Senior SI/ML Systems Architect

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 161,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Relocation assistance

Paid holidays

Job summary

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Seattle/Richland seeks a Lead Software Engineer to architect and build next‑generation SI systems. You will direct distributed, petabyte‑scale data pipelines and real‑time processing, bridging research with production software.

You bring deep engineering leadership, strong Python and multi‑language proficiency, and a track record delivering secure, scalable platforms. This role requires onsite work Monday–Thursday in WA with local travel as needed.

Qualifications

• PhD with 3+ years in software engineering for scientific research or consumer digital products
• MS/MA with 5+ years in software engineering and distributed systems
• BS/BA with 7+ years in software engineering and automation
• AA with 16+ years in software engineering for research or consumer digital products
• HS/GED with 18+ years in software engineering and automation

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement SI/ML platforms and real-time intelligence processing
• Lead engineers on high-impact scope and drive architecture
• Mentor teams and build roadmaps from cutting-edge research
• Ensure secure deployments and observability across enclaves

Skills

Engineering Leadership

SI/ML Architecture

Cloud & Distributed Systems

Data Platform Engineering

Leadership & Communication

Education

PhD

MS/MA

BS/BA

AA

HS/GED

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

IaC

Kafka

RabbitMQ

REST / GraphQL / gRPC

Airflow

Prefect

Ray

Spark

Job description

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Seattle/Richland seeks a Lead Software Engineer to architect and build next‑generation SI systems. You will direct distributed, petabyte‑scale data pipelines and real‑time processing, bridging research with production software.

You bring deep engineering leadership, strong Python and multi‑language proficiency, and a track record delivering secure, scalable platforms. This role requires onsite work Monday–Thursday in WA with local travel as needed.