Senior AI-Native Architect

About the role

The AI-Native Software Engineering Directorate focuses on enabling AI-paced delivery of software without compromising quality. We aim to create new workflows and tools that support architecture-scale modernization and AI-native software engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Assess customer system challenges and recommend technical solutions
• Review existing systems against current challenges and design modernization strategies
• Create novel architectures and reference architectures to address customer needs
• 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 field with 10 years of experience
• MS in the same fields with 8 years of experience
• PhD with 5 years of experience
• Background investigation and potential for a Department of War security clearance
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time to locations including SEI offices in Washington, D.C., sponsor sites, and conferences

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of software architecture and 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
• Ability to align development activities with planned architectures
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in 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 to solve complex problems
• Strong collaboration skills for working with colleagues and sponsors

Benefits

Benefits include a competitive salary, comprehensive employee benefits, and the opportunity to work on national and global scale problems with world-class software engineers, researchers, and data scientists.

Pay

Salary is provided based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position available.

Desired Experience

• Experience leading engineering teams to produce successful outcomes for industry or government projects
• Successful application of AI to improve software engineering activities
• Experience working with leadership to plan, develop, and deliver an overall technical strategy
• Experience drafting work proposals