FTI - Frontier Technology Inc.

Distinguished Software Engineering Lead

FTI - Frontier Technology Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Washington • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AirflowAWSCloudCyber SecurityDockerJavaKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesPythonSparkTerraformTypeScript

About the role

  • Architect and deploy secure, distributed platforms supporting modular, multi-service software environments.
  • Design and integrate APIs, microservices, and data pipelines that enable interoperability across mission, simulation, and analytical systems.
  • Define and enforce architectural principles, modularity standards, and software best practices across development teams.
  • Engineer solutions that bridge cloud, on-prem, and classified enclaves, ensuring interoperability and compliance.
  • Engineer cloud-native solutions in AWS GovCloud or hybrid IL4–IL6 environments with strict security and accreditation requirements.
  • Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK) to automate provisioning, configuration, and accreditation workflows.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines that embed security, compliance, and automated testing from development through deployment.
  • Ensure all platform designs support zero-trust principles, multi-enclave deployment, and repeatable accreditation (ATO) processes.
  • Design or oversee large-scale data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration environments (Kafka, Airflow, Spark, or Databricks).
  • Shape data architectures that balance throughput, latency, and cost across distributed mission environments.
  • Enable secure and efficient data access and synchronization across analytical, AI-enabled, and simulation workloads.
  • Transition software and platforms from prototype to production, ensuring maintainability, observability, and configuration consistency.
  • Establish automated testing, release governance, and performance monitoring standards for ongoing sustainment.
  • Partner with program and product leadership to align delivery with mission lifecycle requirements.
  • Engineer architectures for redundancy and resilience under degraded or disconnected operational conditions.
  • Design and maintain secure enclave architectures, boundary controls, and cross-domain integration solutions.
  • Collaborate with cybersecurity and ISSM teams to support ATO and ongoing accreditation automation.
  • Integrate emerging technologies, open standards, and modern frameworks into operational systems.
  • Collaborate with AI/ML, data, and simulation teams to enable model integration and inference services within production software (familiarity with MLOps concepts preferred).
  • Evaluate new tools and frameworks to improve developer productivity, performance, and automation efficiency.
  • Lead by example as a hands-on technical authority, guiding design and implementation decisions.
  • Mentor software engineers and architects to raise technical standards, code quality, and architectural maturity.
  • Partner with fellow Distinguished Engineers and organizational leaders to align platform strategy with enterprise innovation goals.
  • Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both executive and engineering stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field (Master’s preferred).
  • 10–15 years of progressive software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in a technical leadership or architecture role.
  • Proven success architecting and deploying secure, distributed, cloud-native software platforms.
  • Deep experience with AWS GovCloud or IL4–IL6 hybrid environments.
  • Hands-on proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK) and CI/CD automation.
  • Strong understanding of DevSecOps, zero-trust principles, and mission accreditation (ATO/RMF) processes.
  • Demonstrated ability to operationalize software systems from prototype through accreditation in secure environments.
  • Strong coding experience in one or more core languages (Python, Java, C++, TypeScript).
  • Active Secret clearance required; TS/SCI strongly preferred.
  • Experience developing developer-facing APIs, SDKs, or enablement platforms for enterprise-scale interoperability.
  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, or Rancher).
  • Awareness of MLOps and AI solution integration practices — capable of collaborating with AI/ML teams on model deployment and sustainment.
  • Proven ability to mentor engineers and influence enterprise-level software design decisions.
  • Comfortable balancing architecture, coding, and stakeholder engagement in fast-paced mission contexts.
Benefits
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Flexible work arrangements

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
API designmicroservicesdata pipelinesInfrastructure-as-CodeCI/CD automationcloud-native solutionscoding (Python, Java, C++, TypeScript)data ingestiondata transformationdata orchestration
Soft skills
technical leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationinfluencing design decisionsguiding implementationbalancing architecture and codingstakeholder engagementproblem-solvingadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree (preferred)Active Secret clearanceTS/SCI clearance (preferred)