Responsibilities
- Lead architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-scale technology solutions.
- Conduct business and technical discovery with stakeholders to identify requirements and solution strategies.
- Develop cloud-native, hybrid, and enterprise application solution architectures.
- Provide technical leadership from planning and design through deployment and support.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend tools, platforms, and methodologies.
- Support modernization involving cloud engineering, containerization, microservices, DevSecOps, and platform automation.
- Design solutions using relational and NoSQL data stores.
- Develop architecture, interface, performance, and quality assurance standards.
- Support enterprise data architecture, data governance, and metadata management strategies.
- Guide data integration, data conversion, and enterprise information architecture initiatives.
- Collaborate with development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and business teams.
- Present technical recommendations, roadmaps, and architecture strategies to executive leadership and stakeholders.
- Support AI and machine learning implementation when appropriate for mission outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 10 years of experience designing and implementing enterprise technology solutions.
- At least 7 years of experience as a Solutions Architect, Enterprise Architect, or in a similar senior technical leadership role.
- Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale cloud solutions, including AWS and familiarity with Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or other major cloud providers.
- Experience leading software development initiatives using Java, .NET, or similar enterprise technologies across the full software development lifecycle.
- Experience with Agile methodologies, DevSecOps, automated testing, and continuous integration and continuous deployment.
- Experience designing architectures using SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Understanding of enterprise integration, data architecture, and information management principles.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
- Preferred experience includes large-scale cloud migrations, Kubernetes, containerization, service mesh platforms, microservices, enterprise data architecture, metadata management, data governance, AI, machine learning, natural language processing, advanced analytics, federal programs, enterprise modernization, low-code platforms, and relevant cloud, architecture, or cybersecurity certifications.
Benefits
- Remote position.
- Comprehensive health coverage.
- Flexible paid time off and federal holidays off.
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development support.
- Wellness stipends.
- Public Trust background investigation required for candidates under consideration.
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About Ardent
For nearly 20 years, Ardent has served this country by delivering award-winning security and defense technology solutions. Our clients' missions range from medical evacuation in overseas theaters to border protection to port security. They trust Ardent to guarantee quality, reliability, and responsiveness. The Ardent Team is the underpinning of our success. Our IT professionals specialize in large-scale situational awareness, geographic visualization, cloud, and information sharing technologies. Ardent inspires its employees to love their jobs. We can help you grow your career by connecting you with our top-notch professionals on challenging projects. We actively mentor and equip our employees to be thought leaders in their fields, and we offer competitive salaries and benefits, including financial rewards for excellence. If you like a fast-paced environment where insights are valued and innovations encouraged, then we want to meet you. Please visit our Career Portal www.ardentmc.com/careers to discover opportunities at Ardent.