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Senior Platform Architect
hatch I.T.. Own the FSDS platform roadmap across component systems, aligning priorities with NTIA program goals, application team needs, and security requirements .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in defining and leading architecture for multi-component platforms, particularly within Azure environments, while ensuring compliance with federal security requirements. Capable of guiding technical planning, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with stakeholders to drive platform improvements and operational resilience.
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Azure Platform ArchitectureInfrastructure As CodeKubernetes Design ReviewActive Secret ClearanceNIST SP 800-53 Familiarity
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Hard Skills
Architecture DesignIntegration PatternsTechnical RoadmapsCloud NetworkingData Services ArchitectureCI/CD PracticesObservabilityData Lakehouse ArchitecturesMachine Learning WorkloadsGitOps
Soft Skills
Technical LeadershipCollaborationMentoringCommunication
Tools & Technologies
TerraformBicepDockerAzure MonitorPrometheusGrafanaSQL ServerPostgreSQLElasticsearchOpenMetadata
Certifications & Qualifications
Azure Security CertificationKubernetes Certification
Industry Keywords
Federal EnvironmentsRMFATO ProcessesSecrets ManagementPlatform Security Tools
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesApacheAzureCloudDockerElasticSearchGrafanaKubernetesPostgresPrometheusSparkSQLTerraform
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own the FSDS platform roadmap across component systems, aligning priorities with NTIA program goals, application team needs, and security requirements
- Define target-state architecture and integration patterns connecting FSDS applications, data services, and external federal systems
- Lead architecture as the platform matures and expands to new environments
- Weigh architecture tradeoffs across cost, security, operability, and federal-environment constraints
- Lead technical planning for new capabilities, migrations, and environment expansions, including scope, dependencies, sequencing, and estimates
- Serve as the platform’s technical lead with NTIA and partner government teams, presenting architecture options, tradeoffs, and recommendations
- Coordinate with Expression application, data, and security teams
- Document architecture decisions and design rationale
- Define Azure platform architecture for unclassified and classified FSDS environments
- Set direction for shared platform services including networking, identity, secrets management, container platforms, and configuration management
- Establish standards for consistency, scalability, security, and cost across development, test, and production
- Review Infrastructure as Code and Kubernetes designs with DevOps engineers
- Guide delivery pipelines, deployment patterns, and restricted-environment implementations
- Partner with security teams on federal requirements, RMF, and ATO activities
- Support operations teams on observability, resilience, recovery, and major incidents
- Work with developers and data engineers to prioritize platform improvements
- Maintain architecture diagrams, design documents, and platform lifecycle plans
- Guide platform upgrades, capacity planning, and production transitions
- Mentor engineers and communicate technical tradeoffs to stakeholders
- Architect shared cloud platforms supporting applications, data services, and analytics across Azure Commercial, Azure Government, and classified Azure Government Secret environments
Requirements
What you’ll need- Active Secret clearance or higher is required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and five or more years of relevant platform, DevOps, or cloud engineering experience, or eight or more years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree
- Experience defining architecture for multi-component platforms or programs, including integration patterns, target-state designs, and technical roadmaps
- Experience working directly with government customers or program stakeholders to gather requirements, present technical options, and drive decisions
- Experience designing infrastructure in Azure Commercial and Azure Government
- Experience with platforms in classified or similarly restricted federal environments
- Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, and CI/CD practices, enough to guide and review DevOps implementations
- Working knowledge of cloud networking, identity and access management, secrets management, and observability
- Ability to make sound architecture decisions, document solutions, and collaborate with developers, DevOps engineers, security personnel, and customer stakeholders
- Preferred: Experience operating Azure Government Secret platforms
- Preferred: Experience building internal developer platforms or self-service provisioning portals
- Preferred: Familiarity with NIST SP 800-53 controls, RMF, ATO processes, and STIG implementation
- Preferred: Familiarity with platform security tools such as Nessus, SonarQube, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Aqua Security, or comparable products
- Preferred: Hands-on experience with Terraform, Bicep, Docker, Kubernetes, or Helm
- Preferred: Experience with data lakehouse architectures using Apache Iceberg, Trino, or comparable table formats and query engines
- Preferred: Experience with data catalog and governance tools such as OpenMetadata
- Preferred: Experience designing for disconnected or air-gapped deployments
- Preferred: Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Prometheus, or Grafana
- Preferred: Experience supporting shared database or search services such as SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, or OpenSearch
- Preferred: Experience enabling data engineering or machine learning workloads on platforms such as Apache Spark, Azure Data Factory, or related technologies
- Preferred: Experience with GitOps, policy as code, Kubernetes operators, or service mesh technologies
- Preferred: Relevant Azure, Kubernetes, or cloud security certifications
Benefits
Comp & perks- 401k matching
- PPO and HDHP medical/dental/vision insurance
- Education reimbursement
- Complimentary life insurance
- Generous PTO and holiday leave
- Onsite office gym access
- Commuter Benefits Plan