Senior Principal Software Architect
SAIC•San Diego, CA
•Remote
About The Position
SAIC is seeking a Senior Principal Software Architect to join the Joint Range Extension (JRE) software development team. This is a remote role within the U.S. JRE is a combat-proven datalink gateway that plays a vital role in the defense of the United States and our allies by extending the reach of tactical data across the battlespace and around the globe. As a Senior Principal Software Architect on the team, you’ll play a leading role in shaping JRE’s future.
Requirements
- Architecture Strategy and Design
- Standards, Governance, and Quality
- Collaboration and Leadership
- Execution and Evolution
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with JRE’s chief software architect to define the architectural vision, strategy, and technical roadmap for JRE
- Contribute to leading the team in making high-level design decisions and technology selections, documenting trade-offs and rationale
- Produce and maintain architecture artifacts, including an architecture description, component design documentation, architecture diagrams (C4, DoDAF, UML), and architecture decision records (ADRs)
- Translate business requirements and product and program goals into technical designs that meet both functional and non-functional criteria
- Develop proofs of concept and prototypes to validate architectural choices
- Evolve the architectural principles, patterns, and standards used for JRE
- Lead architecture and pull-request reviews, providing constructive feedback on designs and significant implementations
- Ensure JRE meets key quality attributes such as scalability, reliability, performance, security, maintainability, and operability
- Manage technical debt and inflation, strategically incorporating the remediation of legacy debt into the product roadmap
- Partner with product management to align technical strategy with business goals
- Mentor and coach engineers on design patterns, systems thinking, and architectural reasoning
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to executives, peers, and non-technical stakeholders
- Contribute to interviewing and hiring decisions for engineering roles
- Evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools; make recommendations that balance risk, cost, and time-to-value
- Guide large-scale modernization initiatives
- Support incident reviews and post-mortems where root causes touch architectural decisions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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