Senior Software Architect - Cloud-Native AI/ML for DoD/IC

High Side Technology; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

High Side Technology seeks a senior-level architect to design, integrate, and modernize cloud-native analytic services for national security and IC customers. You will lead architecture for distributed systems, microservices, APIs, and data platforms to enable AI/ML capabilities in mission-critical environments.

The role requires TS/SCI eligibility, a relevant engineering degree, and proven DoD/IC experience.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant STEM field.
• Senior- or expert-level DoD/IC architecture experience.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support software architectures for advanced intelligence analytics.
• Lead architecture, integration, and deployment of microservices and APIs.
• Define scalable, interoperable, secure architectures across enterprise and edge environments.
• Provide technical leadership for modernization to cloud-native, service-oriented systems.
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, ML engineers, and government stakeholders.

Skills

Architectural leadership

Effective communicator

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Mentoring

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or related STEM field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD tools

Ansible

Job description

High Side Technology seeks a senior-level architect to design, integrate, and modernize cloud-native analytic services for national security and IC customers. You will lead architecture for distributed systems, microservices, APIs, and data platforms to enable AI/ML capabilities in mission-critical environments.

The role requires TS/SCI eligibility, a relevant engineering degree, and proven DoD/IC experience.