Lead Architect, DoD Enterprise Systems

Expression; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k matching

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Education reimbursement

Life insurance

Generous PTO and holidays

Onsite gym access

Commuter Benefits Plan

Job summary

Expression seeks an accomplished Lead Architect to provide technical leadership for the JPES and JCRM sustainment programs at DISA. You will own the software architecture, engineering strategy, and execution for a large-scale enterprise mission system.

You will guide architecture across cloud and on-prem environments, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, integration, and sustainment while leading Agile teams delivering secure, scalable capabilities. Clearance: Secret; Location: Fort Meade, MD.

Qualifications

• Lead enterprise software architecture and engineering for DoD programs.
• Experience presenting to senior Government stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of APIs, CI/CD, and configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority for software architecture across JPES and JCRM.
• Define and maintain the overall enterprise architecture, aligned with DoD and DISA standards.
• Lead design, modernization, integration, deployment, and sustainment of enterprise applications using Agile and DevSecOps practices.
• Provide technical leadership across software engineering, cloud infrastructure, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, system administration, database administration, testing, and configuration management teams.
• Collaborate with Government Product Owner and leadership to translate requirements into architectural roadmaps and implementation strategies.
• Design and oversee secure cloud-native and hybrid architectures supporting Azure IL6, on-prem, and classified/unclassified environments.
• Oversee architecture reviews, releases, system integration, production deployments, and sustainment.
• Ensure adherence to secure software engineering practices, RMF, STIG, and ATO requirements.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and modernization initiatives to improve performance, security, and maintainability.
• Represent the program during technical exchanges, architecture reviews, and executive briefings.

Skills

Enterprise software architecture

Leadership

Agile development

DevSecOps pipelines

Cloud infrastructure

RMF/NIST/STIG

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Azure IL6

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Docker

Azure DevOps

Git

Jenkins

Job description

Expression seeks an accomplished Lead Architect to provide technical leadership for the JPES and JCRM sustainment programs at DISA. You will own the software architecture, engineering strategy, and execution for a large-scale enterprise mission system.

You will guide architecture across cloud and on-prem environments, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, integration, and sustainment while leading Agile teams delivering secure, scalable capabilities. Clearance: Secret; Location: Fort Meade, MD.