Principal Software Architect

General Dynamics

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Work type: Remote
Location: Falls Church, VA
Salary: $148,750–$201,250 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $208k

This role $175k

$127k most similar roles pay here $291k

This role pays less than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $184,628–$231,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $175k versus about $208k for comparable roles.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

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TL;DR · Principal Software Architect

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As a Principal Software Architect, you will join the engineering team to drive enterprise software development, cloud-native platform architecture, and digital modernization initiatives. You will be responsible for designing scalable, secure architectures, establishing engineering standards, and mentoring development teams while modernizing applications using cloud-native patterns. Your daily work involves building enterprise platforms on AWS and Kubernetes, developing data integration solutions via Databricks, and accelerating the adoption of Generative AI through task-specific agents and tools like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot. You will utilize a technical stack including Java, Spring Boot, Python, REST APIs, Microservices, Docker, and Linux. Additionally, you will implement secure identity solutions using Zero Trust, Okta, Keycloak, OAuth2, OIDC, and SAML to ensure compliance while solving complex problems in data architecture and AI-assisted software engineering.

Skills

AWS Kubernetes Databricks Java Spring Boot Python Docker Generative AI Okta Keycloak OAuth2 OIDC SAML Zero Trust REST APIs Microservices Linux GitHub Copilot Claude Code SQL

What you'll do

Design and guide cloud-native, scalable, and secure enterprise architectures and modernization strategies.
Establish engineering standards and mentor development teams to modernize enterprise applications using cloud-native patterns.
Architect enterprise platforms on AWS and Kubernetes to improve scalability, security, and developer efficiency.
Accelerate Generative AI adoption by creating task-specific AI agents and enabling AI-assisted software engineering.
Develop data integration and analytics solutions using Databricks and third-party APIs.
Architect secure identity and access solutions using Zero Trust, OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, Okta, and Keycloak.

What we're looking for

US citizenship is required.
Must be able to obtain a BI Full 6C (T4) Public Trust.
5+ years of related experience in enterprise software development and cloud-native platform architecture.
Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Python, REST APIs, Microservices, and API Integration.
Expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, Docker, Linux, and Serverless Architectures.
Experience with Okta, Keycloak, OAuth2, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML, and Zero Trust security.
Skills in Generative AI, AI Agents, Prompt Engineering, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Spec-Driven Development.
Familiarity with modern data engineering practices including SQL, data analytics, data modeling, and AI/ML (preferred).

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