Software Architect, Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Antonio, TX
Salary
$112,900–$257,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
81 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Nov 5, 2026

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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has 1662 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Architect, Lead

The Software Architect, Lead will join the team to lead end-to-end product design for real-time data ingestion, processing, and delivery within the defense industry. This role involves defining streaming architectures, such as pub/sub and fanout, and developing event-driven microservices for high-availability mission systems. Key responsibilities include selecting distributed messaging tools, establishing data contracts, and designing for observability and security-by-design. The candidate will utilize technologies including Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SNS/SQS, WebSockets, gRPC, and OpenTelemetry. Required skills encompass Node.js, TypeScript, React, C#, JavaScript, CSS, and SQL/NoSQL databases like PostgreSQL and MongoDB. The architect will also manage cloud-native deployments using Docker and Kubernetes across AWS and Azure platforms while mentoring engineers and overseeing the full software development lifecycle.

What you'll do

  • Define and own streaming architectures for high-availability, fault-tolerant, and event-driven microservices.
  • Select and scale distributed messaging systems like Kafka, RabbitMQ, and AWS SNS/SQS.
  • Establish data contracts and schema evolution policies using Avro, Protobuf, or JSON Schema.
  • Design for observability using OpenTelemetry and implement resiliency patterns like circuit breakers and retries.
  • Lead cloud-native deployments on Docker and Kubernetes across AWS and Azure environments.
  • Set security-by-design standards for encryption, authentication, and secrets management.
  • Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and championing SDLC best practices.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience in software architecture, design, and code review in production systems.
  • 2+ years of experience building real-time services using Node.js, TypeScript, and React.
  • Experience with REST APIs, WebSockets, C#, JavaScript, CSS, Swagger, and OpenAPI.
  • Experience with AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, and distributed message queues like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
  • Experience with relational (PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL (MongoDB, DynamoDB) data architectures at scale.
  • Experience with Big Data technologies, performance engineering, game engines, or C++ (preferred).
  • Bachelor's degree.

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