Core Services Architect (Web Services)

ATTAINX INC • Herndon, VA

9h • Remote

About The Position

AttainX Inc. is seeking an experienced Core Services Architect (Web Services) to join our growing engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for the design, development, and governance of enterprise-grade web services and core platform capabilities. You will serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor, shaping the architectural direction of our web services ecosystem and ensuring alignment with business objectives, scalability requirements, and security standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• Senior-Level: Minimum 8 years of IT experience, including 5+ years with web services architecture and enterprise solution design.
• Experience rationalizing and modernizing complex, redundant, or convoluted web services to improve maintainability, performance, and security.
• Proven experience architecting large-scale RESTful APIs, microservices, and service-oriented architectures (SOA).
• Deep expertise in web services protocols and standards including REST, SOAP, GraphQL, gRPC, JSON, XML, and OpenAPI/Swagger.
• Hands-on experience with API management platforms (e.g., Apigee, MuleSoft, Kong, AWS API Gateway, or Azure API Management).
• Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native design patterns.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Solid understanding of security principles for web services including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, and TLS/SSL.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps toolchains, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with demonstrated ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to obtain USDA Public Trust Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting USDA, FPAC, NRCS, or other federal civilian agencies.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe).
• Relevant certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, or equivalent.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SNS/SQS).
• Exposure to observability and monitoring tools (Datadog, Splunk, Dynatrace, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and oversee the implementation of robust, scalable, and secure web services (RESTful APIs, SOAP, GraphQL, microservices) that serve as foundational components across the enterprise.
• Define and enforce web services architecture standards, patterns, best practices, and governance frameworks.
• Lead the evaluation and selection of technologies, frameworks, and platforms to modernize and optimize core services infrastructure.
• Collaborate closely with product owners, software engineers, DevOps teams, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into sound architectural solutions.
• Develop and maintain architecture blueprints, technical roadmaps, and detailed design documentation.
• Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and provide technical mentorship to development teams.
• Identify and mitigate architectural risks related to performance, reliability, security, and scalability.
• Champion API lifecycle management, including versioning, deprecation strategies, and developer experience improvements.
• Support cloud-native architecture initiatives, ensuring seamless integration across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Drive the adoption of CI/CD practices, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code principles.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and evolving standards in web services and distributed systems.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits packages including paid vacation, medical, dental, vision, matching 401K plan, tuition/training reimbursement, and Long & Short-Term Disability.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level