Chief Architect

November 21

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LightFeather

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Agile Methodologies and Coaching • Design • Development • Devops & Cloud • Data Science & Analytics

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2018

🤝 B2B

🔒 Cybersecurity

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

Description

• LightFeather is a Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). • The Chief Architect will lead strategic development and high standards of execution in O&M Tier 3 break-fix support alongside Agile software development projects in the enterprise IT environment. • The role involves mentoring technical staff and ensuring effective collaboration within the team to minimize technical debt and optimize project velocity using recognized frameworks and methods.

Requirements

• US Citizenship. • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance; previous or active DHS ICE clearance is preferred. • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field. • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional. • Minimum of ten (10) years in an enterprise IT environment with a Bachelor's degree, or minimum of twelve (12) years in an enterprise IT environment in lieu of a Bachelor's degree. • Proficiency in applying The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) in Agile environments. • Experience with MVC Development Methodology (Model/View/Controller). • Knowledge of Microservices software architecture design. • Familiarity with DevOps pipeline tools (e.g., JIRA for configuration management, requirements handling, automated testing, and deployment). • Experience developing and managing data models with CA Erwin. • Skill in creating and updating data dictionaries. • Technical proficiency with SQL for creating queries to ensure data integrity. • Experience using Message Services and developing Apache ActiveMQ services. • Expertise in developing interfaces compliant with National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) standards. • Ability to design and implement Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions using Microsoft Active Directory and Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards. • Proficiency in network communication protocols, including knowledge of ports, routing, proxy settings, and firewall policies. • Experience ensuring compliance with Federal Information Management Security Act (FISMA) and NIST security standards. • Capability to design solutions that align with security requirements and policies. • Technically skilled in designing and implementing data center and cloud-based hosting solutions. • Ability to perform cost estimation and architecture recommendations considering lifecycle costs of enterprise software platforms. • Proven ability to conduct root cause analysis and develop problem resolution roadmaps. • Experience in analyzing business requirements and designing technical solution specifications. • Proficiency in system performance optimization through log analysis and resource monitoring.