About the role
We are seeking a Senior Software Architect to serve as a technical linchpin for our most complex cloud-native and hybrid projects. In this role, you will bridge the gap between high-level architectural vision and hands-on engineering excellence. You will lead the design and implementation of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) environments, air-gapped infrastructure, and mission-critical landing zones.
- Location: Primarily Remote. Candidates must be based in CA or DC Metro Area for proximity to project and client teams.
- Security Clearance Requirement: Applicants must be US citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain an active Secret security clearance or above.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Technical Leadership and Architecture
- Lead the architectural design of scalable cloud solutions, ensuring alignment with long-term mission goals and security requirements.
- Define reference architectures for cloud landing zones, establishing comprehensive blueprints for secure, scalable, and cost-optimized cloud environments across major providers
- Optimize technical architectures for mission-critical applications and their supporting cloud environments, focusing on performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
Software Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
- Implement SRE best practices, building advanced observability stacks and automating incident response.
- Lead the development of custom tooling and reusable accelerators to automate complex operational workflows.
- Design for resilience - engineer self-healing systems and disaster recovery protocols for disconnected or air-gapped environments.
Consulting Services and Customer Engagement
- Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for client discussions on cloud strategy, architecture, cost optimization, security, and compliance.
- Support pre-sales technical solutioning and contribute to statements of work (SOWs), level-of-effort estimates, and architecture proposals.
- Lead or support Authority to Operate (ATO) efforts by producing documentation, providing security input, and interfacing with client security teams.
Leadership and Knowledge Sharing
- Proactively identify areas for improvement and innovation in cloud operations and service delivery.
- Create and maintain architecture artifacts, operations playbooks, and reusable accelerators for internal and external use.
- Share expertise through internal knowledge transfers, training sessions, and documentation.
- Mentor and grow junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, architectural whiteboard, and technical workshops.
Qualifications
- Active Secret (or higher) Clearance
- 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Cloud Architecture, and/or DevOps/SRE roles.
- Proven track record of building complex, modular infrastructure at scale.
- Expert-level Kubernetes experience, including service mesh and advanced networking.
- Strong proficiency in Python or Go, with the ability to build production-grade applications and automation tools.
- Experience leading technical workstreams or serving as a Team Lead on large projects.
Preferred qualifications
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Experience authoring or contributing to ATO packages and system security documentation.
- Experience with Zero Trust architectures and hardware security
- Prior consulting or public sector experience strongly preferred.
- One or more of the following certifications:
- Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
- Google Cloud Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
- Google Cloud Professional Cloud Network Engineer
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator
Salary Range: $167,100 - $226,000