Chief Engineer Lead Architect

About the role

The Chief Engineer / Lead Architect will provide technical leadership for the JPES modernization and sustainment effort supporting DISA Global Force Management (GFM). This role is responsible for enterprise architecture, DevSecOps alignment, multi-enclave deployment strategy, database synchronization, and secure integration with external DoD systems across SIPR environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical strategy for a cloud-hosted, containerized Java/Spring-based application deployed in Azure and Kubernetes environments, with CI/CD pipelines hosted in AWS GovCloud (DISA C2FS).
• Serve as primary technical interface to DISA engineering leadership, clearly communicating architectural decisions, tradeoffs, and risk impacts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Design and oversee PostgreSQL (EDB) database architecture and synchronization strategies across enclaves.
• Manage legacy Oracle integration and transitional data replication with JOPES.
• Architect secure RESTful APIs and external DoD system interfaces.
• Guide containerization strategy (Docker/K8s, RHEL).
• Oversee ELK-based logging and observability.
• Ensure DevSecOps pipeline integration and secure CI/CD deployments.
• Support multi-enclave deployment (CONUS Azure, OCONUS U.S. base locations).
• Ensure architecture supports Government Purpose Rights and modular open design.

Requirements

• Required BA/BS degree in an Engineering discipline. An additional four years of experience in lieu of a degree is acceptable.
• 10+ years of enterprise software architecture experience.
• 8+ years of hands-on Java/Spring development leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical architectures, DevSecOps workflows, and data integration strategies to government stakeholders, senior leadership, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Proven experience leading technical discussions in high-visibility DoD environments, including design reviews, sprint demos, and security assessments.
• Deep experience building web-based enterprise applications.
• Experience in architecting PostgreSQL databases and replication strategies.
• Experience with multi-system data exchange across DoD systems.
• Strong background in REST APIs / Web Services.
• Strong DevSecOps background.
• Experience in SIPR environments.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance.

Skills

• Java/Spring development.
• Kubernetes.
• PostgreSQL database architecture.
• RESTful API development.
• DevSecOps practices.
• Secure integration with external DoD systems.
• Multi-enclave deployment strategy.

Benefits

• Salary range $175,000-$195,000.
• Overtime, shift differential, and/or discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay.

Pay

$175,000 - $195,000

Schedule

N/A