Software Architect

Status: Open Until Filled

Position Title:Software Architect

Department/Location: LW-SimTEC/Oklahoma City

Status: Regular/Full-Time Exempt

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Position Overview:

As a Software Architect you will lead software engineering teams to design scalable, modular C# architectures, modernize research codebases, and deliver reliable, high- performance solutions.  Drive innovation in software systems, ensure adherence to best practices, and represent the company at technical forums, fostering collaboration and excellence in Agile and DevSecOps environments.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical leadership for a team of software engineers.
  • Architect and develop software infrastructure using C# to modernize and productionize a research codebase.
  • Design software systems, applications, and architectures to enhance modularity, scalability, and reliability, while maintaining precision, accuracy, and performance.
  • Ensure adherence to industry best practices and standards in software engineering.
  • Apply research and development skills to create real-world products and capabilities beyond academic or theoretical concepts.
  • Present ideas to internal and external groups, lead proposal activities, and represent the company at technical conferences and working groups.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 12+ years of relevant experience; Master’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience; or PhD with 8+ years of relevant experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Active Secret clearance
  • Ability to meet customer-specific security screening requirements within a set timeframe.
  • Willingness and ability to work onsite full-time.
  • Experience with C# programming.
  • Demonstrated experience with open software/system architecture solutions.
  • At least 1 year of experience leading tasks to completion on schedule and within budget.
  • At least 1 year of experience successfully leading teams through the entire development lifecycle.
  • Proven ability to present complex topics to management and other stakeholders.
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
  • Experience with Git-based or other software configuration management tools.
  • Discipline to document every requirement’s traceability and report any gaps.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Active Top-Secret clearance.
  • Ability to develop and maintain a strategic product roadmap, aligning software engineering best practices with business objectives.
  • Experience defining technical strategies to modernize and productionize research code.
  • Experience with model-based system engineering tools (e.g., Cameo).
  • Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Experience with Linux operating systems.
  • Experience in high-performance numerical/scientific computing and parallel computing.
  • Experience developing for SWaP-constrained environments.
  • Familiarity with Agile lifecycle processes, including Scrum, Continuous Integration, and DevSecOps.
  • Familiarity of training data in LRS/LMS solutions.
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