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KBR, Inc. · 3 hours ago

Senior Solutions Architect

El Segundo, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$156K/yr - $196K/yr

10+ years exp

KBR is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to join their team in the greater El Segundo, CA area. This role involves leading the architecture and solution design for enterprise-scale applications and platform services to support the U.S. Space Force mission while guiding development teams through implementation.

ConsultingCyber SecurityInformation TechnologyProject ManagementSoftware EngineeringTraining

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture and solution design for enterprise-scale applications and platform services

Engage directly with users, mission stakeholders, and product owners to elicit, clarify, and decompose requirements into actionable architectural designs and technical backlogs

Define system-level and application-level architectures, including trade studies, technology selection, and interface definitions

Provide architectural guidance to development teams, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, security requirements, and long-term maintainability

Act as a technical bridge between mission needs and engineering execution, ensuring solutions are fit-for-purpose and operationally viable

Mentor engineers and contribute to technical decision-making across multiple teams

Qualification

Software ArchitectureMicroservices ArchitecturesDevOpsJavaSpring BootSATCOM Domain ExpertiseAgile MethodologiesDatabase ArchitectureContainerizationCI/CD PlatformsScripting PythonScripting BashTechnical LeadershipCommunication Skills

Required

An active Secret clearance required for this position

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline (or equivalent experience)

10+ years of professional experience in software engineering or related technical roles

2+ years of experience in software or solution architecture

2+ years of DevOps or platform engineering experience

4+ years of hands-on experience with: Microservices architectures, Linux-based systems, Java and Spring Boot, Scripting (Python and/or Bash), CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.), Docker and containerized environments, Message queues and event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ), SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB)

Experience working in Agile environments, including decomposing user stories and shaping backlogs

Deep understanding of software architecture principles and patterns, with the ability to design complex, scalable, and maintainable systems

Experience designing microservices-based architectures, including API design and decomposition of monolithic systems

Strong background in requirements decomposition, translating user and stakeholder needs into architectural solutions

Expertise in database architecture and data modeling, including relational and NoSQL technologies

Experience designing event-driven systems, including event sourcing and CQRS patterns

CI/CD pipeline architecture and implementation, including security scanning and compliance considerations

Containerization expertise, including Docker image creation, hardening, and scanning

Linux systems architecture and administration experience

Strong understanding of Agile software development methodologies

Proficiency with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash)

Strong background in Java and Spring Boot

Experience providing technical leadership to software teams, both internal and external

Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Background in SATCOM systems, including ground, space, and network integration considerations

Understanding of EMI / EMC impacts on SATCOM systems and associated software and infrastructure

Familiarity with SATCOM service ordering and provisioning workflows, including: Capacity requests and service activation, Integration with mission planning and operational systems, Data flows between ordering, management, and monitoring systems

Ability to translate SATCOM operational needs into software and platform requirements

Preferred

Deployment and configuration management tooling (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation)

Observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)

Cloud-native security and compliance tooling

Experience operating in distributed governance environments where infrastructure, networking, and platforms are owned by different stakeholders

Experience integrating heterogeneous teams and systems into cohesive enterprise solutions

Proven ability to provide architectural guidance to both front-end and back-end development teams

Kubernetes architecture and operations (cluster design, administration, monitoring)

Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation)

Static and Dynamic Application Security Testing (SAST/DAST)

Cloud architecture experience (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud, or equivalent)

Event streaming platforms such as Kafka

Front-end architecture familiarity (e.g., Angular)

GitOps and deployment tooling (e.g., ArgoCD, Helm)

Service mesh technologies (e.g., Linkerd) and certificate management

Identity and access management solutions (e.g., Keycloak)

Benefits

401K plan with company match

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending account

Disability

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Company

KBR, Inc.

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At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that are helping governments and companies around the world take on the great challenges of our time.

Founded in 1919

Houston, Texas, USA

10001+ employees