Solutions Architect - Senior

Purpose and Impact:

Amentum is seeking a Top-Secret cleared Solutions Architect / Technical Lead to join our team in Washington, DC. In this role, you will lead a dynamic engineering team developing and operating critical national security enterprise applications. You will spearhead advanced software development initiatives, architect scalable solutions in the AWS cloud environment, integrate cutting-edge AI development work, and drive robust DevOps practices within a SAFe Agile framework.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership & Collaboration: Lead end-to-end software development, architectural design, planning, and implementation while maintaining the autonomy to act independently on complex technical challenges. Collaborate seamlessly both as an effective team leader and an independent contributor alongside senior stakeholders and customers.
• AI & Cloud Architecture: Design, integrate, and deploy innovative AI-driven capabilities and resilient cloud solutions leveraging extensive AWS Cloud Experience.
• Pipeline Management: Build, maintain, and optimize automated CI/CD pipelines utilizing Git and GitLab for streamlined version control and deployment workflows.
• Agile Execution: Champion SAFe Agile and SCRUM methodologies to foster rapid, high-quality delivery across multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• System Integration & Compliance: Drive complex architecture work, integration processes, and engineering analysis while directly supporting the Authority to Operate (ATO) and security accreditation processes.

Work Schedule: Typically, Monday through Friday 8-hour days onsite. Flexibility within a 2-week pay period to reach 80 hours.

Essential Responsibilities:

Performs complex and advanced architecture work in design, evaluation, planning, testing and operation in support of system development, engineering analysis and research. Leads in the integration of processes and methodologies to ensure the performance of the total system. Works directly with senior technical personnel, program managers, and external organizations in the planning, oversight, execution, and evaluation of multiple complex technical solutions related to a program's system and technical product development. Applies intensive and diversified knowledge of scientific principles and practices in broad areas across one or more technical disciplines. Maintains a liaison role for technical matters with staff and customers and acts independently on technical issues within his/her field of expertise. Will support the ATO and accreditation processes.

Possesses and applies a comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments. Plans and leads major technology assignments. Evaluates performance results and recommends major changes affecting short-term project growth and success. Functions as a technical expert across multiple project assignments. May supervise others. Minimum of 8 years’ experience recommended. In absence of years of experience, certifications or past work may be used to show the level of experience needed to perform at this level.

A typical day in the life on this program involves:

• Lead the efforts of: design, develop, test, maintain and deploy new software applications
• Analyze and design new software solutions based on user and technical requirements
• Develop software in the AWS cloud
• Analyze existing architecture and new requirements and prepare technical recommendations
• Collaborate with cross functional teams
• Lead and mentor the technical DevSecOps team

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

• 7 years of experience collectively with the following:
  • Developing, testing, and deploying back end software in a widely used programming language such as Java, JavaScript, Go, Python, Typescript, and .NET
  • Developing, testing, and deploying Java software using the latest versions of the Java Development Kit
  • Understanding system architecture and accessing vulnerabilities and plans to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  • Experience implementing and using backend frameworks such as Java Spring, Nodejs, Go Gin, AngularJS, React, NextJS, Spring, Nodejs, NestJS, and Gin Spring, Google Web Toolkit, Hibernate, and Struts
  • Experience with software development lifecycle processes to include Agile development
  • Experience with Software design patterns and antipatterns
  • Experience with Systems design
  • Experience with development tools (Git, Nexus, SonarQube, JIRA, Confluence, Crucible, Jenkins, Ansible, Ansible Tower, etc.)
  • Experience in frontend, backend and API design
  • Experience leading multiple teams in technical design and implementation
  • Experience in troubleshooting, diagnosing, and fixing technical, functional, and performance issues in a cloud environment
  • Experience architecting and then implementing utilizing infrastructure as code (IaC) in a cloud environment utilizing terraform or another scripting language

Security Clearance Required:

• Active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other related analytical, scientific, or technical discipline
• In absence of degree, additional years of experience may be substituted for educational requirements

Minimum Years of Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of Agile Principles
• Experience with the Atlassian suite of tools (Jira, Confluence)
• AWS Certifications Professional or Specializations
• Strong Oral and written communication
• Ability to represent our customer in a positive fashion including presenting to Government officials in leadership roles
• Experience designing, configuring and implementing AI technologies
• Scripting (Python, PowerShell, JSON, yml)
• AWS platform experience: GovCloud, C2S, & SC2S
• AWS experience: EC2, EFS, EBS, SQS, DLQ, Lambda, SNS
• Splunk monitoring, triggers, dashboards
• Experience with JIRA for development of requests, setting up triggers and SLAs, tracking of customer requests, reporting issues, requests for information, sprint planning and reviews, and tracking backlog items
• Experience with Confluence for reporting, planning, documenting user processes, storing internal system configurations, publishing roadmaps for executive management and outside stakeholders.
• Experience working with ISSOs, ISSEs and an understanding of the ATO process
• Experience implementing and working with a cloud based desktop delivery system - like AWS Workspaces

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant work environment, Amentum is a drug-free workplace and requires all personnel to comply with company drug and alcohol policies as a condition of employment. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the drug screening process. Please note that this may include pre-hire screening for marijuana, as well as other federally controlled substances due to Amentum’s role as a federal contractor and trusted partner to the US Government.

Other Responsibilities:

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Compensation Details:

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid time off and holidays

• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)

• Educational reimbursement

• Parental leave

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Tax-saving options

• Disability and life insurance

• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters.