Solutions Architect - Senior

Amentum • Washington, DC

13d • $200,000 - $215,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a Top-Secret cleared Solutions Architect / Technical Lead to join our team in Washington, DC. In this role, you will lead a dynamic engineering team developing and operating critical national security enterprise applications. You will spearhead advanced software development initiatives, architect scalable solutions in the AWS cloud environment, integrate cutting-edge AI development work, and drive robust DevOps practices within a SAFe Agile framework.

Requirements

• Active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• 7 years of experience collectively with the following:
• Developing, testing, and deploying back end software in a widely used programming language such as Java, JavaScript, Go, Python, Typescript, and .NET
• Developing, testing, and deploying Java software using the latest versions of the Java Development Kit
• Understanding system architecture and accessing vulnerabilities and plans to mitigate vulnerabilities.
• Experience implementing and using backend frameworks such as Java Spring, Nodejs, Go Gin, AngularJS, React, NextJS, Spring, Nodejs, NestJS, and Gin Spring, Google Web Toolkit, Hibernate, and Struts
• Experience with software development lifecycle processes to include Agile development
• Experience with Software design patterns and antipatterns
• Experience with Systems design
• Experience with development tools (Git, Nexus, SonarQube, JIRA, Confluence, Crucible, Jenkins, Ansible, Ansible Tower, etc.)
• Experience in frontend, backend and API design
• Experience leading multiple teams in technical design and implementation
• Experience in troubleshooting, diagnosing, and fixing technical, functional, and performance issues in a cloud environment
• Experience architecting and then implementing utilizing infrastructure as code (IaC) in a cloud environment utilizing terraform or another scripting language
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other related analytical, scientific, or technical discipline
• Minimum of 8 years of experience

Nice To Haves

• Strong understanding of Agile Principles
• Experience with the Atlassian suite of tools (Jira, Confluence)
• AWS Certifications Professional or Specializations
• Strong Oral and written communication
• Ability to represent our customer in a positive fashion including presenting to Government officials in leadership roles
• Experience designing, configuring and implementing AI technologies
• Scripting (Python, PowerShell, JSON, yml)
• AWS platform experience: GovCloud, C2S, & SC2S
• AWS experience: EC2, EFS, EBS, SQS, DLQ, Lambda, SNS
• Splunk monitoring, triggers, dashboards
• Experience with JIRA for development of requests, setting up triggers and SLAs, tracking of customer requests, reporting issues, requests for information, sprint planning and reviews, and tracking backlog items
• Experience with Confluence for reporting, planning, documenting user processes, storing internal system configurations, publishing roadmaps for executive management and outside stakeholders.
• Experience working with ISSOs, ISSEs and an understanding of the ATO process
• Experience implementing and working with a cloud based desktop delivery system – like AWS Workspaces

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end software development, architectural design, planning, and implementation while maintaining the autonomy to act independently on complex technical challenges.
• Collaborate seamlessly both as an effective team leader and an independent contributor alongside senior stakeholders and customers.
• Design, integrate, and deploy innovative AI-driven capabilities and resilient cloud solutions leveraging extensive AWS Cloud Experience.
• Build, maintain, and optimize automated CI/CD pipelines utilizing Git and GitLab for streamlined version control and deployment workflows.
• Champion SAFe Agile and SCRUM methodologies to foster rapid, high-quality delivery across multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Drive complex architecture work, integration processes, and engineering analysis while directly supporting the Authority to Operate (ATO) and security accreditation processes.
• Performs complex and advanced architecture work in design, evaluation, planning, testing and operation in support of system development, engineering analysis and research.
• Leads in the integration of processes and methodologies to ensure the performance of the total system.
• Works directly with senior technical personnel, program managers, and external organizations in the planning, oversight, execution, and evaluation of multiple complex technical solutions related to a program's system and technical product development.
• Applies intensive and diversified knowledge of scientific principles and practices in broad areas across one or more technical disciplines.
• Maintains a liaison role for technical matters with staff and customers and acts independently on technical issues within his/her field of expertise.
• Will support the ATO and accreditation processes.
• Plans and leads major technology assignments.
• Evaluates performance results and recommends major changes affecting short-term project growth and success.
• Functions as a technical expert across multiple project assignments.
• May supervise others.
• Lead the efforts of: design, develop, test, maintain and deploy new software applications
• Analyze and design new software solutions based on user and technical requirements
• Develop software in the AWS cloud
• Analyze existing architecture and new requirements and prepare technical recommendations
• Collaborate with cross functional teams
• Lead and mentor the technical DevSecOps team

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior