Senior Systems Architect: Cloud & Federal Modernization

Zachary Piper Solutions; Huntsville (AL); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

PTO and holidays

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401K + Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Systems Architect SME to support a federal modernization program. The role is on-site at Huntsville, AL, providing enterprise-level technical leadership, architecture strategy, and modernization guidance across mission-critical systems.

You will shape scalable, secure, and cloud-aligned solutions while collaborating with DevSecOps, cloud, software engineering, QA, and product teams. A Top Secret clearance and US citizenship are required.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, software engineering, systems engineering, or large-scale solution design.
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), microservices, distributed systems, API architecture, DevSecOps, and CI/CD environments.
• Strong leadership, technical governance, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance and U.S. Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise architecture strategy, technical roadmaps, modernization frameworks, and system-wide design standards
• Architect end-to-end solutions across application, cloud, data, integration, and security domains
• Establish architectural governance, conduct design reviews, and provide technical oversight to engineering teams
• Partner with DevSecOps, cloud, software engineering, QA, product, and platform teams to support delivery and integration efforts
• Develop architecture documentation, technical specifications, decision records, and leadership-level briefings while ensuring compliance, security, and performance objectives

Skills

leadership

enterprise architecture

cloud architectures

security governance

communication

cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

AWS

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

DevSecOps

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Systems Architect SME to support a federal modernization program. The role is on-site at Huntsville, AL, providing enterprise-level technical leadership, architecture strategy, and modernization guidance across mission-critical systems.

You will shape scalable, secure, and cloud-aligned solutions while collaborating with DevSecOps, cloud, software engineering, QA, and product teams. A Top Secret clearance and US citizenship are required.