Chief Architect and Tech Lead

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

NetCentrics is seeking a highly accomplished Chief Architect and Tech Lead to drive engineering strategy, solution architecture, and technical execution supporting mission-critical initiatives aligned to the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) and the Palantir / Maven ecosystem .

This role will serve as the senior technical authority responsible for designing, leading, and delivering advanced operational platforms leveraging technologies such as Palantir Foundry, Gotham, Maven Smart System, AI-enabled analytics, sensor integration, data fusion, and mission software engineering .

The selected candidate will lead high-performing engineering teams, advise executive leadership, engage directly with government stakeholders, and architect solutions that deliver measurable operational impact across DoD and national security missions.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Serve as lead architect across Palantir / Maven-related programs and initiatives.
• Define end-to-end system architecture for operational AI, data platforms, mission systems, and real-time decision support tools.
• Translate customer mission requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Establish engineering standards, reference architectures, security baselines, and delivery frameworks.
• Guide technical roadmaps for future growth and capability expansion.

• Lead implementation efforts involving Palantir Foundry, Gotham, Apollo, Workshop, Ontology, and Maven-related systems.
• Architect data pipelines integrating ISR feeds, sensor data, imagery, logistics systems, and operational datasets.
• Oversee deployment of AI/ML models into operational environments.
• Design solutions for targeting workflows, intelligence exploitation, predictive analytics, and mission planning.

• Lead cross-functional teams of software engineers, data engineers, DevSecOps engineers, and solution architects.
• Provide hands-on technical direction in Python, APIs, cloud-native systems, Kubernetes, and distributed environments.
• Conduct architecture reviews, code quality governance, and performance optimization.
• Remove blockers and accelerate delivery timelines.

• Act as trusted technical advisor to CDAO and government stakeholders.
• Participate in technical briefings, demos, strategy sessions, and roadmap planning.
• Support capture efforts, proposals, ROMs, and technical solutioning for new opportunities.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of progressive technical leadership experience.
• 5+ years architecting large-scale defense, intelligence, or federal mission systems.
• Experience with one or more Palantir platforms: Foundry, Gotham, Apollo, Maven, or adjacent ecosystems.
• Strong software engineering background in:
  • Python
  • Java / TypeScript / Go
  • APIs / Microservices
  • Cloud-native systems
  • CI/CD pipelines
• Strong data engineering experience:
  • SQL
  • ETL / ELT
  • Spark
  • Kafka
  • Real-time streaming systems
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Infrastructure as Code.
• Active Secret Clearance minimum.

Preferred Qualifications:

• TS/SCI Clearance.
• Prior experience supporting CDAO, DIU, NGA, SOCOM, JSOC, CENTCOM, or intelligence agencies.
• Experience with computer vision, NLP, LLM integrations, or MLOps.
• Experience integrating ISR, GEOINT, FMV, drones, or sensor fusion platforms.
• Familiarity with RMF, STIGs, DISA controls, and Zero Trust architecture.
• Prior military service strongly valued.