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540 · 3 days ago

Solutions Architect

Arlington, VA

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Support the architecture, design, development, testing and deployment of APIs and microservices that facilitate the sharing of maintenance data, financial data and other data sets across the Air Force.

Deliver new / green field integrations using modern cloud services and API management platforms.

Complete technical analysis, system design, and architecture tasks, and support in other areas of the project to include CloudOps, development, and SRE delivery.

Qualification

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Cloud-based architectureAPI-first architectureREST APIsSQL databasesNoSQL databasesAgile projectsAPI design principlesMicrosoft AzureJavaSpringJavaScriptAngularReactMongoDBPostgreSQLElasticsearchAPI Gateway toolsAuthentication methodsAuthorization methodsProof of conceptsHigh availability techniquesPerformance issue identificationSensitive data securityDoD environment experienceIndependent task ownershipCross-functional collaboration

Required

3+ years experience architecting scalable cloud-based and/or API-first architectures

Experience interacting with REST APIs and familiarity with common REST API design principles and structures

Broad understanding and experience with various front- and back-end frameworks, tools, and technologies (including exposing/consuming data through APIs)

Understanding and experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases

Ability to convert functional/capability needs into technical solutions with defined requirements and documentation for developer implementation

Proficient in analyzing, streamlining and documenting application and API functionalities to understand integration requirements

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams

Experience with Agile projects, development, and tools (such as Jira)

Can take ownership of tasks and drive them to completion independently when needed (i.e. figure out next steps without being told explicitly)

Ability to learn quickly and 'become an expert' on something that you don't have previous knowledge/experience with

Preferred

Proficient in REST API design, documentation, buildout, management, and testing

Experience with an API Gateway tool, Apigee preferred

Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services

Understanding of various methods of authentication via APIs (PKI, OAuth, etc) and authorization (LDAP, SAML, etc)

Experience with any or all of the following frameworks and technologies common to the project: Java, Spring, JavaScript, Angular/React, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, etc.

Ability to rapidly code proof of concepts to help with analysis of alternatives

Understanding of high availability and scalability techniques, as well as ability to identify performance issues at the app, API, and data tiers

Experience with securing sensitive data (including security marking standards)

Experience deploying applications in DoD or other accredited federal environments that require IA certification and accreditation to deploy