Software Architect​/SME; Top Secret

Position: Software Architect/SME (Top Secret)

Company: General Dynamics IT
Location: Falls Church, VA
Employment Type: Full Time
Date Posted: 11/22/2025
Job Categories: Engineering, Information Technology

Job Description Software Architect/SME (Top Secret) Software Engineering Leadership

• Lead full-lifecycle software engineering (requirements through sustainment).
• Define enterprise engineering standards aligned to Agile/Dev Sec Ops .
• Develop and maintain SDLC plans ensuring traceability, auditability, and DoD/Army compliance.

Agile & Dev Sec Ops

• Build and mature Dev Sec Ops  pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment.
• Implement CI/CD to accelerate secure delivery.
• Mentor cross‑functional teams in Agile practices.

Army Force Management Expertise

• Apply deep knowledge of the Army Force Management Model (TAA, PPBE, GFM DI, DFS, DFE, D2R).
• Translate Army/Joint requirements into engineering priorities.
• Coordinate with HQDA G-3/5/7 GFIM CMO and stakeholders for aligned capabilities.

System Sustainment & Modernization

• Oversee sustainment of legacy systems (DRRS-A, FMS, IMA, ARNG DLP, MUP).
• Guide modernization, decommissioning, and transition to enterprise solutions.
• Direct infrastructure consolidation and migration to DoD cloud environments.

Data & Compliance

• Establish data quality and performance measurement processes.
• Produce required documentation (CSDs, TIPs, Release Plans, FRDs, RTMs) for auditability and certification.

Strategic Collaboration & Enterprise Design

• Define as‑is, transition, and to‑be enterprise architecture for all applications.
• Drive collaboration with government, mission partners, and industry on product end states.
• Leverage commercial tools and best practices to accelerate capability delivery.

What you’ll need to succeed Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, systems engineering, or related field.

Experience

• Required 8+ years of progressive experience in software development, with a minimum of three or more years in a software or data architect role.
• Required hands‑on experience with data analytics technologies, including data warehousing, extract, transform, load (ETL) tools, and big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Hadoop).

Technical skills

• Expertise in software development lifecycle management, system architecture, cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure), and enterprise system integration.
• Familiarity with modern tools such as Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git Lab/Git Hub, Docker, and automated test frameworks.

Desired/Preferred Experience

• Experience managing service operations as a service manager against SLAs on a DoD TO/contract.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, and experience with command‑line tools for automation and data manipulation.
• Experience with COOP/Continuity of Government (COG) planning.
• Expertise in designing and implementing solutions using cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, or Google Cloud.

Security clearance level

• Active DoD Top Secret
• US citizenship required

Certification(s)

• Possess the appropriate certifications to achieve DoDM 8140.03 qualification requirements for the DCWF work role 651.

Work Location

• Full time onsite support Falls Church, VA.

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