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Principal Solution Architect
Agile DefenseUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 7 Jul 2025
About the role
At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.
Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.
Title: Data EngineerClearance: Secret/Top Secret clearanceLocation: Arlington, VA; Falls Church, VA; Overview: Agile Defense is seeking a Principal Solution Architect to guide the design, integration, and deployment of scalable data and AI platforms in support of the DRAID CDAO ADA IR program. This role will provide technical leadership across a cloud-native environment that includes Databricks, EC2, Tableau, JIRA, and emerging tools such as Apogee and Palantir. The ideal candidate brings expertise in infrastructure-as-code, platform automation, API deployment, and system integration to lead DevSecOps readiness across distributed environments supporting Combatant Commands and Joint Staff operations. You will work alongside product teams, data scientists, platform engineers, and customer stakeholders to design resilient systems, define architecture documentation, and ensure secure and performant operations. This role bridges strategy and implementation—supporting platform scale, reliability, and innovation while mentoring teams and managing technical risks. As a Solution Architect at Agile Defense, you will be joining a team of professionals that secure, scalable data architectures and AI/ML pipelines. This role will support data science and engineering activities, partnering with product teams, data engineers, mission stakeholders, and technologists to unlock the value of structured and unstructured data in support of national defense priorities. You will implement data engineering activities and develop and deploy the pipelines and platforms that organize and make complicated data meaningful.
Responsibilities/Duties: Objective #1: Define and Lead Platform Architecture and Infrastructure Design · Architect secure, scalable, and cloud-native solutions across AI, data, and analytics platforms. · Design resilient system architectures that support failover, COOP requirements, and continuous availability. · Oversee infrastructure readiness and ensure alignment with program scalability and performance objectives. · Create detailed architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and deployment playbooks to support system integration. Objective #2: Lead API Management, Automation, and Operational Readiness· Configure, deploy, and troubleshoot RESTful APIs across distributed systems and data environments. · Implement automation for system deployment, monitoring, backup, and recovery using infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible). · Tune platform performance and drive continuous optimization of operations in environments such as EC2 and Databricks. · Support continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) and observability for system health and availability.
Objective #3: Drive System Integration and Interoperability Across Platforms · Ensure seamless interoperability across legacy systems, mission platforms, and new technologies like Avana and Palantir. · Define interface standards and manage dependencies across multiple platforms and data pipelines. · Conduct technical risk assessments, validate configurations, and proactively identify gaps in integration architecture. · Collaborate with data and security teams to align technical solutions with governance, compliance, and mission requirements.
Objective #4: Support Agile Delivery and Collaborate Across Cross-Functional Teams · Participate in agile ceremonies and program increment planning to integrate technical architecture into delivery workflows. · Collaborate with developers, engineers,
Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.
Title: Data EngineerClearance: Secret/Top Secret clearanceLocation: Arlington, VA; Falls Church, VA; Overview: Agile Defense is seeking a Principal Solution Architect to guide the design, integration, and deployment of scalable data and AI platforms in support of the DRAID CDAO ADA IR program. This role will provide technical leadership across a cloud-native environment that includes Databricks, EC2, Tableau, JIRA, and emerging tools such as Apogee and Palantir. The ideal candidate brings expertise in infrastructure-as-code, platform automation, API deployment, and system integration to lead DevSecOps readiness across distributed environments supporting Combatant Commands and Joint Staff operations. You will work alongside product teams, data scientists, platform engineers, and customer stakeholders to design resilient systems, define architecture documentation, and ensure secure and performant operations. This role bridges strategy and implementation—supporting platform scale, reliability, and innovation while mentoring teams and managing technical risks. As a Solution Architect at Agile Defense, you will be joining a team of professionals that secure, scalable data architectures and AI/ML pipelines. This role will support data science and engineering activities, partnering with product teams, data engineers, mission stakeholders, and technologists to unlock the value of structured and unstructured data in support of national defense priorities. You will implement data engineering activities and develop and deploy the pipelines and platforms that organize and make complicated data meaningful.
Responsibilities/Duties: Objective #1: Define and Lead Platform Architecture and Infrastructure Design · Architect secure, scalable, and cloud-native solutions across AI, data, and analytics platforms. · Design resilient system architectures that support failover, COOP requirements, and continuous availability. · Oversee infrastructure readiness and ensure alignment with program scalability and performance objectives. · Create detailed architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and deployment playbooks to support system integration. Objective #2: Lead API Management, Automation, and Operational Readiness· Configure, deploy, and troubleshoot RESTful APIs across distributed systems and data environments. · Implement automation for system deployment, monitoring, backup, and recovery using infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible). · Tune platform performance and drive continuous optimization of operations in environments such as EC2 and Databricks. · Support continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) and observability for system health and availability.
Objective #3: Drive System Integration and Interoperability Across Platforms · Ensure seamless interoperability across legacy systems, mission platforms, and new technologies like Avana and Palantir. · Define interface standards and manage dependencies across multiple platforms and data pipelines. · Conduct technical risk assessments, validate configurations, and proactively identify gaps in integration architecture. · Collaborate with data and security teams to align technical solutions with governance, compliance, and mission requirements.
Objective #4: Support Agile Delivery and Collaborate Across Cross-Functional Teams · Participate in agile ceremonies and program increment planning to integrate technical architecture into delivery workflows. · Collaborate with developers, engineers,
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