System Integration and Architecture Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton•Annapolis Junction, MD

About The Position

System Integration and Architecture Lead The Opportunity: At a certain point, software design can start to look like clairvoyance. You’ve developed so many organization-wide software architectures that you can not only orchestrate the best solution for any technical challenge, but you can also anticipate future concerns. That’s because you’re a software architect with deep experience in software development, scalable data platforms, and rigorous test and evaluation (T&E) pipelines. At Booz Allen, you can use those skills to improve the software technology supporting flight sciences testing and expand digital twin adoption. On our team, you'll translate your customer’s software needs and future goals into a plan by developing and implementing effective architecture artifacts, software design specifications, API and integration contracts, and secure software lifecycle processes. You’ll use the latest software control systems like Git, CI/CD platforms, and AWS services to design an effective software architecture. Your technical expertise will be vital as you lead the building of integrated capabilities such as technology pipelines, data assimilation services, AI services, and AI test-agent interfaces using Agile development methods, Python or C++, and secure-by-design deployment approaches. In this role, you’ll directly impact advanced technology in defense T&E by architecting software that enables confidence-driven digital twins and AI test agents—physics-informed, uncertainty-aware systems that learn from flight data and support safe, information-maximizing test campaigns. With your advanced technical expertise, mentoring, and opportunities to learn new tools and skills, you’ll guide a team that develops the best solutions for our customers. Work with us as we transform the future of technology in defense T&E for the better. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

Experience designing and documenting software architectures for real-time or near real-time systems using data assimilation, advanced science and technology models, or decision-support pipelines in defense, aerospace, or regulated environments
Knowledge of distributed systems, API design, secure integration patterns such as zero-trust, CUI handling per DoDI 5200.48 or NIST SP 800-171, and modern DevOps or CI/CD practices
Ability to collaborate with multi-partner teams, align architecture to technical metrics and IV&V expectations, and produce clear architecture artifacts such as diagrams, specs, and interface contracts
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Systems Engineering and 5+ years of experience in software architecture, or 9+ years of experience in software architecture in lieu of a degree

Nice To Haves

Experience with digital twin pipelines, uncertainty quantification (UQ) toolchains, federated learning or secure aggregation, or AI/ML integration in safety-critical or T&E contexts
Knowledge of flight sciences test, government-furnished reference models such as high-fidelity models, or DoW delivery and evidence narratives
Ability to mentor junior architects and developers
Ability to present architecture decisions to technical and research leadership
Secret clearance
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
AWS Certified Solutions Architect or CISSP Certification
Agile or Architecture Certifications