Technical Architect Lead

You’ll architect cloud-native systems on AWS, mentor engineers, and set engineering standards across the stack-ensuring our applications deliver real-time radar, satellite, model, and observational data with 99.99% reliability, strong FISMA High compliance, and exceptional user experience., * Drive the end-to-end architecture of a cloud-native micro-frontend ecosystem and distributed data platform on AWS.

• Define modular, scalable approaches to micro-frontends, microservices, APIs, and real-time streaming pipelines.
• Establish engineering standards spanning backend, data, front-end frameworks, performance, and security.

Build Modern Mission-Driven Solutions

• Develop REST/GraphQL APIs and Node.js BFF services running on Kubernetes for high-performance web clients.
• Deliver rich, responsive, cloud-hosted micro-frontends using JavaScript/TypeScript and modern web frameworks (React preferred; Angular/Vue welcomed).
• Build real-time hazard streaming capabilities (WebSockets, SSE, event-driven pipelines).

Optimize for Scale, Speed, and Resilience

• Architect caching, tiling, and front-end delivery strategies for geospatial and time-series data.
• Implement secure RBAC via AWS Cognito/JWT and ensure compliance with federal security standards.
• Engineer geospatial, spatial, and historical data solutions that support complex visualization and analytic workflows.

Collaborate & Lead

• Partner with DevOps to establish CI/CD pipelines, IaC practices, and efficient deployment strategies.
• Mentor engineers, drive code reviews, shape roadmap discussions, and cultivate high-quality engineering practices.

• 6+ years full-stack engineering experience, including leadership of complex, cloud-native programs.
• 5+ years hands-on microservices/API development with Kubernetes orchestration.
• Strong experience with AWS services (EKS, S3, DynamoDB, RDS) and cloud-native architectures.
• Expertise in modern JavaScript/TypeScript and micro-frontend design (ReactJS strongly preferred).
• Strong API design experience (REST, GraphQL); Docker/container orchestration on AWS.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and technical leadership capabilities.

Bonus Points if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field.
• AWS Solutions Architect certification.
• Experience with meteorological formats (GRIB, BUFR, NetCDF) and geospatial DBs (PostGIS).
• Background with FISMA-regulated environments, scientific computing, or advanced AWS serverless + EKS.

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