Principal Software Architect - Remote AI-Driven Cloud

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 149,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Architect (100% Remote) with 5+ years of enterprise software experience to lead cloud-native platform architecture and digital modernization initiatives.

Candidates will drive scalable, secure systems and enable AI-assisted software engineering across AWS, Kubernetes, and Databricks. The role emphasizes designing secure identity solutions, promoting Zero Trust, and accelerating AI agent adoption.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related experience in enterprise software development and modernization.
• Experience designing cloud-native, scalable architectures and secure platforms.
• Proven track record implementing Generative AI-driven software engineering.
• Strong experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and data integration patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design and guide cloud-native, scalable, and secure enterprise architectures, modernization strategies, and technical standards aligned with organizational objectives.
• Lead software architecture practices, establish engineering standards, mentor development teams, and modernize enterprise applications using cloud-native patterns.
• Architect enterprise platforms on AWS and Kubernetes, defining frameworks that strengthen scalability, security, reliability, and developer efficiency.
• Accelerate enterprise adoption of Generative AI by creating task-specific AI agents, enabling AI-assisted software engineering, and promoting spec-driven development with tools such as Claude Code and GitHub Copilot.
• Develop enterprise data integration and analytics solutions using Databricks, incorporating third-party APIs and designing scalable, high-performance data architectures.
• Architect secure identity and access solutions using Zero Trust, OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, Okta, and Keycloak to ensure platform security and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Security

Python

REST APIs

Microservices

API Integration

AWS

Kubernetes

Amazon EKS

Docker

Linux

Serverless

Okta

Keycloak

OAuth2

OIDC

SAML

Zero Trust

Generative AI

AI Agents

Prompt Engineering

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

Spec‑Driven Development

AI‑assisted Engineering

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Architect (100% Remote) with 5+ years of enterprise software experience to lead cloud-native platform architecture and digital modernization initiatives.

Candidates will drive scalable, secure systems and enable AI-assisted software engineering across AWS, Kubernetes, and Databricks. The role emphasizes designing secure identity solutions, promoting Zero Trust, and accelerating AI agent adoption.