Lead Principal Platform Software Engineer

ARCHER; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

401K with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Parental Leave

Adoption Assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Financial Planning

Group Legal Benefits

Voluntary Auto

Homeowner

Pet Insurance

Bonus Eligibility

Equity Eligibility

Job summary

ARCHER is seeking a senior cloud architect to lead the design and governance of secure, scalable OCI architectures for enterprise apps and infrastructure.

You will translate business and technical needs into practical implementation guidance, coordinating with stakeholders and engineering teams on cloud transformation, networking, observability, reliability and DR.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 12+ years of IT experience, including 8+ years in solution architecture.
• Hands-on OCI and enterprise cloud solution design experience.
• Expertise in networking, security, Linux/Windows, Kubernetes, Terraform or other IaC, CI/CD and DevSecOps.
• Experience in multi-region disaster recovery and in regulated industries such as financial services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and governance of secure, scalable OCI cloud architectures.
• Translate business and technical requirements into implementation guidance for applications, platforms, and infrastructure.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and engineering on cloud transformation, networking, observability, reliability, DR, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud Solution Design

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Hybrid Cloud Networking

Security Architecture

Disaster Recovery

High Availability

DevOps

Terraform

Kubernetes

Technical Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Customer Management

Architecture Documentation

Architecture Governance

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Job description

Lead the design and governance of secure, scalable, resilient OCI cloud architectures, translating business and technical requirements into implementation guidance for enterprise applications, platforms, and infrastructure. Coordinate with stakeholders and engineering teams on cloud transformation, networking, observability, reliability, disaster recovery, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement.

Requirements: Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 12+ years of IT experience, including at least 8 years in solution architecture, with hands-on OCI and enterprise cloud solution design experience. Candidates should bring expertise in networking, security, Linux and Windows, Kubernetes, Terraform or other infrastructure as code, CI/CD and DevSecOps, multi-region disaster recovery, and experience in financial services or another regulated industry.

Key Skills:

• Enterprise Architecture
• Cloud Solution Design
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
• Hybrid Cloud Networking
• Security Architecture
• Disaster Recovery
• High Availability
• DevOps
• Terraform
• Kubernetes
• Technical Leadership
• Stakeholder Management
• Customer Management
• Architecture Documentation
• Architecture Governance
• Observability

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Accidental Death And Dismemberment Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter And Parking Benefits
• 401(K) With Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Parental Leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial Planning
• Group Legal Benefits
• Voluntary Auto
• Homeowner
• And Pet Insurance
• Bonus Eligibility
• Equity Eligibility