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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Architect, Lead - **Company:** Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. - **Location:** Alexandria, VA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $112,800.0 - $257,000.0 - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing Security, Code Review, Corona (Software Development Kit), Data Fusion, Python (Programming Language), Secure Coding, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Software Systems, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Data Processing, Model-Driven Development, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Apache Kafka, Terraform - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://careers.boozallen.com/jobs/JobDetail?jobId=129922 ## About the Role * 8+ years of experience designing, developing, or integrating software systems, including leading architecture efforts for distributed or mission-focused platforms * Experience creating or maintaining architecture products, interface specifications, or system design documentation for complex software ecosystems * Experience with modern software development using languages such as Java, C++, or Python, and applying secure coding and integration practices * Experience with real-time or event-driven data processing, streaming, or multi-source data integration patterns * Experience guiding engineering teams through design decisions, code reviews, and implementation within Agile development environments * Experience evaluating technical tradeoffs and translating mission or stakeholder needs into actionable system requirements and architecture direction * TS/SCI clearance * Bachelor's degree in CS or IT, or 10+ years of experience with software engineering in lieu of a degree Nice If You Have: * Experience designing agent-based or distributed decision systems, orchestration patterns, or autonomous component coordination * Experience with physics-informed analytics, signal processing, or multi-INT data fusion approaches * Experience with streaming frameworks, real-time pipelines, or event-driven architectures such as Pulsar, Kafka, or similar * Experience with secure cloud environments, containerized workloads, or infrastructure automation tools such as Kubernetes and Terraform * Experience building or integrating model-driven or AI-assisted capabilities into mission systems * Experience mentoring engineering teams or shaping technical direction across multi-disciplinary groups * Possession of strong analytical and problem-solving skills, for complex, multi-source data ecosystems * Master's degree in CS, Engineering, or a related field ## Description This capability is transforming how mission stakeholders make sense of complex, multi-INT environments. Built around a team of AI agents that fuse, detect, and forecast activity across diverse data streams, it gives operators and analysts a shared, explainable picture with every conclusion traceable to its source. As a Software Architect, you'll shape the technical direction of this mission-driven system, designing and evolving architectures that support scalable agent orchestration, physics-informed analytics, and high-assurance integration across distributed components. 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