Chief Engineer Lead Architect

Integral•Fort Meade, MD

11d•$175,000 - $195,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Chief Engineer / Lead Architect will provide technical leadership for the JPES modernization and sustainment effort supporting DISA Global Force Management (GFM). This role is responsible for enterprise architecture, DevSecOps alignment, multi-enclave deployment strategy, database synchronization, and secure integration with external DoD systems across SIPR environments. The architect will lead technical strategy for a cloud-hosted, containerized Java/Spring-based application deployed in Azure and Kubernetes environments, with CI/CD pipelines hosted in AWS GovCloud (DISA C2FS).

Requirements

BA/BS degree in an Engineering discipline. An additional four years of experience in lieu of a degree is acceptable.
10+ years of enterprise software architecture experience.
8+ years of hands-on Java/Spring development leadership.
Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical architectures, DevSecOps workflows, and data integration strategies to government stakeholders, senior leadership, and cross-functional engineering teams.
Proven experience leading technical discussions in high-visibility DoD environments, including design reviews, sprint demos, and security assessments.
Deep experience building web-based enterprise applications.
Demonstrated experience with Kubernetes in secure government environments.
Experience in architecting PostgreSQL databases and replication strategies.
Experience with multi-system data exchange across DoD systems.
Strong background in REST APIs / Web Services.
Strong DevSecOps background.
Experience in SIPR environments.
Active Secret clearance

Responsibilities

Serve as primary technical interface to DISA engineering leadership, clearly communicating architectural decisions, tradeoffs, and risk impacts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Lead architecture for Java/Spring enterprise web applications deployed in Kubernetes.
Design and oversee PostgreSQL (EDB) database architecture and synchronization strategies across enclaves.
Manage legacy Oracle integration and transitional data replication with JOPES.
Architect secure RESTful APIs and external DoD system interfaces.
Guide containerization strategy (Docker/K8s, RHEL).
Oversee ELK-based logging and observability.
Ensure DevSecOps pipeline integration and secure CI/CD deployments.
Support multi-enclave deployment (CONUS Azure, OCONUS U.S. base locations).
Ensure architecture supports Government Purpose Rights and modular open design.