Principal Solutions Architect (Lead)
Agile Defense
Posted about 2 hours ago
About Agile Defense
At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.
Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.
Requisition #: 1663
Job Title: Principal Solutions Architect (Lead)
Location: Remote
Clearance Level: Secret, Must Have Clearance to Start
Role Overview:
The Principal Solutions Architect serves as the technical leader responsible for defining and guiding the overall architecture, technical strategy, and engineering standards for complex software solutions. This role provides architectural oversight across the full software development lifecycle, ensuring systems are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with business and mission objectives.
The Principal Solutions Architect works closely with project leadership, engineers, designers, and stakeholders to translate requirements into practical technical solutions while reducing technical risk and establishing long-term architectural vision.
This position combines hands-on technical leadership with strategic planning and serves as the primary authority for architecture, system design, technology selection, and engineering best practices.
Key Responsibilities:
Typically has a Bachelor's or masters degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, and 10+ years of experience, or equivalent relevant work experience; e.g., each year of work experience may be substituted for each year of education required.
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Our Core Values
Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.
What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are.
- Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
- Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
- Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
- Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
- Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
- Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.
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