Senior Systems Architect - Mission-Centric Defense Tech

Federated Information Technologies, Inc.; Bath Township (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridge Defense is seeking a Systems Engineer to join a mission-focused team that designs, engineers, and sustains applications, services, microservices, PaaS, and supporting infrastructure. You will define architectures, select patterns, and guide implementations with cross-functional teams to meet mission needs and non-functional requirements.

The role emphasizes security, performance, scalability, maintainability, and reliability, with direct collaboration across analysts, operators, and

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph in the last 5 years.
• Experience with DoD/IC DevSecOps environments.
• Strong background in microservices, containers, APIs, and PaaS.
• Proficient in modern web/service tech (Angular/Node.js/Java/.NET).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain end-to-end system architectures for complex software/data systems.
• Design, implement, and integrate software and infrastructure components per approved patterns.
• Lead DevSecOps practices across design, development, and deployment.
• Create and present technical briefings and architecture overviews to stakeholders.

Skills

System architecture

Microservices

Cloud computing

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Docker

RESTful APIs

Security-by-design

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Associate Degree

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

PhD

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM/Bicep

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux

Windows

Job description

Bridge Defense is seeking a Systems Engineer to join a mission-focused team that designs, engineers, and sustains applications, services, microservices, PaaS, and supporting infrastructure. You will define architectures, select patterns, and guide implementations with cross-functional teams to meet mission needs and non-functional requirements.

The role emphasizes security, performance, scalability, maintainability, and reliability, with direct collaboration across analysts, operators, and