Senior Software Architect — TS/SCI Clearance

Redhorse Corporation; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 275,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Redhorse Corporation is seeking a Principal Software Architect to provide architectural oversight and lead the design of highly advanced applications for government missions. You will turn complex visions into reality, guide distributed teams, and shape technical capture efforts to win new opportunities.

You will collaborate with product developers, managers, and customer experts, applying data and technology solutions with an emphasis on security, scalability, and long-term strategy.

Qualifications

• Must have an active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with 12+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience as a recognized authority in designing and developing highly advanced software applications.
• Proven track record of leading technical capture efforts and providing capability briefings to secure new business.
• Extensive proficiency in architectural modeling, component/interface specification, and R&D.
• Ability to work without supervision on highly complex projects that require innovative solutions.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance (specific level to be determined by mission requirements).

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural and big-picture oversight for the development of new or enhanced products.
• Articulate a clear architectural vision and conceptualize alternative approaches through rigorous experimentation.
• Create comprehensive architectural models, component specifications, and interface documentation.
• Validate system architecture against complex requirements and foundational assumptions.
• Collaborate with product developers, managers, and customer experts to create software containing required features.
• Act as a recognized expert to design, research, and develop advanced applications that result in new product or business opportunities.
• Lead efforts to capture new business through technical work, proofs of concept, and high-level capability briefings.
• Provide high-level technical advice to departments across the organization.
• Integrate complex components built by distributed product development teams.
• Lead teams of planning analysts responsible for technical research and user group assistance.
• Work with wide latitude for independent judgment on unusually complex technical problems.

Skills

Architectural modeling

R&D leadership

Security clearance awareness

Technical capture leadership

Cloud & data platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

DataBricks

Spark

GitLab

Jira

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Redhorse Corporation is seeking a Principal Software Architect to provide architectural oversight and lead the design of highly advanced applications for government missions. You will turn complex visions into reality, guide distributed teams, and shape technical capture efforts to win new opportunities.

You will collaborate with product developers, managers, and customer experts, applying data and technology solutions with an emphasis on security, scalability, and long-term strategy.