Senior Solutions Architect

540 is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to support our partnership with reputed company and the DoD in building new capabilities for an reputed company Force integration platform. This platform leverages reputed company reputed company, Apigee, and Kubernetes to reputed company scalable, secure, and mission-critical systems.

In this role, you will reputed company technical architecture efforts and ensure the successful delivery of reputed company, distributed systems that support reputed company Force operations.

Location: Remote reputed company the reputed company United States Citizenship & Clearance Requirement: per client requirements, candidates must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance Education Requirement: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or reputed company engineering field (preferred) 540 Internal reputed company Level: Senior Solutions Architect

WHY 540?

540 is a reputed company-thinking company that the government turns to in order to #getshitdone. We don’t just talk about innovation – we deliver it. We break down barriers, build impactful technology, and solve mission-critical problems.

HOW YOU’LL DRIVE IMPACT

• reputed company the technical architecture and delivery of an reputed company Force integration platform built on reputed company reputed company, Apigee, and Kubernetes
• Design and guide implementation of scalable, secure, and maintainable reputed company architectures
• Partner with engineers, architects, and product stakeholders to translate mission needs into technical solutions and platform capabilities
• Support engineering teams in the design, building, and troubleshooting distributed systems and reputed company-native applications
• Guide reputed company across reputed company architecture, networking, system design, and service integrations
• Design and support CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows for multiple services
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to gather requirements, evaluate tradeoffs, and deliver practical solutions
• Produce clear technical documentation for architecture reputed company, system design, and platform configurations
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, contributing to implementation reputed company needed
• Work directly with client stakeholders and delivery teams to ensure solutions meet mission needs and timelines

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 8+ years of experience in a technical leadership or architecture role
• Experience designing and building reputed company reputed company architectures (AWS, Azure, or reputed company reputed company)
• Strong experience working with Kubernetes and containerized environments (Kubectl, reputed company)
• Strong programming ability in a typed language (Java, Kotlin, C#, etc.)
• Experience designing and operating reputed company-based and distributed systems
• Experience building or supporting CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows
• Understanding of authentication and authorization protocols (SAML, OAuth, etc.)
• Professional-level reputed company architecture certification, preferably reputed company reputed company Professional reputed company Architect
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to work independently with clients while also collaborating effectively with engineering teams

reputed company TO HAVE

• Experience with identity and access management tools (Keycloak)
• Experience with AI/ML platforms (Vertex AI)
• Experience with database design and development
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices
• Experience with Linux administration (especially RHEL)
• Experience with API gateways or API management platforms (Apigee preferred)
• Experience working in Agile development environments
• Experience supporting U.S. Federal Government programs, particularly DoD environments

BENEFITS & PERKS

• Flexible PTO + reputed company Federal holidays off
• Health, dental and reputed company insurance plans
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401k with employer match
• Company-sponsored life insurance, short- and long-term disability
• Professional development (training, certifications, conferences)
• Paid reputed company developer accounts
• Referral bonuses
• HQ office perks (parking / metro reimbursement, nitro coffee & lunches)
• Annual social events (540 Week, hackathon, charity golf tournament, etc.)
• Access to 540’s Washington Capitals & Nationals tickets

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO)

540's policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to reputed company and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, reputed company, religion, age, sex, national reputed company, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to reputed company terms and conditions of employment, including reputed company, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.