Senior Software Architect

Job description

**About the Organization** Now is a great time to join Redhorse Corporation. We are a solution-driven company delivering data insights and technology solutions to customers with missions critical to U.S. national interests. We’re looking for thoughtful, skilled professionals who thrive as trusted partners building technology-agnostic solutions and want to apply their talents supporting customers with difficult and important mission sets. **About the Role** Redhorse transforms the way government uses data and technology. To support this mission, we are seeking a Software Architect who will serve as a recognized authority and visionary for our most complex technical initiatives. In this role, you will provide the big-picture oversight necessary to develop enhanced products that solve unusually complex technical problems for our government partners. You won’t just follow a roadmap—you will create it, experimenting with alternative approaches and validating architectures that set the standard for innovation and reliability in the federal space. ### Key Responsibilities - Articulate and champion the architectural vision for new and enhanced software products. - Conceptualize and experiment with alternative architectural approaches to identify the most effective solutions for complex missions. - Create comprehensive models, component specifications, and interface documentation. - Validate proposed architectures against rigorous requirements and foundational assumptions. - Collaborate closely with product developers, product managers, and customer application experts to ensure required features and modifications are seamlessly integrated. - Provide expert technical advice across various departments within the organization. - Integrate complex components built by distributed product development teams. - Lead and mentor teams of planning analysts and developers, providing research and technical guidance. - Determine and pursue independent courses of action to obtain desired results with wide latitude for judgment. ### Required Experience/Clearance - Must have an active TS/SCI security clearance. - Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with 10+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience. - Demonstrated experience as a recognized technical authority on unusually complex software problems. - Proven track record of designing, modeling, and documenting enterprise-scale software architectures. - Extensive proficiency in translating high-level mission requirements into technical specifications. - Experience working without supervision on highly complex projects while providing leadership to cross-functional teams. ### Desired Experience We encourage all candidates who meet the basic requirements to apply, even if you do not have any of the following experience: - Experience with Redhorse-relevant technologies such as DataBricks, Spark, GitLab, and Jira. - Familiarity with cloud-native architecture (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and microservices design. - Knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and deploying software in secure government environments. - Experience with Agile methodologies and DevSecOps pipelines. - Prior experience leading research-heavy technical initiatives or "innovation labs."