Senior Platform Architect

hatch I.T.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

hatch I.T. partners with Expression to fill a Senior Platform Architect role. The position focuses on shaping the FSDS platform for NTIA, planning architecture and integration across Azure Gov and Azure Commercial environments.

You will work with DevOps, security, and operations teams, guiding architecture decisions and turning one-off solutions into reusable capabilities for federal spectrum data systems.

Qualifications

• Architect and guide shared cloud platforms across Azure Government and Azure Commercial.
• Partner with DevOps, security, and operations teams to run the platform day to day.
• Engage NTIA stakeholders and Expression engineering teams to align on needs.
• Balance technical tradeoffs and evolve one-off solutions into reusable capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Shape the direction of the FSDS platform within NTIA and Commerce.
• Plan architecture and integration across components and data services.
• Oversee security and compliance within unclassified and classified environments.
• Lead architecture decisions and mentor engineering teams.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Azure Government

Azure Commercial

DevOps

Security

Stakeholder mgmt

Data lakehouse

Data analytics

Architecture leadership

Job description

hatch I.T. is partnering with Expression to find a Senior Platform Architect. See details below:

About The Role:

Expression is seeking a Senior Platform Architect to shape the direction of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Federal Spectrum Data Systems (FSDS) platform within the U.S. Department of Commerce, planning architecture and integration across its components with Expression engineering teams and NTIA stakeholders. The role treats the platform as a product that evolves with the needs of the teams using it.

The FSDS program supports the modernization of federal spectrum management systems through improved technology, automation, data integration, and interoperability. These systems help NTIA manage federal spectrum use and support essential government missions. FSDS is a platform made up of multiple applications, data services, and shared infrastructure components that work together across unclassified and classified environments. At its core is a data lakehouse in Azure Government that ingests, governs, and serves federal spectrum data.

In this role, you will architect and guide the shared cloud platforms that engineering teams use to develop, deploy, and run applications, data services, and analytics across Azure Commercial and Azure Government, including classified Azure Government Secret environments. You will work closely with the DevOps, security, and operations teams that build and run the platform day to day. You should be comfortable making architecture decisions, weighing technical tradeoffs, and turning one-off solutions into capabilities other teams can use.

Location and Clearance:

• Clearance: Active Secret clearance or higher is required
• Location: Washington, DC (3 days/week on-site at Expression office or customer site)

About the Company:

Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Washington DC, Expression provides data fusion, data analytics, software engineering, information technology, and electromagnetic spectrum management solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of State, and national security community. Expression’s “Perpetual Innovation” culture focuses on creating immediate and sustainable value for their clients