Guidehouse

Senior Technical Lead – Solution Architect

Guidehouse
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $130,000 - $216,000 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading technical implementation for complex enterprise programs, with a strong focus on cloud-native solutions, APIs, and DevSecOps practices. Proficient in translating architectural designs into actionable implementation guidance while ensuring compliance with security standards and best practices.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Technical LeadershipCloud-Native SolutionsJava and Spring BootAWS ServicesAgile Methodologies

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSCassandraCloudDockerDynamoDBJavaKubernetesMicroservicesMongoDBNoSQLOraclePostgresSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide senior, hands-on technical leadership for a large-scale agile software development and platform modernization program supporting a large Federal contract
  • Translate approved architectures, designs, patterns, and standards into actionable implementation guidance
  • Collaborate with the integrated architecture team on solution design and implementation considerations
  • Communicate approved solution designs, reference architectures, design patterns, data standards, interface contracts, and engineering guardrails to development and vendor teams
  • Provide day-to-day technical leadership for APIs, data exchanges, shared services, workflow automation, cloud-native solutions, DevSecOps capabilities, and incremental migrations
  • Review detailed designs, code, configurations, interfaces, and technical deliverables for architectural and engineering compliance
  • Establish implementation checkpoints, code and design review practices, technical acceptance criteria, and traceability mechanisms
  • Identify architectural deviations, implementation risks, technical debt, and standards violations; coordinate remediation and escalate exceptions
  • Coordinate implementation across Scrum teams and vendors to maintain consistency in service boundaries, interfaces, data handling, security controls, reusable components, and shared platform capabilities
  • Resolve complex implementation issues and cross-team dependencies
  • Mentor technical leads and engineers and promote approved patterns, tools, and development practices
  • Provide implementation status, risks, compliance concerns, and corrective actions to architects, program leadership, Product Owners, and delivery stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust; approved adjudication required prior to onboarding
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred
  • Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in software engineering, solution implementation, systems integration, platform modernization, or cloud-enabled application delivery
  • At least 5 years leading technical implementation for complex enterprise or mission-critical programs
  • Experience translating enterprise and data architecture designs into technical direction, implementation plans, development standards, and working software
  • Experience collaborating with Enterprise and Data Architects and operating within established decision authority
  • Deep experience with Java, Spring Boot, microservices, APIs, and mission-critical application patterns
  • Experience with APIs, messaging, Enterprise Integration Patterns, and event-driven or asynchronous techniques
  • Hands-on AWS experience, including API Gateway, EventBridge, ECS/EKS, Lambda, SQS/SNS, DynamoDB, and CloudWatch
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, DevSecOps, observability, monitoring, logging, disaster recovery, and production support
  • Understanding of domain-driven design, domain models, bounded contexts, service boundaries, software design patterns, and modular architecture
  • Understanding of enterprise data architecture, interoperability, migration strategies, master data management, canonical data models, data governance, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server
  • Experience with scalable NoSQL solutions including DynamoDB, MongoDB, or Cassandra
  • Understanding of enterprise security architecture, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML, JWT, Zero Trust, identity and access management, threat modeling, and Federal security requirements
  • Ability to apply and enforce API standards, integration patterns, interface specifications, non-functional requirements, and technical standards
  • Experience with implementation-focused design reviews, code reviews, solution assessments, technical quality checks, and architecture compliance reviews
  • Experience leading and mentoring technical leads, senior engineers, and developers across Agile teams, vendors, and stakeholder organizations
  • Hands-on experience with AI-powered coding assistants and agents, responsible adoption standards, engineering controls, code review practices, and productivity and quality improvements
  • Ability to communicate technical status, deviations, risks, and corrective actions to architects, Federal customers, business stakeholders, and engineering teams
  • Strong problem-solving, collaboration, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
  • Parental Leave
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
  • Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
  • Care.com annual membership
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
  • Flexible benefits package

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Hard Skills
Software EngineeringSolution ImplementationSystems IntegrationMicroservicesAPIsEnterprise Integration PatternsInfrastructure as CodeData ArchitectureDomain-Driven DesignNoSQL Solutions
Soft Skills
Problem-SolvingCollaborationCoachingConflict ResolutionCommunication
Tools & Technologies
DockerKubernetesAWS API GatewayDynamoDBCloudWatchEventBridgeECS/EKSLambdaSQS/SNSAI-Powered Coding Assistants
Certifications & Qualifications
Federal or DoD Public Trust
Industry Keywords
Agile Software DevelopmentPlatform ModernizationTechnical ComplianceData GovernanceSecurity Architecture