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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # SW & Data Architect - Enterprise Software & Data Architecture - **Company:** Peraton Inc - **Location:** Herndon, VA, United States - **Salary:** $112,000.0 - $179,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Application Performance Management, Architectural Patterns, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Database, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Data Dictionary, Data Governance, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Distributed Systems, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Transport Layer, Software Architecture, Prometheus, Software Safety, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Wide Area Networks, Datadog, Enterprise Software Applications, Real Time Systems, Grafana, Data Lakes, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Low Latency, Data Management, DO-178B, Api Design, Splunk, Data Pipelines, Devsecops, Docker, Static Application Security Testing, Microservices, Dynamic Application Security Testing - **Published:** August 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9105228/sw-data-architect-enterprise-software-data-architecture ## About the Role * BS/MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or related field * Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D. * US Citizenship and the ability to obtain/maintain a public trust clearance. * Proficiency in distributed systems, microservices, API design, and cloud-native patterns * Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes) * Knowledge of DO-178C software safety standards preferred * Experience with data modeling tools and methodologies (ERwin, Sparx EA, or equivalent) * Experience with data governance frameworks and master data management * Knowledge of cloud data architecture patterns (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government) * Experience with ICD authoring and interface management for complex systems * FAA or DoD software/data architecture experience preferred, * Experience architecting software for real-time systems, low-latency processing, or high-availability environments * Background in data architecture and data integration - ETL/ELT pipelines, data lakes, streaming analytics - within an integration context * Familiarity with network and transport layer considerations (SD-WAN, secure transport) that affect distributed software system design * Experience with AIOps, observability platforms (Splunk, Datadog, ELK, Prometheus/Grafana), and application performance management (APM) * Hands-on experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) or architecture modeling tools (Cameo, Sparx EA, Archi) * ITIL certification and experience aligning software delivery with ITSM processes * Relevant certifications such as Certified Software Architecture Professional (CSAP). #BNATCS ## Description * Define enterprise ICD templates, authoring standards, and interface registry governance * Establish CI/CD pipeline reference architecture - build, test, security scan, deployment stages * Enforce DO-178C software safety compliance for safety-critical NAS systems * Define cloud reference architecture for BNATCS - AWS GovCloud/Azure Government patterns * Produce architecture baselines, ADRs, and software architecture artifacts for current active applicable NEEDS package systems * Coordinate DevSecOps pipeline standards with security gates (SAST/DAST) * Define enterprise data governance policy framework - data ownership, stewardship, quality standards, lifecycle management * Develop canonical data models (conceptual, logical, physical) and enforce naming conventions across domain teams * Design data integration patterns (ETL/ELT, streaming, event-driven) for cross-package data flows * Enforce aviation data exchange format compliance (SWIM, FIXM, AIXM) across domain teams * Produce data architecture artifacts for current active applicable NEEDS package systems - data dictionaries, metadata catalogs, data flow diagrams * Support procurement trade studies with software and data architecture evaluation criteria ## Related Videos - [5 steps for running a Kubernetes environment at scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/88-5-steps-for-running-a-kubernetes-environment-at-scale) - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [All your telemetry data from any source in one place](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/57-all-your-telemetry-data-from-any-source-in-one-place) - [Blueprints for Success: Steering a Global Data & AI Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1577-blueprints-for-success-steering-a-global-data-ai-architecture) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk)