Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Attain Talent is seeking a Solutions Architect III to design and lead scalable, secure, mission-driven technical solutions supporting federal modernization initiatives. The role is responsible for end-to-end architecture across applications, integrations, cloud environments, APIs, and enterprise systems while guiding technical teams and ensuring alignment with security, compliance, performance, and scalability requirements.
Responsibilities
- Design end-to-end technical solutions across applications, integrations, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise platforms
- Translate business, product, and mission requirements into scalable architecture strategies
- Partner with engineering, DevSecOps, infrastructure, and product teams to drive solution design and delivery
- Lead architecture discussions, technical design reviews, and solution decision-making
- Define architecture standards, reusable design patterns, and engineering best practices
- Guide API architecture across REST and GraphQL services
- Design scalable application integration patterns, interoperability strategies, and data flows
- Support modernization, cloud transformation, and enterprise platform initiatives
- Evaluate technical risks, architecture tradeoffs, dependencies, and implementation approaches
- Ensure solutions align with security, compliance, performance, and scalability requirements
- Mentor engineering teams and provide architectural leadership across programs
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 2+ years of professional experience in software engineering, systems architecture, or solutions architecture roles
- Strong experience designing enterprise application architectures and scalable distributed systems
- Deep hands-on experience with Java, Groovy, Spring Boot, OpenJDK, GraphQL, REST APIs, MySQL, and PostgreSQL
- Strong frontend architecture experience with Angular, React, TypeScript, and JavaScript
- Strong understanding of application integration, API design, microservices, event-driven architecture, and enterprise solution patterns
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
- Familiarity with DevSecOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure collaboration, and modern delivery practices
- Knowledge of secure application architecture, API security, and enterprise design best practices
- Strong documentation, architecture communication, and stakeholder leadership skills
- Experience with containerization, Kubernetes, serverless architecture, or platform engineering
- Familiarity with Zero Trust principles, IAM integrations, or enterprise security architecture
- Experience supporting federal government agencies
Benefits
- Remote Work (Hybrid roles will be specified in the job post)
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Life Insurance, Short/Long Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) with 4% matching
- Liberal PTO vacation policy
- Generous Annual Continuing Education
- Annual Wellness Budget
- Bonus Incentive Programs (Employee referrals and performance-based rewards)
- In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.
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