Software Architect - AI-Enabled Enterprise Platform

About Agile Defense At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next. Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests. Requisition #: Job Title for Careers Page: Software Architect – AI-Enabled Enterprise Platform Location: Remote (preferred local to the DMV area) Clearance Level: Ability to obtain a Secret clearance Required Certification(s): None SUMMARY Agile Defense is seeking a hands-on Software Architect to own the architecture and technical direction of Workforce, an AI-enabled enterprise application platform focused on secure, user-centered workflows, enterprise integrations, and cloud-native delivery. Workforce is built as a set of containerized microservices deployed to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) in Azure Government Community Cloud (GCC), combining modern web application development, API-driven services, AI-assisted capabilities, and secure deployment practices. The Software Architect is the senior technical owner of the platform. This person sets architectural direction, leads the engineering team’s technical execution, serves as Release Manager for the platform’s multi-service release train, and partners with the Product Manager to turn roadmap priorities into executable plans. This is a hands-on role: the Software Architect is expected to stay close to the code, regularly designing, implementing, reviewing, and debugging software alongside the team. JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Architecture and Technical Direction Own the architecture, technical direction, and engineering standards for the Workforce platform and its microservices. Define and document service boundaries, API contracts, data flows, integration patterns, and key technical decisions, including the tradeoffs behind them. Lead the design of the platform’s AI-enabled architecture, including tool calling, system instructions, context management, prompt and control flow design, and integration with LLM-based services.

Design secure enterprise integrations, including identity, document workflows, collaboration tools, and external platform APIs. Identify and manage technical debt, platform risk, and architectural drift, making pragmatic decisions about when to refactor and when to ship. Technical Leadership and Delivery Lead technical execution for the Workforce engineering team, including solution design, task breakdown, estimation, sequencing, and code review. Partner with the Product Manager to translate product goals, user workflows, and requirements into technical designs, milestones, and well-scoped engineering work. Establish and uphold standards for code quality, automated testing, documentation, and definition of done. Mentor engineers through design reviews, pairing, code reviews, and direct technical feedback. Serve as the primary technical point of contact for engineering leadership, product, and customer stakeholders on status, risk, and technical tradeoffs. Release Management and Operations Serve as Release Manager for the platform’s multi-service release train, coordinating release readiness, release notes, and release records. Represent the team in change control and release review processes, presenting changes, risk, and rollback plans for approval. Own production posture for the platform, including rollback decisions, incident triage, root cause follow-through, and post-release verification. Collaborate with platform and DevOps engineers on CI/CD pipelines, Helm-based deployments to AKS, observability, autoscaling, and performance testing.