Lead Architect, Army

Raft Company Website•Honolulu, HI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Lead Architect, you'll leverage your engineering background to guide technical strategy and architecture for Army programs supporting INDOPACOM operations. You'll work directly with Army customers to translate mission requirements into scalable technical solutions and provide architectural guidance across multiple engineering teams. You'll be hands-on in designing systems, reviewing implementations, and ensuring solutions align with DoD standards while meeting operational needs in the Pacific theater.

Requirements

10+ years of software engineering experience with proven hands-on development expertise
Direct experience working with U.S. Army programs and INDOPACOM operations
Experience with architectural design patterns and architectural decision records (ADRs)
Strong customer-facing skills with ability to gather requirements and present solutions to military stakeholders
Experience building event streaming applications using Kafka, Pulsar, or Red Panda
Ability to explain complex technical concepts in plain language to technical and non-technical audiences
Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, etc.
Experience deploying applications to Cloud Foundry and/or Kubernetes
System architecture and design experience with technical roadmap development
Passion for writing technical proposal documents such as white papers and RFI responses
Understanding of Indo-Pacific theater operations and tactical deployment considerations
Proven ability to lead and mentor cross-functional engineering teams in delivering complex DoD systems, providing architectural guidance and technical direction across multiple concurrent projects
Obtain Security+ within the first 90 days of employment with Raft
Active Secret with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance
U.S. citizenship
All work must be conducted within the continental U.S.
Must possess a valid, active US passport with at least six months validity beyond intended period of employment to facilitate international travel and meet security requirements for government contracts.

Nice To Haves

Deep understanding of DoD and Army environments, including defense acquisition process
Previous experience working directly with Army units
Experience with edge computing and tactical environments
Track record of speaking at conferences about software engineering principles
Knowledge of modern software trends and their applicability to defense missions

Responsibilities

10+ years of software engineering experience with proven hands-on development expertise
Direct experience working with U.S. Army programs and INDOPACOM operations
Experience with architectural design patterns and architectural decision records (ADRs)
Strong customer-facing skills with ability to gather requirements and present solutions to military stakeholders
Experience building event streaming applications using Kafka, Pulsar, or Red Panda
Ability to explain complex technical concepts in plain language to technical and non-technical audiences
Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, etc.
Experience deploying applications to Cloud Foundry and/or Kubernetes
System architecture and design experience with technical roadmap development
Passion for writing technical proposal documents such as white papers and RFI responses
Understanding of Indo-Pacific theater operations and tactical deployment considerations
Proven ability to lead and mentor cross-functional engineering teams in delivering complex DoD systems, providing architectural guidance and technical direction across multiple concurrent projects
Obtain Security+ within the first 90 days of employment with Raft