AI-Native Architect

About the role

The AI-Native Software Engineering Directorate seeks candidates with a demonstrated track record to shape AI-native software engineering. The role focuses on helping organizations solve architecture-scale challenges with the assistance of AI.

Responsibilities

• Assess customer system challenges and recommend technical solutions
• Review existing systems against today's challenges and design modernization strategies
• Create novel architectures and reference architectures to address customer challenges
• Coach engineering teams in achieving architecture-scale changes
• Architect and prototype systems and agentic workflows
• Identify opportunities to apply AI to diverse architecture challenges
• Share experiences, solutions, and practice improvements with the technical community through publications and presentations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related discipline with 8 years of experience
• OR Master’s degree in the same fields with 5 years of experience
• OR PhD with 2 years of experience
• Subject to a background investigation and must obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance
• Willing to travel up to 25% of the time to locations outside of your home location

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of software architecture and software engineering fundamentals
• Broad knowledge of architecture principles, practices, and tools
• Ability to quickly learn new problem domains and technologies
• Track record of architecting or rearchitecting systems at scale
• Track record of aligning development activities with planned architectures
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to convey complex technical ideas in a layperson’s terms to stakeholders with different backgrounds
• Proficiency developing task plans or roadmaps to solve complex problems
• Strong collaboration skills for working with colleagues and sponsors

Skills

• Knowledge of software architecture and engineering fundamentals
• Ability to quickly learn new problem domains and technologies
• Track record of architecting or rearchitecting systems at scale
• Ability to align development activities with planned architectures
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in developing task plans or roadmaps
• Collaboration skills for working with colleagues and sponsors

Benefits

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Pay

Salary

Schedule

Full time