Sr. Software Architect

Kforce - San Diego, CA

Full-time - Senior

San Diego, CA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Senior Software Architect will lead the design and development of software solutions for a variety of applications, focusing on both new architectures and the refactoring of existing products. This role requires a strong understanding of secure systems architecture and the ability to guide development teams in an Agile environment, ensuring that solutions are flexible, maintainable, and aligned with emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and support to multiple Agile/SCRUM development teams to deliver solutions with improved capabilities and reduced maintenance costs.
• Formulate software designs that meet current and future desired outcomes while balancing goals and constraints.
• Design, develop, and execute software solutions.
• Troubleshoot code level problems quickly and efficiently.
• Manage changes to the software architecture and control software complexity.
• Collaborate with team members to obtain inputs to the overall architecture and solution.
• Communicate software architecture framework to stakeholders with varying levels of technical understanding.
• Design, test, and evaluate technologies and vendor solutions for inclusion into existing architecture.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Information Systems or a related field and at least 10+ years of related experience, or a Master's Degree with at least 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience designing and developing large integrated classified systems.
• Minimum of 8+ years of experience leading development teams.
• Solid understanding of secure systems architecture and development.
• Proven experience analyzing code for weaknesses and overseeing improvement plans.
• Experience with development in AWS and/or Azure environments.
• Experience with HTML/CSS, JavaScript, and UI/UX design.
• Knowledge of web applications, cybersecurity, and open-source technologies.
• Experience with various coding languages such as Java, C++, and PHP.
• Experience with database management software like MySQL, Oracle RDBMS, and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Scripting skills in languages such as Perl, Ruby, or Python.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Agile/SCRUM methodologies.
• Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices.