Navitas Business Consulting

26-1112: Senior Software Architect - Herndon, VA

Herndon, VA
Full Time
Experienced
Senior Software Architect
Job ID#: 26-1112
Clearance: Must have a minimum of a Government Secret clearance
Location: Herndon, VA

Who We Are:
Since our inception back in 2006, Navitas has grown to be an industry leader in the digital transformation space, and we’ve served as trusted advisors supporting our client base within the commercial, federal, and state and local markets.
What We Do:
At our very core, we’re a group of problem solvers providing our award-winning technology solutions to drive digital acceleration for our customers! With proven solutions, award-winning technologies, and a team of expert problem solvers, Navitas has consistently empowered customers to use technology as a competitive advantage and deliver cutting-edge transformative solutions.

What You’ll Do:

Navitas is seeking a highly experienced Senior Software Architect to provide technical leadership across the full software development lifecycle. This role will be responsible for defining software architecture, evaluating emerging technologies, translating business and technical requirements into scalable solutions, and providing architectural guidance to development and engineering teams.

The Senior Software Architect will design and oversee secure, highly available, and high-performance enterprise applications utilizing modern cloud, microservices, API, database, and web technologies. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on software development experience combined with the ability to define architectural standards, evaluate technical solutions, and guide teams through complex modernization initiatives within an Agile environment.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
  • Lead software architecture and design activities across the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, prototyping, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
  • Research, evaluate, and recommend software development tools, technologies, frameworks, and architectural approaches.
  • Collaborate with systems engineers, developers, business analysts, and technical stakeholders to define functional and non-functional requirements.
  • Translate requirements into high-level epics, features, and user stories that support Agile software development and delivery.
  • Design complex enterprise applications utilizing microservices, hybrid cloud architectures, distributed systems, and modern software engineering practices.
  • Define and communicate software architecture standards, design principles, technical guidelines, and reusable patterns.
  • Develop architecture and solution designs that emphasize maintainability, scalability, flexibility, performance, security, availability, and resiliency.
  • Apply industry-standard software design patterns and engineering best practices to complex application environments.
  • Provide technical leadership and development guidance across enterprise web applications, APIs, data platforms, and cloud-based solutions.
  • Design and support RESTful web services and service-based architectures utilizing technologies such as Spring MVC and Spring Boot.
  • Provide architectural guidance for single-page applications and modern front-end frameworks.
  • Design structured and unstructured data solutions to support enterprise application requirements.
  • Architect transactional database solutions utilizing relational database technologies such as Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
  • Establish strategies for automated unit, integration, performance, and security testing.
  • Support implementation of software quality practices, including static code analysis and automated code quality tools such as SonarQube, CAST, and Fortify.
  • Evaluate existing applications and recommend modernization strategies, technology improvements, and architectural enhancements.
  • Collaborate with DevOps and cloud engineering teams to support automated build, deployment, monitoring, and operational processes.
  • Ensure solutions incorporate appropriate security, accessibility, performance, and availability requirements.
  • Provide technical mentorship and guidance to software developers and engineering teams.
  • Participate in architecture reviews, technical design sessions, Agile ceremonies, and solution demonstrations.
  • Create and maintain architecture documentation, technical specifications, system models, design diagrams, and development standards.
  • Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends and recommend opportunities to improve software engineering capabilities.
What You’ll Need:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
  • 8+ years of relevant software development and architecture experience.
  • Demonstrated experience architecting and developing enterprise-scale web applications.
  • Experience designing and developing high-volume, highly available, secure, and scalable software systems.
  • Strong experience working within Agile software development environments.
  • Experience designing and developing service-oriented solutions utilizing RESTful web services and frameworks such as Spring MVC and Spring Boot.
  • Strong understanding of microservices architecture and distributed application design.
  • Experience with relational database management systems such as Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or similar technologies.
  • Experience with structured and unstructured data architecture and enterprise data integration.
  • Experience designing and developing cloud-based and hybrid cloud solutions.
  • Strong understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, and modern application development practices.
  • Experience with automated unit and integration testing.
  • Experience with static code analysis and software quality tools such as SonarQube, Fortify, CAST, or similar technologies.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Set yourself apart:
  • Experience leading enterprise software modernization initiatives.
  • Experience designing and implementing hybrid cloud architectures.
  • Experience with public cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Experience developing single-page applications using modern client-side frameworks such as Angular or React.
  • Experience with responsive web development frameworks such as Bootstrap or Material Design.
  • Experience developing Section 508-compliant and accessible applications.
  • Experience with UML, SysML, or model-based systems engineering approaches.
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with CI/CD technologies and DevSecOps practices.
  • Experience with API management, enterprise integration, and RESTful service architectures.
  • Experience working with large-scale, distributed enterprise applications.
  • Experience mentoring software engineers and leading technical development teams.

Salary: $110,000 - $150,000

The pay range provided is a good-faith estimate and represents the range the company reasonably expects to pay for this position at the time of posting. Individual compensation may vary based on skills, experience, education, certifications, geographic location, and business needs.

Equal Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Navitas Business Consulting is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Navitas Human Resources.

Navitas is an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment and opportunities for advancement, compensation, training, and growth according to individual merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, genetic information, disability, veteran-status veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable Federal, state, or local law. Our goal is for each staff member to have the opportunity to grow to the limits of their abilities and to achieve personal and organizational objectives. We will support positive programs for equal treatment of all staff and full utilization of all qualified employees at all levels within Navitas.

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