Software Engineer - Senior Architect

Company Overview

CCG is a technology company focused on equipping customers with the capabilities and support to conduct intelligent and successful cyber operations. We do this by finding the most talented engineers and operators in the country, give them some of the most challenging problems facing the US government, and help them unleash their creativity and problem-solving skills. Excellence is our standard and mission success is our metric.

Role

We are building a platform to support cyber development activities and eventual coordination and orchestration of cyber missions. As a systems architect, you will define and communicate a shared technical and architectural vision for the solutions developed by an Agile Release Train. Specifically, you will:

• Lead the system architecture design for cross-functional teams by guiding a team of technical leads
• Lead trade-off and impact analysis studies, and manage conflicting technical visions;
• Decompose complex problems into straightforward and actionable solutions;
• Demonstrate thought leadership and strategy in partnership with delivery and product partners;
• Lead Architecture Review Boards, and other product, platform, and architecture discussions;
• Present work products and strategies to customer leadership 
• and other stakeholders;
• Establish technical standards and guidelines for a large team of developers.

Though primary responsibility for making priority decisions, architecture plans, and ensuring proper team execution is yours, you will not operate on an island. You will have the support of our CTO, a team of tech leads, other engineers, and an engaged customer. You will also be encouraged to explore the technology space enough to understand the unique technical components involved.

Finally, you are expected to be the Subject Matter Expert for customer demos and discussions. As such, you will want to know the ins and outs of the full product being developed, and you will need to be onsite at least 50% of the time. Onsite will need to include Arlington, VA, but can also include our secure office space in Herndon, VA. Any tasks not requiring an onsite presence can be done remotely; this is a hybrid opportunity.

Required Qualifications

• BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline; MS preferred
• 10+ years of experience designing and developing systems and/or software solutions
• Must possess a current active TOP SECRET security clearance, and be able to obtain SCI status.
• Experience leading a team of at least 20+ other engineers
• Ability to engage with customers and external partners to create priorities from broad requirements
• Quick learner, and hunger for understanding technologies and solutions
• Experience supporting peers through code review, pairing, and acting as a resource for all team members, sharing technical knowledge and process mentorship
• Ability to excel in a dynamic environment while maintaining focus on delivering excellent customer service
• Experience managing cloud and on-premise infrastructure, application deployment, and security methodology
• Demonstrate depth of understanding with at least one cloud provider (i.e. AWS/Azure/GCP): Azure preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with CNO or adjacent concepts
• Kubernetes