Senior AWS Full-Stack Architect & Tech Leader

Guidehouse; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan (401k)

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking an accomplished cloud software architect to lead full-stack development teams, shaping architecture and delivering secure, scalable solutions on AWS. You will oversee technical direction, mentor engineers, and drive modernization initiatives across multiple client projects.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, architectural governance, and collaboration with product owners and solution architects to meet functional and non-functional requirements.

Qualifications

• Six+ years of full-stack development with leadership/architecture roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor full-stack development teams across modern cloud-based projects.
• Architect scalable, secure distributed systems on AWS.
• Guide solution architecture and technical decisions for multi-project initiatives.
• Collaborate with design, product, and engineering teams to deliver high-value software on AWS.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

Django

Vue.js

Cloud architecture

AWS

Microservices

Containerization

CI/CD

Architecture leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS SAM

CI/CD tools

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking an accomplished cloud software architect to lead full-stack development teams, shaping architecture and delivering secure, scalable solutions on AWS. You will oversee technical direction, mentor engineers, and drive modernization initiatives across multiple client projects.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, architectural governance, and collaboration with product owners and solution architects to meet functional and non-functional requirements.