Lead Janus Core Software Architect

BAE Systems•Nashua, NH

7d•$132,962 - $226,035

About The Position

BAE Systems is seeking a Lead Janus Core Software Architect for its Digital Architecture Team (DAT), which delivers a shared digital foundation for scalable, secure, and reusable enterprise solutions across the digital product development lifecycle. The role provides technical judgment to guide engineering decisions, evaluate risk, lead significant operational events, and evolve the Janus Suite as a secure, reliable, scalable, product-oriented platform. The architect collaborates with engineering, operations, quality, finance, IT/security, product teams, and other stakeholders to implement software solutions that meet customer needs. The position advances enterprise architecture, including software architecture, MBSE adoption, modernization, DevSecOps, automation, digital engineering, and shared security and identity services. It establishes common frameworks and standards, reduces deployment effort, improves observability and reliability, embeds lifecycle governance in delivery workflows, and promotes reuse and consistency across Janus products. The role also defines and demonstrates practical AI-assisted architecture and engineering approaches, establishing governed patterns for AI-assisted and agentic workflows while maintaining cybersecurity, data protection, quality, human oversight, and accountability. The successful candidate leads and mentors architects and engineers, guides multiple concurrent initiatives, and drives continuous improvement in product quality, organizational effectiveness, and cost and schedule performance.

Requirements

At least 8 years of progressive experience across software engineering, solution architecture, and/or enterprise architecture, including substantial experience leading architecture for large, complex enterprise initiatives.
Strong proficiency developing software applications, including designing, developing, testing, and integrating applications using languages such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, C#, or Java.
Experience with containerization technologies such as Podman or Docker and cloud technologies, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and efficiency.
Extensive experience designing, building, and operating modern software architectures, including microservices, container-based deployments, and orchestration platforms operating in multiple environments.
Deep knowledge of DevOps/DevSecOps, CI/CD, source control, automated testing, deployment automation, observability, and contemporary SDLC/PDLC practices.
Demonstrated ability to lead multiple projects with cross-functional engineering, operations, quality, finance, and security teams using Agile and MBSE to manage ambiguity and deliver on schedule.
Proven experience with Git CI/CD platforms such as GitLab, GitHub Enterprise, or Azure DevOps, and automated security testing pipelines.
Strong proficiency in modern programming languages such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or C#, and ability to rapidly prototype and produce production-hardened code.
History of delivering measurable business impact, such as cost savings, productivity gains, accelerated time to market, or improved product maturity.
Experience operating in constrained environments, migrating legacy systems to modern systems, and navigating government security and compliance requirements.
Strong systems thinking and problem-solving ability to address long-term, mission-critical challenges with creativity and persistence.
Proven ability to build inclusive, high-performing teams where technical excellence coexists with work-life balance.
Experience mentoring engineers, setting architectural direction, and championing standards such as secure coding, automated testing, monitoring, and observability.
Active Secret clearance required.

Nice To Haves

SAFe (Agile) certification, such as SPC, RTE, or an equivalent credential.
Hands-on experience implementing MBSE using tools such as Cameo, MagicDraw, or comparable platforms.
Experience designing or integrating agent-based AI/ML solutions that augment autonomous decision-making.
Understanding of RF, Radar, EO/IR, or Electronic Warfare systems, including designing, developing, and testing software for related systems.
Experience collaborating with hardware engineering teams in production or test-bed environments.
Aspiration to become a recognized technical authority within BAE Systems Electronic Combat Solutions.
Interest in building the software foundation for next-generation electronic warfare capabilities and contributing to critical infrastructure supporting next-generation EW technology.

Responsibilities

Design and evaluate complex software architectures, develop innovative architecture approaches, and ensure alignment with customer requirements and industry best practices.
Lead the adoption and tailoring of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to improve requirements traceability and impact analysis.
Drive Agile development practices and support timely delivery of high-quality software.
Collaborate with operations, security, finance, quality, product teams, engineering, and other stakeholders to deliver software solutions that meet customer needs.
Mentor and coach engineering teams, guide architectural decisions, foster technical excellence, and build a culture of continuous learning.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve effectiveness and product quality and reduce cost and schedule variance.
Serve as an enterprise architecture authority for core architecture, application modernization, DevSecOps, automation, and digital engineering, and contribute to the broader EW practice.
Standardize enterprise security and identity services across Janus products.
Reduce deployment effort through common platform and operations frameworks.
Create observability baselines for logging, metrics, tracing, and alerting to support production reliability, rapid incident resolution, and KPA and SLA/SLO visibility.
Embed software lifecycle governance into product delivery workflows and develop and maintain standards, reference architectures, principles, decision records, reusable patterns, transition architectures, and roadmaps.
Increase code reuse and user experience consistency through shared architecture.
Define enterprise DevSecOps frameworks, patterns, standards, and reference implementations for source control, CI/CD, security integration, artifact management, automated quality gates, environment promotion, observability, release management, and deployment automation.
Establish reusable architecture patterns for automated unit, integration, regression, security, performance, and other applicable testing within delivery pipelines.
Develop enterprise architecture frameworks, patterns, and standards for automation and digital solutions that promote reuse, interoperability, secure integration, and sustainable lifecycle management.
Define and demonstrate practical AI-assisted architecture and engineering approaches to accelerate scalable, secure, reusable enterprise solutions.
Apply AI to architecture discovery, dependency analysis, application and integration documentation, migration planning, artifact generation, IaC development, technical analysis, testing, and knowledge capture.
Establish repeatable, governed patterns for AI-assisted and agentic engineering workflows with appropriate cybersecurity, data protection, quality, human oversight, and accountability.
Mentor architects and engineers in the effective and responsible use of AI in technical delivery.