Senior Software Architect — Mission-Critical Systems

Strive Solutions; North Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Strive Solutions is seeking a Senior Software Engineer/Architect to design and deliver mission-critical systems for national security and health applications. You will lead end-to-end development, shape architectures, and ensure secure, scalable solutions.

You will mentor teams, collaborate with scientists and engineers, and evaluate new technologies to improve performance in high-reliability environments. This role demands strong leadership and hands-on technical excellence in secure settings.

Qualifications

• Strong software architecture and system design skills.
• Proven ability to lead full lifecycle development and deployment.
• Experience building scalable, reliable software for mission-critical use cases.
• Comfort working in secure environments and coordinating cross-disciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated technical leadership and mentoring capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve software architectures for complex, high-reliability systems.
• Lead end-to-end software development from requirements through modeling, integration, and deployment in secure environments.
• Collaborate with scientists and engineers to translate needs into robust technical solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and apply them to improve system performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Support research and prototype development.
• Mentor and guide technical teams, fostering a collaborative, mission-driven culture.

Skills

Software architecture

System design

Technical leadership

Full lifecycle development

Mentoring

Job description

Strive Solutions is seeking a Senior Software Engineer/Architect to design and deliver mission-critical systems for national security and health applications. You will lead end-to-end development, shape architectures, and ensure secure, scalable solutions.

You will mentor teams, collaborate with scientists and engineers, and evaluate new technologies to improve performance in high-reliability environments. This role demands strong leadership and hands-on technical excellence in secure settings.