin AFB, Florida, with a Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. schedule and 10% travel. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and able to obtain and maintain an active Secret security clearance. Employment is contingent on successfully completing 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, 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, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Microsoft Dataverse.
• Experience designing, developing, or integrating RESTful APIs and enterprise application interfaces.
• Proficiency in 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, 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 and 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 for personnel management, equipment management, workflow tracking, asset management, readiness reporting, or business-process modernization.
• Experience with enterprise reporting, dashboards, 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 chief developer and senior technical advisor for enterprise automation, digital modernization, data-centric solution engineering, and technical architecture.
• Engage with senior leaders, mission owners, functional organizations, and cross-functional stakeholders to identify operational challenges, gather requirements, and turn 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 for enterprise automation solutions.
• Lead solution discovery, requirements refinement, architecture, technical execution, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement with minimal oversight.
• Assess mission requirements and recommend modernization opportunities to improve usability, efficiency, readiness, resilience, and data-informed decision-making.
• Architect, develop, oversee, and sustain enterprise database solutions using SQL, relational data modeling, Microsoft Dataverse, and data-assurance practices.
• Design secure, maintainable database schemas, data models, integration patterns, and data-quality controls.
• Develop and optimize data pipelines for personnel, equipment, workflow-management, and mission-support capabilities.
• Ensure data solutions meet data integrity, availability, traceability, access-control, and lifecycle-management needs; identify and recommend remedies for performance, integration, quality, and sustainability issues.
• 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 business logic, user interfaces, workflow automations, approval processes, notifications, dashboards, reporting tools, and integrated data solutions.
• Use modern programming and scripting technologies as needed, including JavaScript, TypeScript, C, and JSON.
• Develop technical approaches for secure interoperability among enterprise applications, data sources, APIs, cloud services, and mission-support systems.
• Guide application lifecycle activities from requirements and design through development, testing, deployment, sustainment, and retirement.
• Advise leadership and technical teams on secure architecture, identity and authentication, access management, application security, and cybersecurity 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, dependencies, and potential single points of failure.
• Promote secure-by-design and data-protection principles throughout solution development.
• Provide technical direction, mentorship, structured development, and quality oversight to developers, automation specialists, network engineers, cybersecurity personnel, and other technical staff.
• Build working relationships among mission stakeholders, system owners, developers, cybersecurity and infrastructure teams, and enterprise IT organizations.
• Communicate technical concepts, options, risks, timelines, dependencies, and recommendations to technical and executive audiences.
• Maintain documentation of development processes, architectures, 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

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

What This Job Offers

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