Solution Architect - Technical Lead

About the role

As a Solution Architect, you will work with our growing DevSecOps practice evaluating, identifying, and developing complex software solutions using cloud-native services, APIs, and microservice solutions. We are looking for candidates with experience writing software using Agile and DevSecOps methods such as build/release management, CI/CD practices, and test automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy modular microservices and cloud-based systems
• Understand the needs of stakeholders and convey this to other developers
• Write and debug code for innovative software solutions
• Troubleshoot software quality, security, and reliability issues
• Participate in code reviews and quality assurance activities
• Automate unit and functional tests
• Test and examine code written by others and analyze results
• Evaluate, identify, and develop complex software solutions using APIs, microservices, and cloud-native solutions
• Ensure that software is secure against cyber threats
• Identify technical problems, perform root cause analysis, and develop software updates and fixes
• Support production releases (including deployment, troubleshooting, and testing)
• Document software code, features, and training guides
• Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations
• Leverage virtualization and containerization to optimize and modernize software systems
• Act as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members
• Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance
• Bachelor's degree in an IT field OR Bachelor's degree in a non-IT field and 2 years related IT experience
• 8 years of experience with Java / React
• 8 years of experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
• 8 years of experience with one or more programming or scripting languages (Python, Bash, JavaScript)
• 5 years of experience with one or more clouds (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• 5 years of experience using CI/CD pipelines with tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Pipelines, CircleCI, TravisCI
• Experience implementing Docker containers and utilizing platforms such as Kubernetes
• Experience implementing automated testing frameworks including unit testing
• 5 years of application development experience in an Agile environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Cloud Practitioner certification
• AWS Solution Architect Professional certification
• Azure Developer Associate certification

About Steampunk

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health, and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee-owned company, we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers—and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth.

Pay

The projected compensation range for this position is $112,000 to $225,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position.

Benefits

Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.