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Raft · 10 hours ago

Lead Architect, Army

Honolulu, HI

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$200K/yr - $280K/yr

10+ years exp

Raft is a customer-obsessed small business focused on Distributed Data Systems and Complex Application Development. As a Lead Architect, you will guide technical strategy and architecture for Army programs, translating mission requirements into scalable technical solutions and providing architectural guidance across multiple engineering teams.

Computer Software

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

10+ years of software engineering experience with proven hands-on development expertise

Direct experience working with U.S. Army programs and INDOPACOM operations

Experience with architectural design patterns and architectural decision records (ADRs)

Strong customer-facing skills with ability to gather requirements and present solutions to military stakeholders

Experience building event streaming applications using Kafka, Pulsar, or Red Panda

Ability to explain complex technical concepts in plain language to technical and non-technical audiences

Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, etc

Experience deploying applications to Cloud Foundry and/or Kubernetes

System architecture and design experience with technical roadmap development

Passion for writing technical proposal documents such as white papers and RFI responses

Understanding of Indo-Pacific theater operations and tactical deployment considerations

Proven ability to lead and mentor cross-functional engineering teams in delivering complex DoD systems, providing architectural guidance and technical direction across multiple concurrent projects

Obtain Security+ within the first 90 days of employment with Raft

Deep understanding of DoD and Army environments, including defense acquisition process

Previous experience working directly with Army units

Experience with edge computing and tactical environments

Track record of speaking at conferences about software engineering principles

Knowledge of modern software trends and their applicability to defense missions

Active Secret with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance

Qualification

Software engineering experienceArchitectural design patternsEvent streaming applicationsCI/CD pipelinesCloud Foundry deploymentKubernetes deploymentTechnical proposal writingDoD standards knowledgeCustomer-facing skillsMentoring engineering teamsIndo-Pacific operationsSoftware trendsSecurity+ certificationCommunication skills

Required