Senior Software Architect & Technical Lead – Secure DoD

Agile Defense, Inc.; Waipahu (HI); On-site; USD 155,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Agile Defense, Inc. seeks a Senior Software Architect (Technical Lead) to spearhead engineering for the Honolulu team.

You will turn architecture into working software, review code, and keep cross-location teams aligned with the program’s architecture, while ensuring security and auditability within government environments. You will collaborate with a Senior UX Designer, Product Manager/Fires SMEs, and teams in the National Capital Region to deliver a single product and maintain robust

Qualifications

• Led engineering teams building distributed, event-driven, or microservice systems.
• Worked inside architectures owned by others and improved it via interfaces and data models.
• Built software where outputs are explainable and auditable, such as decision support or agent orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Lead Honolulu engineering, turning architecture into working software.
• Review code and ensure alignment with program architecture across locations.
• Collaborate with UX, product managers, and SMEs to maintain consistency and security requirements.
• Ensure software releases perform in secure environments and are auditable.

Skills

Distributed systems

Event-driven

Microservices

Go/Java/Python

React/TypeScript

API design

Tools

Maven Smart System

API contracts

Job description

Agile Defense, Inc. seeks a Senior Software Architect (Technical Lead) to spearhead engineering for the Honolulu team.

You will turn architecture into working software, review code, and keep cross-location teams aligned with the program’s architecture, while ensuring security and auditability within government environments. You will collaborate with a Senior UX Designer, Product Manager/Fires SMEs, and teams in the National Capital Region to deliver a single product and maintain robust