Principal Solutions Architect

The Principal Solution Architect provides technical and management leadership for major geospatial technology initiatives. Serves as a domain expert, directs client-facing activities, and has overall responsibility for strategy, execution, and outcomes., * Define enterprise-level architecture strategies and modernization roadmaps.

• Provide technical leadership on geospatial platform development and integration.
• Establish program-wide DevSecOps standards, practices, and governance.
• Interface with senior client leadership, negotiate requirements, and drive technical consensus.
• Provide input for staffing, budget, and resource allocation.
• Ensure alignment of technology execution with client mission objectives.
• Serve as a thought leader in backend, cloud, and geospatial communities.
• Lead the architectural design of advanced Supply Chain Risk Models, integrating disparate commercial, public, and open-source intelligence (OSINT) data streams.

• Active TS/SCI (CI Poly eligible)
• 14+ years of system engineering or software development and leadership experience.
• Recognized expert in Java, JavaScript, Python, and modern cloud-native development.
• Extensive background in DevSecOps frameworks, Agile/SAFe leadership, and enterprise CI/CD.
• Proven track record in geospatial system design, integration, and innovation.
• Experience managing large-scale technology programs, including budget and staffing.
• Strong client engagement and negotiation skills with senior stakeholders.
• Using GitLab for code source repository and using GitLab CI/CD
• Recognized expert in system architecture and design

Desired:

• Experience working independently with clients or stakeholders to develop requirements for full-service consumer and business applications
• Experience with economic datasets and risk management
• Experience with government and/or commercial imagery products, including SAR or related RADAR imaging technologies
• Developing geospatial information systems (GIS) and working with open-source and proprietary geospatial formats
• Using and developing common geospatial tools, data, and operating platforms such as:
• Tools: Boundless Spatial suite, Remote View, PostGRES/PostGIS, Oracle Spatial, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Server, Image Server, File Geodatabases
• Data Formats: KML, KMZ, NITF, TIFF, JPEG, GeoPDF, and similar geo-related formats and data structures
• Abstracting new or legacy systems via standards-based APIs, including Open Geospatial Consortium standards
• Developing terrain analysis visualization and algorithms
• Developing automated detection algorithms
• Experience with Argo Workflows