Solutions Architect & Technical Lead

Solutions Architect & Technical Lead

Location: Remote
Type: Full-Time
Clearance: Ability to obtain Elevated Public Trust
US Citizenship Required

Salary Range: $185-$195K

About the Role

World Services LLC, an IT engineering, solutions, and management consulting firm, is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to support a federal agency on an enterprise-wide digital transformation initiative.

We’re looking for a Solutions Architect who can design, build, and optimize secure, high-availability AWS architectures while mentoring teams and proactively preventing production pitfalls. The ideal candidate can speak fluently about Terraform state locking, AWS Lambda cold-start mitigation, Kubernetes zero-downtime rollouts, and IAM least-privilege design, and can demonstrate those skills in practice.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role that requires real technical problem-solving, not just whiteboard design and incorporates technical leadership expectations.

At World Services LLC, you’ll work in a collaborative, people-first culture within a stable, mission-driven federal environment, building secure, resilient systems that support critical programs alongside experienced teams.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design

• Define AWS architectures using the Well-Architected Framework.
• Design serverless workflows (Lambda, API Gateway – proxy and non-proxy), microservices, and data pipelines (Textract, Databricks, Glue).
• Implement Terraform IaC with DynamoDB state locking and S3 versioning to prevent race conditions.
• Provision, administer, and optimize PostgreSQL databases, including schema design, migrations, performance tuning, backups, replication, and security best practices.
• Architect fault-tolerant integrations, API Gateway caching, and cross-account role assumptions.
• Strong foundational knowledge of the Spring Boot Framework with a focus on implementation and modernization.

Technical Leadership

• Lead design reviews on Spring Boot/Java microservices, including thread safety and concurrency best practices.
• Mentor teams on Kubernetes networking, VPC Lambda implications, and container security.
• Drive adoption of observability (CloudWatch metrics/logs, AWS X-Ray tracing) and CI/CD deployment safeguards.
• Responsible for working in collaboration with the Program Manager to ensure all technical initiatives are planned for and implemented according to government and industry standards.
• Need to factor in the government’s accountability requirements for this role.

Infrastructure & Integration

• Deploy Kubernetes workloads with zero downtime (maxUnavailable=0, readiness probes).
• Secure secrets with Kubernetes Secrets, AWS Secrets Manager, and CSI driver integration.
• Optimize Lambda cold start performance with provisioned concurrency and minimal package size.

Governance & Compliance

• Apply prevent destroy and other safeguards to critical resources.
• Enforce IAM least privilege, scoped permissions.
• Maintain alignment with federal compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, FISMA, Section 508).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years designing and implementing enterprise AWS solutions.
• 3+ years providing technical leadership for software development projects.
• Deep, hands-on knowledge of:
• AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, Glue, Textract
• Terraform with S3 + DynamoDB backend for state locking
• Docker + Kubernetes (VPC networking, zero-downtime deployment)
• Spring Boot + Java concurrency/thread safety
• IAM policy design, cross-account role assumption
• CloudWatch log retention & metric filters, AWS X-Ray distributed tracing
• Strong experience troubleshooting CrashLoopBackOff issues, VPC egress, and cold start delays.
• Clear communicator able to explain trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Skills

• AWS Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional
• Databricks/Spark ETL pipeline optimization
• API Gateway caching configuration
• Ruby on Rails for rapid prototyping
• Federal project delivery experience

Why Join Us

• Work on high-impact government initiatives.
• Leadership opportunities in shaping AWS architecture.
• Professional development and certification support.
• Comprehensive benefits package.

Pay: $185,000.00 - $195,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: Remote