Senior Platform Architect & Technical Lead (TS/SCI)

Archer

Springfield (MA)

On-site

USD 149,000 - 201,000

Full time

19 hours ago

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Job summary

Archer, in collaboration with Defense Unicorns, seeks a senior Technical Lead / Platform Solution Architect to embed with a government team in Springfield, VA. You will own the platform architecture, integrate across Kubernetes/OpenShift, AI services, data platforms, and security tooling, and serve as the trusted technology advisor to mission leaders.

The role balances hands-on engineering with strategic planning, guiding patterns for deployment, observability, and secure data flows while

Qualifications

Active TS/SCI clearance.
Local to the National Capital Region and onsite at a government facility in Springfield, VA.
8+ years in systems engineering, platform engineering, cloud architecture, DevSecOps, or solution architecture.
Deep hands-on Kubernetes/OpenShift experience.
Familiarity with NIST 800‑53, RMF, ATO/C‑ATO, zero-trust concepts.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end technical architecture across the platform ecosystem.
Translate mission objectives into pragmatic technical choices and risk assessments; create the architectural big picture across layers.
Lead technical integration across Kubernetes/OpenShift, GitLab, AI/ML services, enterprise data platforms, and security tooling.
Guide engineering teams in deployment patterns, observability, identity, secrets, APIs, data access, and lifecycle management.
Work with OEM engineering and professional services to resolve cross-platform issues and ensure vendor alignment.
Evaluate emerging AI and cloud-native technologies and advise on practical adoption and sequencing.