Software Solutions Architect (U.S. Citizenship Required/Clearance Eligibility)

Software Solutions Architect

• Employment Category: Full Time / Exempt
• Location: Colorado Springs, CO
• Travel: Minimal
• Security Clearance: Eligible
• Citizenship: Must be a U.S. Citizen

Job Description

Work in a dynamic environment as part of a team of engineers dedicated to building next generation of AI-enabled geospatial, sensing, and analytics capabilities for the warfighter.

As a solution architect, you will design and guide the integration of multiple third-party vendors with our application to deliver increased automation and functionality. You will work closely with cross-functional roles—Engineering, Product, QA, and DevOps—to ensure our software solutions are scalable, secure, and reliable.

This is a full-time hybrid position located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural leadership, defining the overall architecture for distributed applications, including front-end frameworks, back-end services, APIs, and data management.
• Establish best practices, design patterns, and frameworks to ensure highly resilient and maintainable software solutions.
• Liaise with third-party vendors and evaluate their solutions to determine compatibility, integration requirements, and impacts on current systems.
• Develop integration strategies and oversee the technical design and implementation of integrations with diverse third-party services and vendors.
• Ensure solutions implement security best practices and compliance with the NIST Risk Management Framework and standards such as NIST-800 53.
• Produce clear, comprehensive documentation for architectural designs, integration plans, and technical roadmaps.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, tech leads to ensure architectural decisions align with business requirements and timelines.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentorship to developers, promoting a high-performance engineering culture.
• Communicate technical decisions and trade-offs effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Required Technical Skills

1. Technical Expertise

• Deep understanding of web technologies and frameworks (e.g., JavaScript, TypeScript, React, or Node.js).
• Proven experience with microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, GraphQL, or other integration patterns.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong knowledge of databases (SQL, NoSQL), caching strategies, and high availability solutions.

2. Integration Experience

• Demonstrated success integrating multiple third-party services, for example payment gateways, authentication systems, CRM, analytics tools, etc.
• Experience with API design and management, webhooks, and asynchronous messaging queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.).

Required Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Proven leadership and mentorship abilities, fostering team collaboration and driving engineering best practices.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.

Bonus points if you

• Have experience with DoD software factories
• Have experience with commercial space operations
• Familiarity with NIST Risk Management Framework and understanding of the process to obtain Certificate to Field (CtF) or Authority to Operate (ATO) in DoD or Civilian agencies.
• Experience developing and integrating and Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) with other data systems

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 7 years of experience in software development, with at least 3 years in an architect or technical lead role.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications
• Traditional or Roth 401K with automatic employer contribution
• 15 days Paid Time Off (PTO) plus Federal holidays
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision insurance options
• Complimentary Short Term/Long Term Disability; AD&D Insurance
• Hybrid work flexibility

About Strategi Consulting

Strategi is an IT management consulting company based in the Washington, DC metro area that specializes in providing transformative digital services including IT strategy, data analytics, and software development services to a diverse set of defense, civilian, and private sector clients.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Are you a U.S. Citizen eligible for a security clearance?
• Will you be able to relocate to be within reasonable commuting distance from Colorado Springs, CO?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• RESTful APIs with Node.js: 4 years (Preferred)
• JavaScript frameworks including React.js and Node: 4 years (Preferred)
• relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL): 2 years (Preferred)
• NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Redis): 2 years (Preferred)
• Material UI: 2 years (Preferred)
• TypeScript and JavaScript: 4 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Salary : $150,000