15 hours ago
Washington, DC, USASenior
Base Salary
$175k - $265k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design comprehensive technical solutions and identify architectural improvements across multiple technology domains.
- Evaluate and optimize solution architectures for performance, security, and cost-effectiveness.
- Architect integrated cloud-native, AI/ML, microservices, search, analytics, and streaming solutions.
- Provide technical leadership, architecture guidance, and implementation advisory services to cross-functional teams.
- Lead application modernization initiatives, including monolith decomposition, legacy decommissioning, and migration to service-oriented or microservices architectures.
- Support business development, pipeline development, account growth, strategic planning, and solution portfolio expansion.
- Present solution architectures and provide technical consultation to senior government executives.
Requirements
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DHS Suitability clearance.
- Residence within commuting distance of the customer site in Washington, DC.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering.
- 10+ years of experience in software development, DevSecOps, AI/ML engineering, and technical architecture, including 3 years designing and deploying enterprise cloud applications with AI/ML on AWS.
- Strong solution architecture experience translating business requirements into scalable architectures and guiding cross-functional implementation teams.
- Hands-on experience with Amazon OpenSearch and/or Elastic Stack, including indexing, search performance tuning, data ingestion, and security practices.
- Experience architecting unified analytics platforms with Databricks for large-scale processing, machine learning workflows, and collaborative data science.
- Experience with microservices, event-driven architectures, application modernization, and service-oriented architecture migrations.
- Experience designing real-time data streaming architectures using Apache Kafka or other message brokers.
- AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional certification preferred, or ability to obtain it.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Parental leave and dependent care support.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Professional development, company-paid training and/or certifications.
- Employee assistance and wellness programs.
- Full-time employees are eligible for the benefits programs; the role is based within commuting distance of the Washington, DC customer site.
- Performance-based bonuses and referral bonuses may be available.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About MetroStar
MetroStar provides IT services and software solutions to U.S. federal civilian and defense agencies, focusing on digital transformation, AI/ML, application modernization, enterprise IT, and human-centered design. The company operates on government contracts to deliver secure systems and mission-support applications. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, MetroStar is privately held and a portfolio company of Veritas Capital.