Senior Software Architect

$104,200 - $229,200/Yr

CACI International - Sterling, VA

Full-time - Senior

Sterling, VA

10,001+ employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Software Architect at CACI will play a pivotal role in shaping the architectural strategy for the NGA SAFFIRE contract, focusing on the development of advanced Computer Vision (CV) and Structured Observation Management (SOM) capabilities. This position involves acting as a senior technical subject matter expert, interfacing with customers, and optimizing technical execution across product teams. The role is expected to evolve into a Key Personnel position, providing opportunities for career growth and direct involvement in the program's next phase.

Responsibilities

• Define the architectural strategy and transformation of critical NGA CV and SOM applications
• Work in a highly Agile environment as both a mentor and technology leader
• Champion special projects and transformation
• Identify metrics and automate metrics collection / detection to ensure the system meets the needs of the users
• Identify optimizations and remove roadblocks from the product teams
• Align standards, frameworks and security with overall business and technology strategies
• Work directly with the customer in solving their most difficult problems
• Lead the technical team to drive innovation into the software baseline

Requirements

• Active Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance and a polygraph preferred
• 15+ years of related experience
• 5+ years of experience as a Senior Software Engineer and leading a software development team
• 2+ years integrating deep learning techniques, scalable cloud architectures, and/or imagery processing
• 2+ years employing GPUs for near-real time processing of data
• 3+ years developing RESTful services
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or related technical discipline
• Experience delivering alpha/beta quality code to the Government in time frames less than 1 month and production quality code in less than 3 months
• Experience with microservice based, scalable architectures.
• Experience with delivery on AWS
• Experience with delivery of services in hybrid cloud/on-premises infrastructures
• Experience as a lead software architect in environments featuring hybrid cloud/on-premises infrastructures

Nice-to-haves

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate and/or Professional
• Understanding/Experience with Government Cloud Environments (e.g., GovCloud, C2E/C2S)
• Experience with NGA Common Operations Release Environment (CORE)
• Experience with Low to High development through a Cross Domain Solution
• Experience architecting software platforms in a relevant domain including Structured Observation Management (SOM), Computer Vision (CV), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and / or NGA Workflows.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO) plan allowing vacation as needed
• Competitive benefits and learning and development opportunities
• Support for work/life balance
• Career mobility program for dynamic career building
• Recognition as one of Fortune magazine's World's Most Admired Companies
• Named an Energage Top Workplace USA for 2023
• Mission-oriented with alignment to national priorities
• Character-based culture promoting integrity and innovation