Chief Automation and Digital Solutions Architect

Torch Technologies, Inc.; Eglin Air Force Base (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP participation

401(k) match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Flexible spending accounts

Health Savings Accounts

Health Reimbursement Accounts

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Education assistance

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Torch Technologies, Inc. is seeking a highly experienced Chief Automation and Digital Solutions Architect to lead enterprise automation, digital modernization, and data-centric solution engineering for the Eglin Research Site.

You will guide architecture, development, and governance across Power Platform, Dataverse, APIs, and cloud services to enhance mission readiness and data quality. The role demands leadership of multi-disciplinary teams, strong communication with senior leaders, and

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information systems, software engineering, data engineering, information technology, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Chief Developer and senior technical advisor for enterprise automation, digital modernization, data-centric solution engineering and architecture.
• Lead design and implementation of scalable digital products, automated workflows, data pipelines, dashboards, applications and enterprise services.
• Promote secure‑by‑design and data‑protection principles across the development lifecycle.
• Coordinate with mission owners and stakeholders to refine requirements and deliver data-driven solutions.

Skills

US Citizenship

Technical leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Security clearance (active)

Education

Bachelors in CS/IT/related field

Tools

Power Platform

Azure

Dataverse

RESTful APIs

SQL/Databases

Job description

Torch Technologies Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee‑owned, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County, headquartered in Huntsville, AL. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of War. As one of the nation’s top 100 defense companies, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee‑owners take in the work we do: “Lighting the Pathway of Freedom”. And, as a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us!

Torch Technologies is seeking a highly experienced Chief Automation and Digital Solutions Architect to serve as the senior technical advisor and chief developer for enterprise automation, digital modernization, and data‑centric solution engineering supporting the Eglin Research Site (ERS). The successful candidate will lead the design, development, integration, and sustainment of secure, scalable, mission‑aligned digital solutions that improve workforce efficiency, data quality, business‑process execution, and operational readiness. This role requires demonstrated expertise in enterprise database engineering, workflow automation, Microsoft Power Platform development, application architecture, cybersecurity, and technical team leadership within complex United States Air Force (USAF), Department of War (DoW), or comparable enterprise environments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as the Chief Developer and senior technical advisor for enterprise automation, digital modernization, data‑centric solution engineering, and associated technical architecture.
• Engage directly with senior leaders, mission owners, functional organizations, and cross‑functional stakeholders to identify operational challenges, gather requirements, and translate needs into actionable data‑driven business solutions.
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable digital products, automated workflows, data pipelines, dashboards, applications, and integrated enterprise services.
• Establish and promote technical standards, reusable design patterns, development practices, and governance processes for enterprise automation solutions.
• Independently lead solution discovery, requirements refinement, architecture design, technical execution, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement activities with minimal oversight.
• Assess evolving mission requirements and recommend modernization opportunities that improve usability, efficiency, readiness, resilience, and data‑informed decision‑making.

Enterprise Database Engineering and Data Architecture

• Architect, oversee, develop, and sustain advanced enterprise database solutions using Structured Query Language (SQL), relational data‑modeling principles, Microsoft Dataverse, and enterprise data‑assurance practices.
• Design secure and maintainable database schemas, data models, data‑integration patterns, and data‑quality controls.
• Develop and optimize data pipelines that support automated personnel, equipment, workflow‑management, and mission‑support capabilities.
• Ensure data solutions support appropriate data integrity, availability, traceability, access control, and lifecycle‑management requirements.
• Identify database performance, integration, data‑quality, and sustainability issues and develop corrective recommendations.

Power Platform and Application Development Leadership

• Lead enterprise‑scale application and automation development using Microsoft Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Microsoft Dataverse, Azure services, and RESTful Application Programming Interface (API) integrations.
• Develop and oversee custom business logic, user interfaces, workflow automations, approval processes, notifications, dashboards, reporting tools, and integrated data solutions.
• Apply modern programming and scripting capabilities as needed, including JavaScript, TypeScript, C, JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), and related technologies.
• Develop technical approaches that enable secure interoperability among enterprise applications, data sources, APIs, cloud services, and mission‑support systems.
• Guide application lifecycle practices from requirements definition and design through development, testing, deployment, sustainment, and retirement.

Cybersecure Architecture and Application Lifecycle Management

• Advise leadership and technical teams on secure system architecture, identity and authentication, access management, application security, and cybersecurity best practices.
• Support Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) practices, including source control, environment management, release planning, change control, testing, documentation, and sustainment.
• Ensure automation and digital solutions are designed and implemented in accordance with applicable USAF, DoW, customer, and enterprise security requirements.
• Identify, document, track, and mitigate technical risks, security concerns, integration dependencies, and potential single points of failure.
• Promote secure‑by‑design and data‑protection principles throughout the solution‑development lifecycle.

Technical Leadership, Collaboration, and Documentation

• Provide strategic technical direction, mentorship, structured development, and quality oversight to developers, automation specialists, network engineers, cybersecurity personnel, and other technical team members.
• Build effective working relationships among mission stakeholders, system owners, developers, cybersecurity teams, infrastructure teams, and enterprise IT organizations.
• Communicate technical concepts, implementation options, risks, timelines, dependencies, and recommendations to both technical and executive‑level audiences.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for development processes, solution architectures, application configurations, data schemas, workflows, interfaces, integration patterns, and operating procedures.
• Lead continuous evaluation and improvement of enterprise applications, workflows, data pipelines, and automation capabilities to remain aligned with mission needs and modernization objectives.

