Principal Software Architect

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field with at least 15+ years of applicable experience
• Experience designing distributed systems
• Ability to develop in multiple programming languages such as C++ and Python
• Knowledge of DevOps and continuous integration
• Experience with distributed and multiagent systems along with managing their emergent behaviors
• Experience with pub-sub and data centric architectures such as DDS
• Experience with real time and event-based systems
• Experience developing mission critical software
• Experience building Modular Open Systems Architectures
• United States Citizenship

Desired Skills

• Experience with Model Based Engineering tools (Enterprise Architect, Cameo, etc.)
• Experience with graphical modeling languages like UML, SysML, and defense frameworks
• Domain experience in combat systems and sensor fusion
• Process Engineering and definition
• Developing for secure environments
• Domain experience in AI/ML, data science, and prognostics
• Experience with multiple virtualization and containerization approaches including Proxmox and Ansible
• Experience with Git Lab, Jira, Jenkins and other standard tooling
• Designing for security and mitigating vulnerabilities/attack surface

Key Responsibilities

• Define software and component architectures
• Create comprehensive documentation, including architecture diagrams, technical specs, design patterns
• Design solutions that integrate with existing systems and third-party services
• Oversee low level software design, participate in reviews to ensure adherence to architectural standards
• Ensure approaches will meet key performance parameters
• Ensure key system characteristics are realizable such as scalability and reliability
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to software staff on architecture concerns
• Perform trade studies and technology selection
• Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies