Lead Cloud-Native Architect for Federal Modernization

Sara Software Systems, LLC; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Sara Software Systems LLC is hiring a Lead Application Architect to steer enterprise architecture across a diverse portfolio of systems and modernization efforts. The role balances long-term vision with practical delivery, ensuring secure, scalable, and maintainable applications that meet enterprise standards.

You will coordinate across vendors and internal teams, drive governance, emphasize data-centric and cloud-native approaches, and align with federal security requirements, including

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in application architecture or enterprise modernization.
• Experience leading architecture across large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience operating in SAFe or scaled Agile delivery environments.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise application architecture strategy across modernization initiatives.
• Define scalable, cloud-native architectures using open-source tech and integration patterns.
• Guide legacy to microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Design and support APIs, messaging, event streaming, and system integrations.
• Support AI/ML-enabled architectures, including deployment and operation.

Skills

15+ years experience

SAFe or scaled Agile

Public Trust clearance (ability to ob

Stakeholder communication

Tools

AWS

Azure

Java

Python

React

Node.js

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Kafka

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

SonarQube

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Sara Software Systems LLC is hiring a Lead Application Architect to steer enterprise architecture across a diverse portfolio of systems and modernization efforts. The role balances long-term vision with practical delivery, ensuring secure, scalable, and maintainable applications that meet enterprise standards.

You will coordinate across vendors and internal teams, drive governance, emphasize data-centric and cloud-native approaches, and align with federal security requirements, including