Senior Fellow

About the role

The Architect is the senior-most technical authority on the platform, accountable for the overall target-state architecture across cloud, application, data, and security domains. You will set the technical vision and standards, arbitrate cross-domain trade-offs, and ensure the modernized platform meets the client's performance, security, and regulatory objectives.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end technical vision and target-state architecture for the platform
• Set architecture standards, principles, and governance across all domains
• Arbitrate major cross-domain technical decisions and trade-offs
• Lead the architecture review board and approve high-impact designs
• Ensure alignment of cloud, application, data, security, and DevSecOps architectures
• Drive the enterprise strategy for agentic AI across the platform and SDLC
• Advise client stakeholders and program leadership on technical strategy and risk
• Mentor the architecture team and champion engineering excellence

Requirements

Non-Technical Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be willing to work a hybrid schedule (2 days) in Reston, VA & client locations in the Washington D.C. area as required
• Ability to pass a 7-year background check and obtain/maintain a U.S. Government Clearance
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Must be able to prioritize and self-start
• Must be adaptable/flexible as priorities shift
• Must be enthusiastic and have passion for learning and constant improvement
• Must be open to collaboration, feedback, and client asks
• Must enjoy working with a vibrant team of outgoing personalities

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software/systems architecture experience, including enterprise-scale federal systems
• Proven experience as a lead/chief architect across multiple technical domains
• Deep expertise in cloud-native, microservices, and event-driven architecture
• Strong leadership and stakeholder-management skills

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• Financial-regulatory or filing-systems domain experience
• Applied agentic AI / Amazon Bedrock architecture experience

Schedule

Hybrid schedule requiring 2 days per week in Reston, VA and at client locations in the Washington D.C. area as needed.