Chief Architect
Redhorse Corporation7 months ago
Chantilly, VA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$200k - $250k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the overarching technical design and architecture for mission-critical solutions.
- Provide strategic technical direction and integrate architectural best practices across solution components.
- Create and maintain architecture diagrams, design specifications, governance standards, and other technical documentation.
- Design, develop, and document data collection capabilities and cloud-based services.
- Drive innovation and optimization in large-scale technical collection deployments.
- Evaluate and integrate AI, machine learning, and cloud computing technologies.
- Translate mission needs into technical requirements and architecture plans with program leaders and stakeholders.
- Mentor engineering and development teams and support their professional development.
- Conduct architectural reviews for compliance with federal security standards and frameworks.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI security clearance with a Full-Scope Polygraph.
- At least 10 years of professional systems architecture experience.
- Experience designing, developing, and documenting cloud-based data collection capabilities.
- At least 5 years leading innovation and optimization efforts for technical collection deployments.
- Experience architecting and implementing AI, machine learning, and cloud computing solutions in an Open Source Environment or mission context.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Preferred architecture certification in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Preferred experience leading multidisciplinary architecture teams in the Intelligence Community or Department of Defense.
- Preferred hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
- Preferred familiarity with microservices architecture, cloud-native design patterns, DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
- Preferred experience designing and managing data engineering pipelines and large-scale data processing architectures.
- Commitment to building diverse technical teams through inclusive mentorship.
Benefits
- Eligible employees may participate in comprehensive benefits programs.
- Eligible employees may receive performance-based or other incentive compensation where applicable.
- Redhorse Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.
Categories
Data Engineering
About Redhorse Corporation
Redhorse Corporation provides data analytics, AI, and digital transformation consulting to U.S. government agencies, especially in national security, infrastructure, and environmental programs. It delivers technology-agnostic solutions, systems integration, and data engineering to help the Department of Defense and civilian agencies improve decision-making and operations under professional services contracts. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the company is privately held.