Required Qualifications

• U.S.Citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information systems, software engineering, data engineering, information technology, or a related technical discipline.
• Professional certifications relevant to enterprise architecture, cloud architecture, systems engineering, cybersecurity, program management, or agile delivery such as CISSP, CISM, or GSLC certifications or equivalent
• Extensive experience in enterprise application development, workflow automation, digital modernization, data engineering, solution architecture, or comparable technical leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi‑functional technical teams and coordinating complex modernization efforts across development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and mission organizations.
• Advanced experience designing and implementing relational databases, SQL queries, database schemas, data models, and data‑quality processes.
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Power Platform technologies, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Microsoft Dataverse.
• Experience designing, developing, or integrating RESTful APIs and enterprise application interfaces.
• Proficiency with one or more modern programming or scripting languages, such as JavaScript, TypeScript, C, or similar technologies.
• Knowledge of Azure services, cloud‑based application architecture, identity and authentication concepts, and secure application‑development practices.
• Experience applying ALM, source control, release management, testing, change control, and documentation practices to enterprise applications.
• Ability to independently gather requirements, develop solution approaches, manage stakeholder expectations, and execute technical work with minimal supervision.
• Strong written, verbal, technical briefing, and stakeholder‑engagement skills.
• Ability to meet applicable customer access, security, onsite‑work, and mission‑support requirements.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain an Active Secret Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information systems, software engineering, data science, cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Experience supporting USAF, Department of War, federal, defense, research and development, or similarly mission‑critical environments.
• Experience implementing enterprise governance for low‑code/no‑code platforms and citizen‑development ecosystems.
• Experience with DevSecOps, agile software delivery, infrastructure as code, cloud integration, API management, or enterprise data platforms.
• Experience developing automation solutions for personnel management, equipment management, workflow tracking, asset management, readiness reporting, or business‑process modernization.
• Experience with enterprise reporting, dashboard development, data visualization, performance metrics, and executive decision‑support products.
• Experience developing technical standards, solution patterns, development playbooks, or governance processes for enterprise automation portfolios.

Key Competencies

• Enterprise automation and digital modernization
• Microsoft Power Platform architecture and development
• Database engineering and SQL
• Microsoft Dataverse and relational data modeling
• Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI
• Azure services and RESTful API integration
• Application Lifecycle Management and DevSecOps practices
• Secure application architecture and identity management
• User experience design and workflow optimization
• Technical leadership, mentorship, and stakeholder engagement
• Technical documentation and configuration management
• Data quality, data governance, and enterprise integration

Schedule

(M-F; 8-5)

Work Location

(onsite – Eglin AFB, FL)

Travel

(10%)

Benefits

Torch Technologies is proud to offer a stable and professional work environment, a competitive salary, and an excellent, comprehensive benefit package including:

• ESOP participation
• 401(k) match
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short‑term disability
• long‑term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• Health Saving Accounts
• Health Reimbursement Accounts
• EAP
• education assistance
• paid time off
• holidays

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Thank you for your interest in Torch Technologies. Torch Technologies is dedicated to providing superior research, development, and engineering services to the Department of Defense. As defense contractors, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. From the CEO's desk... When Bill Roark and Don Holder founded Torch in 2002, they knew that employees were the company's greatest asset. They believed that offering employees a stake in the outcome, by making them all owners, was critical to building a successful organization. I share that feeling. Bill and Don's original intent was fully achieved in 2011 when Torch converted to a 100 percent S-Corp ESOP. Since that time, the company has grown over ten-fold and gained national recognition for the success we have demonstrated as an employee‑owned company. Today, Torch continues to respect the individual contributions of our employee‑owners and to share the rewards of our success. In addition, we continue to foster an environment of employee recognition, respect, development, and comradery while striving to achieve a healthy work‑life balance. We recognize that core to our company is a culture of trust with our employees, customers, business partners, and community. Our management team is committed to continue to earn that trust. This past year, Torch proudly announced that we were Certified Evergreen. A timely achievement for Torch employee‑owners as they will celebrate Torch’s 20th anniversary this October, becoming Certified Evergreen signifies that Torch employee‑owners can look back on Torch’s past with pride, Torch is also looking forward. Becoming Certified Evergreen means that Torch has committed to finding ways to make 100 percent employee ownership sustainable so that Torch will remain a private company forever. Going forward, Torch will continue to evolve to address market and technology changes in order to become a major provider of cost‑effective technical services and solutions to the Warfighter. We are making significant investments into facilities, equipment, business systems, and research to enable us to provide innovations and timely business services to our clients. We feel that always looking to improve our service is key to sustaining customer trust in the future. Likewise, we believe that continuing to share ownership is one of the ways we maintain employee trust and an unparalleled commitment to succeed. Combined, these timeless principles form the basis of the Torch culture. A culture that we are committed to continue and strive to pass on to the next generation of employee‑owners as an Evergreen Company.