Lead Application Architect
Revolutional, LLC•McLean, VA
•$160,000 - $225,000•Hybrid
About The Position
As a Lead Application Architect at Revolutional, you will define and drive enterprise application architecture strategy across a complex portfolio of systems, teams, and modernization initiatives. You will operate at the intersection of architecture, engineering, security, and delivery ensuring applications are scalable, maintainable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards and mission outcomes. You will guide modernization efforts, enforce architectural governance, and coordinate across multiple vendors, technical teams, and stakeholders. This role requires someone who can balance long-term architectural vision with practical execution, particularly in environments transitioning from legacy systems to open-source, cloud-native platforms.
Requirements
- US Citizenship with the ability to obtain a Public Trust
- 15+ years of experience in application architecture, software engineering, or enterprise modernization initiatives
- Proven experience leading application architecture across large-scale, distributed systems environments
- Experience operating within SAFe or scaled Agile delivery environments
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
- Strong experience designing scalable, distributed, cloud-native application architectures
- Experience modernizing legacy/COTS systems into open-source, microservices-based platforms
- Experience supporting AI/ML-enabled systems, including model integration and deployment
- Experience designing APIs, event-driven systems, messaging architectures, and distributed integrations
- Experience aligning application architecture with enterprise data architecture and governance requirements
- Experience supporting large-scale data processing, ETL workflows, analytics, and dissemination systems
- Strong understanding of federal security and compliance frameworks including NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA, Zero Trust, MFA, secure SDLC, and ATO processes
- Experience implementing DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation
- Experience engineering for high availability, resiliency, scalability, and operational reliability
- Experience coordinating architecture across multi-team, multi-contractor delivery organizations
- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate mission and business requirements into scalable architectures
- Strong ownership mindset with accountability for architectural outcomes
- Ability to influence technical direction across teams and stakeholders
- Strong decision-making capabilities balancing modernization goals with operational realities
- Effective communication across engineering, architecture, security, and executive stakeholders
Nice To Haves
- Certified Solutions Architect (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Professional)
- Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) or similar security certification
- DevOps or DevSecOps certifications
- Experience supporting statistical and other large-scale federal modernization programs
- Experience with large-scale event streaming, real-time processing, or enterprise analytics platforms
Responsibilities
- Lead application architecture strategy and governance across enterprise modernization initiatives
- Define and implement scalable, cloud-native application architectures using open-source technologies and modern integration patterns
- Guide modernization of legacy and on-premises systems into microservices-based and event-driven architectures
- Design and support APIs, messaging systems, event streaming, and system-of-systems integrations
- Support AI/ML-enabled application architectures, including model integration, deployment, and operationalization
- Align application architectures with enterprise data strategies, including data governance, data quality, lifecycle management, and real-time processing
- Support Census-style survey and data lifecycle systems, including data ingest, ETL pipelines, transformation, analytics, and dissemination workflows
- Ensure architectures align with federal security and compliance requirements including NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA, Zero Trust, MFA, secure SDLC, and ATO support processes
- Enable DevSecOps practices through architecture supporting CI/CD automation, security validation, and infrastructure-as-code
- Collaborate across multiple contractors, engineering teams, architects, and stakeholders to ensure architectural alignment and interoperability
- Lead architecture reviews, establish standards, and enforce best practices across delivery teams
- Ensure applications meet requirements for scalability, resiliency, high availability, observability, and operational performance
- Mentor developers and architects while driving architectural consistency across teams
Benefits
- Traditional and HSA- eligible medical insurance plans
- 100% employer-paid dental and vision insurance options
- 100% employer-sponsored STD, LTD, and life insurance
- 5% 401(k) company matching
- Flexible-schedules and teleworking options
- Paid holidays and PTO Accrual Plans
- Paid Parental Leave
- Professional development and career growth opportunities
- Team and company-wide events, recognition, and appreciation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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