Solutions Architect

• Evaluate existing development and make recommendations for consideration by the Federal Government 
• Plan, establish, enhance, and maintain complex technical solutions. 
• Come up with new system architecture and components that will be suitable for an Agile software development methodology to deliver incremental future functionality without major refactoring and architectural changes to the new system
• Work closely with the Federal Solutions Architect to implement the enterprise vision.
• Modernize older applications to new design paradigms and/or new frameworks
• Design and support the development and deployment of mission critical applications using different frameworks/technologies (Angular, Java, API Gateway, S3, PostgreSQL, and AWS)
• Migrate on-premises applications to the cloud and leverage cloud services for application infrastructure needs (database, file storage, hosting, logging, etc.)
• Support Agile development teams by developing and maintaining tools, pipelines, scripts, and environments
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code for consistent and repeatable environment deployment
• Develop, update, and maintain the Solution Architecture Document (SAD) to specify the software layers (front end, middle tier, and backend) and the interconnections among major components, including services, APIs, databases and information stores and third-party software, hardware, services, and components
• Ensure that the proposed system adheres to Enterprise Architecture guidelines, standards, and obtain approvals for solution designs through the Architecture Review process.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science (or related field), or substitute six years of equivalent work experience
• At least five (5) years of experience working as a Solutions Architect
• Experience modernizing an existing system to leverage an AWS cloud-based platform
• At least three (3) years of solid experience with APIs and JavaScript/TypeScript and front-end frameworks such as Angular/React/Vue/Node.js.
• Knowledge of CI/CD concepts and tools (GitHub) - Deployment pipelines, automated build, and configuration tools
• Experience integrating DevOps tools into end-to-end pipelines
• Broad knowledge in modern information technologies and in-depth knowledge of one development, security, or operational technology
• Agile development implementation management is required
• Must have experience with Jira and Confluence
• Strong work ethic, analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional interpersonal and customer service skills
• Candidates must be able to pass a US Public Trust background check for badging and to access client systems
• Previous federal government project experience a plus

Additional Information:

• In order to meet the clearance requirements for this opportunity, candidates must be must be authorized to work in the US.
• All candidates will be subject to a complete background check to include, but not limited to Criminal History, Education Verification, Professional Certification Verification, Verification of Previous Employment and Credit History.
• Public Trust background investigations can take approximately four to eight weeks and requires fingerprinting.

Other Information:

• The salary for this position is $120,000 - $170,000 annually
• For information on SFI's benefits please visit http://www.spatialfront.com/pages/career.html
• This is a full-time W2 position.
• Please no agencies, third parties, or corp-to-corp.
• Spatial Front Inc. is an Equal-opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
• Spatial Front Inc. participates in E-Verify.