Senior Software Architect – Secure Gov Cloud

Oracle; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Stock Purchase Plan

Disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Oracle Government Defense & Intelligence seeks a Principal Application Software Engineer to design, build, and operate secure application services for sovereign and government cloud environments. You will lead complex design and implementation, guide engineers, and resolve production and integration issues across distributed systems.

This senior role requires security clearance and a proven track record in scalable, secure software delivery, CI/CD, and collaboration with cross-functional

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship with active US Government security clearance, TS/SCI with Poly, at hire.
• 11 years of software development experience; or bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field and 7 years of software development experience; or master's degree in a relevant technical field and 5 years of software development experience; or doctorate in a relevant technical field and 3 years of software development experience.
• 6 years of experience with programming and/or scripting languages.
• 4 years of experience with databases.
• Experience designing, building, testing, and operating distributed application services.
• Demonstrated experience with code review, automation, quality assurance, secure development practices, and technical mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of application features, services, APIs, and integrations aligned to secure, scalable architecture.
• Develop and guide new application features and enhancements, including design specifications, implementation plans, and technical documentation.
• Lead code reviews across multiple application areas and coach engineers on quality, maintainability, security, and operational readiness.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex application, API, service-to-service, integration, and production issues.
• Contribute to architecture decisions, scalability strategies, performance optimization, and periodic technical reviews.
• Implement comprehensive testing, observability, monitoring, error logging, and debugging practices.
• Collaborate with product, program, QA, operations, security, and customer-facing teams to align technical delivery with mission and business needs.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to hiring, technical standards, and continuous improvement across the team.

Skills

Software architecture

Distributed systems

Technical mentorship

Code reviews

Secure development practices

Production troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field

Master's degree in a relevant technical field

Doctorate in a relevant technical field

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD

RESTful APIs

Job description

Oracle Government Defense & Intelligence seeks a Principal Application Software Engineer to design, build, and operate secure application services for sovereign and government cloud environments. You will lead complex design and implementation, guide engineers, and resolve production and integration issues across distributed systems.

This senior role requires security clearance and a proven track record in scalable, secure software delivery, CI/CD, and collaboration with cross-functional