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Senior Software Solutions Architect

@ SAIC
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San Diego, California, United States
$160k-$200k/yrRemoteFull Time
Responsibilities:define vision, lead design, mentor engineers
Requirements Summary:14+ years software engineering; 5+ years as architect/lead; large-scale systems; multi‑million-line codebases; cloud/edge deployment; security by design; U.S. citizenship with Secret clearance.
Technical Tools Mentioned:Java, Kotlin, Scala, C, C++, JVM, APIs
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Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Software Solutions Architect to join the Joint Range Extension (JRE) software development team. This is a remote role within the U.S.

JOB DESCRIPTION: 

JRE is a combat-proven datalink gateway that plays a vital role in the defense of the United States and our allies by extending the reach of tactical data across the battlespace and around the globe. As a Senior Software Engineer/Architect on the team, you’ll play a lead role in shaping JRE’s future.

JOB DUTIES: 

Architecture Strategy and Design

  • Define and own the architectural vision, strategy, and roadmap for JRE.
  • Lead the team in making high-level design decisions and technology selections, documenting trade-offs and rationale.
  • Produce and maintain architecture artifacts, including an architecture description, component design documentation, architecture diagrams (C4, DoDAF, UML), and architecture decision records (ADRs).
  • Translate business requirements and product and program goals into technical designs that meet both functional and non-functional criteria.
  • Develop proofs of concept and prototypes to validate architectural choices.

Standards, Governance, and Quality

  • Evolve the architectural principles, patterns, and standards used for JRE
  • Lead architecture and pull-request reviews, providing constructive feedback on designs and significant implementations
  • Ensure JRE meets key quality attributes such as scalability, reliability, performance, security, maintainability, and operability
  • Manage technical debt and inflation, strategically incorporating the remediation of legacy debt into the product roadmap

Collaboration and Leadership

  • Partner with product management to align technical strategy with business goals
  • Collaborate closely with industry partners to understand their requirements and align with JRE modernization goals
  • Mentor and coach engineers on design patterns, systems thinking, and architectural reasoning
  • Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to executives, peers, and non-technical stakeholders
  • Contribute to interviewing and hiring decisions for engineering roles

Execution and Evolution

  • Evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools; make recommendations that balance risk, cost, and time-to-value
  • Guide large-scale modernization initiatives
  • Support incident reviews and post-mortems where root causes touch architectural decisions

Qualifications

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND CLEARANCE:  

  • Bachelor’s or higher degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field with 14+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 5+ years in an architect or lead engineering capacity. 
  • Demonstrated experience designing and delivering large-scale mission-critical systems. 
  • Experience effectively leading the design and architecture of multi-million-line codebases. 
  • Experience leading significant architectural evolutions (e.g., monolith decomposition, major re-platforming). 
  • Fluency with domain-driven design; objection-oriented, functional, and enterprise systems design patterns; software design principles; and refactoring techniques. 
  • Proficiency with modern distributed systems patterns (APIs, messaging/event-driven, service boundaries, data consistency trade-offs). 
  • Experience with modern deployment practices for cloud and edge systems. 
  • Security-by-design mindset and working knowledge of common threat models. 
  • Knowledge of test automation principles and best practices. 
  • Proven ability to lead and work collaboratively, and influence at all levels regardless of direct authority. 
  • Growth mindset and a track record of elevating other engineers. 
  • Demonstrated ability to gain the trust of others and elicit their highest level of contribution. 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain a Secret clearance. 

DESIRED EXPERIENCE: 

  • Experience in the tactical data link domain or comparable mission-critical, high-reliability systems.
  • Knowledge of MIL-STDs such as 6016, 6017, 3011, 6020, 6040, and 2525; tactical terminals and radios such as MIDS JTRS, STT, AN/ARC, and AN/PRC; GPS and inertial navigation systems protocols such as NMEA 0183 and GPS-153; avionics standards such as ARINC 429 and 661; and industry security standards such as DISA STIGs, and NIST SP 800-171 and 800-207. 
  • Experience with network programming, networking protocols, and the low-level processing of binary data. 
  • Deep experience with the Java platform; including fluency with Java, and familiarity with JVM. languages such as Kotlin or Scala. 
  • Experience with native development with C and C++. 
  • Proven track record of deploying AI/ML solutions in production-grade, scalable systems. 
  • Active contributions to open source, technical writing, or speaking.

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.