Product Architect

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: None

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: None

Type of Travel: None

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The Opportunity:

CACI is currently looking for Product Architect with agile methodology experience to join our BEAGLE (Border Enforcement Applications for Government Leading-Edge Information Technology) Agile Solution Factory (ASF) Team supporting Customs and Border Protection (CBP) client located in Northern Virginia!

This is a Remote position.

Join this passionate team of industry-leading individuals supporting the best practices in Agile Software Development for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  As a member of the BEAGLE ASF Team, you will support the men and women charged with safeguarding the American people and enhancing the Nation’s safety, security, and prosperity. CBP agents and officers are on the front lines, every day, protecting our national security by combining customs, immigration, border security, and agricultural protection into one coordinated and supportive activity.

ASF programs thrive in a culture of innovation and are constantly seeking individuals who can bring creative ideas to solve complex problems, both technical and procedural at the team and portfolio levels. The ability to be adaptable and to work constructively with a technically diverse and geographically separated team is crucial.

You should have worked with or have a strong interest in agile software development practices and delivering deployable software in short sprints.

Responsibilities:
 

As a technical lead for an agile team, you are responsible for all aspects of application architecture including user interface, APIs, microservices, databases and infrastructure

• Scale existing application to support additional DHS components and users

• Work on the integration of modernized, enterprise-wide authentication and authorization services

• Maintain sound understanding of enterprise and program level architecture

• Liaison with business analysts to understand business needs and develop solutions that meet business needs and comply with enterprise and program level architecture and standards

• Present and evangelize the solution to architecture guilds and management

• Work with business analysts and scrum master to create implementation/development plan for new features/applications/solutions by developing epics and stories

• Participate in Agile ceremonies by leading in all technical aspects, including leading the platform demos to the Product Owner and all applicable stakeholders

• Collaborate with the SecDevOps team to onboarding new applications to the cloud-based infrastructure

• Evangelize the developed solution to team members and work with team members to breakup stories into tasks and assist in completion of tasks in timely fashion

• Motivating developers, testers and creating a space where they can ask questions and voice their concerns.

• Keep up to date with industry trends and developments

• Delegating tasks and ensuring all daily, sprint and release goals are achieved

• Performs Architecture design and reviews as required, ensuring initiatives are aligned with future state

• Designing solutions in a Multi-Tenant Cloud Architecture that will support legacy .NET, Java, and COTS client/server applications

• Identifies risks, opportunities, compliance issues or other architectural concerns

• Active participation in Agile Scrum sprint planning, artifact creation, sprint testing, regression testing, demonstrations and retrospectives and solution releases

• Develop product teams technical skills through mentoring, coaching, and peer reviews.

• Review Cybersecurity Assessments and Static Code Analysis of developed software to define remediation's and improve software quality.

Qualifications:

Required: 

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to pass CBP background investigation, criteria include but are not limited to:

• 3 year check for felony convictions.

• 1 year check for illegal drug use.

• 1 year check for misconduct such as theft or fraud.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science or related technical discipline.

• 7+ years experience related to the role.

• Professional experience operating within cross-functional teams and groups.

• Three (3) to Five (5) years’ experience in incremental software development projects such as the Agile Scrum approach.

You are good at:

• Experience in Object oriented design and development (OODD), Domain Driven Design (DDD), Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Micro-Services and client/server architecture.

• Experience in systems development, systems integration, application design with the ability to work with the team of Business Analysts and UI/UX developers on designing, envisioning, and transforming mockups into fully functional user interfaces using Angular or other JavaScript UI frameworks.

• Designing APIs and microservices using Spring Boot that integrate with the UI.

• Experience with a variety of technologies with emphasis on Java; Spring Boot, Spring framework, Hibernate, JPA (or other ORM), JAX-RS, JavaScript, XML, JSON, Web-Services (JAX-WS or JAX-RS), Eclipse, maven, Junit, and shell scripting.

• Experience with database design, SQL or PL/SQL Oracle, MySQL, or PostgreSQL Server.

• Experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, CloudBees, or Bamboo.

• Experience with containerization platforms such as Docker and Orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.

• Experience in the agile management framework.

• Good ability to anticipate issues and formulate remedial actions.

• Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills.

• Excellent communication, motivational, and interpersonal skills.

• Collaborate with Developers, Program Managers, Testers, and Production Support Engineers to implement innovative technical solutions via iterative approach reducing time to delivery.

• Experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, CloudBees, or Bamboo.

• Experience in systems development, systems integration, application design and/or legacy.

• Must have experience in Angular, Java, Micro-Services & client/server architecture.

• Experience in the agile management framework.

• Good ability to anticipate issues and formulate remedial actions.

• Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills.

• Experience with implementing or migrating to a Cloud Service Provider (CSP) environment.

• Excellent communication, motivational, and interpersonal skills.

• Collaborate with Developers, Program Managers, Testers, and Production Support Engineers to implement innovative technical solutions via iterative approach reducing time to delivery.

• Experience with Configuration Management and Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as: CloudFormation; Terraform; Chef; Ansible; Puppet

Desired:

• Contribute to development of program architecture and standards.

• Experience with implementing or migrating to a Cloud Service Provider (CSP) environment.

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What You Can Expect:

 

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

 

An environment of trust.

CACI takes pride in fostering a diverse and accessible culture where every individual feels supported to chart their own path. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

 

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

 

Your potential is limitless. So is ours.

Learn more about CACI here.

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Pay Range: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more here.

Since this position can be worked in more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$89,500-$188,000

CACI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.