Technical Program Manager, Release
Waymo
Solutions Architect
Systems Planning & Analysis
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide architectural leadership for innovative digital products developed in NATO or National defense institutions, ensuring solutions support mission requirements
- Oversee the design and integration of modern software and hardware architectures, ensuring scalability, resilience, and long-term sustainability
- Provide architectural mentorship to development teams, ensuring consistent application of design principles and practices across projects
- Collaborate with developers, engineers, and stakeholders to identify optimal technology approaches that enable Agile and DevSecOps practices
- Develop and maintain architectural documentation, including risk assessments, trade-off analyses, and implementation strategies
- Evaluate emerging technologies and guide their adoption where appropriate to improve agility, resilience, and mission relevance
- Balance technical debt, immediate mission requirements, and long-term sustainability in architectural decision-making
- Advise on identity and access management (IAM) design patterns to support secure and federated user access across systems
- Promote adoption of architectural modeling standards (UML, ArchiMate, BPMN) and tools (Enterprise Architect, Archi, ARIS, XMLSpy, etc.)
- Communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders to enable informed decision-making
Requirements
- Citizenship of one of the NATO member countries
- Active NATO or National Secret (or higher) clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
- 4+ years of experience in software and/or hardware architecture, including design patterns and paradigm shifts
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and providing mentorship in applying architectural principles
- Experience evaluating and integrating emerging technologies into operational systems
- Experience in modern Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution patterns
- Experience working in Agile DevSecOps teams with CI/CD practices and relevant certifications
- Experience developing documentation on technology solutions, including risk assessment, trade-offs, and implementation strategies
- Familiarity with architectural modeling standards (UML, ArchiMate, BPMN) and tools (Enterprise Architect, Archi, ARIS, XMLSpy, etc.)
- Proven ability to communicate complex technical issues effectively to technical and non-technical audiences
- Fluent in English (oral and written)
