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About this Sr. Software Architect role at Applied Information Sciences

Applied Information Sciences · Onsite · US Corporate Headquarters - Reston

Why AIS?

When you join AIS, you’re joining a mission-driven team that’s passionate about making a difference. You’ll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.

  • Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements.

  • Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.

  • Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued.

  • Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.

 

What are we looking for?

At AIS, we're looking for more than just skills - we're looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles.

 

Working@AIS

At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as a Senior Software Architect.
  • Core Knowledge & Skills: Operates as a multi-domain subject matter expert (e.g., Security, Data) with industry depth, defines enterprise patterns, and guides adoption across solutions.

  • Work & Complexity: Plans and directs the most complex, cross-functional, mission-critical initiatives, and evaluates industry standards to drive innovation and intellectual property.

  • Quality & Independence: Acts independently with organization-wide influence, sets visionary bars for quality, reliability, and delivery practices.

  • Teamwork & Communication: Models company values, mentors across the organization, builds formal networks with decision makers, and serves as an external spokesperson.

  • Consulting & Engagement: Advises executives on strategy, steers long-range planning and new lines of business, and delivers thought-leading presentations at the highest technical level.

As your initial project assignment, you will support the unique needs of our client as a Sr. Software Architect.

This position is based out of our Reston, VA office but eligible to work remotely within the United States.

Project Summary

Lead design and development of scalable, distributed, and secure software solutions/systems using cutting-edge cloud and data technologies.

Key Responsibilities

Define architectural framework, design technical standards, and guide development teams to achieve project goals. Oversee complex solution development and guide, train team members on architectural principles. Troubleshoot complex issues, monitor applications, and support production incident resolution. Create and manage unit and automation tests, ensuring test coverage and stability. Actively participate in code reviews to maintain high code quality. Mentor developers, promote best practices, and contribute to continuous development initiatives. Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to optimize resource usage and implement best practices for cloud-native development. 10% domestic travel within the east coast on a regular basis

Required For This Opportunity

Master's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, CIS, a related field and Two (2) years of experience as Sr. software developer or related.

Must have experience with designing/developing enterprise-scale, highly distributed software systems and implement scalable/maintainable architectures for clients in highly regulated industries, including commercial insurance, insurance, retail and supply chain; utilizing C#, .Net, and .Net Core; leading technical design efforts; developing responsive and dynamic user interfaces using Angular or React, ensuring cross-browser compatibility and optimal performance; using Visual Studio and Git to manage codebases; ensuring code quality and modularity; proficiency in microservices using GraphQL and Hasura for schema design and API integration across distributed systems; utilizing Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform to deploy cloud-native applications; using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions to implement CI/CD pipelines through DevOps practices; leveraging Apache Airflow for orchestrating workflows; applying security best practices in software modeling and authorization, and working within Agile, Scrum, or SAFe frameworks to deliver software solutions. Experience with containerization and AKS; design and implementation of containerized applications using Docker, ensuring portability and consistency across environments.

At AIS, we are committed to offering competitive and fair compensation that reflects the skills, experience, and contributions of each team member. The targeted base salary range for this role is $195,000-$210,000 per year. Please note that this range is provided as a guideline and the final offer will be based on several factors, including but not limited to, skillset and competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location. We value transparency in our hiring process and are happy to discuss how your unique qualifications align with our compensation structure during the interview process.

Applied Information Sciences does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

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How this Architect salary compares

This role pays $202,500/yrin line with the typical range for Architect roles.

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Typical range $142,400–$205,000/yr, from 2,749 comparable Architect listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See Architect salary insights →

About Applied Information Sciences

We provide benefits that invest in your health and future. Some of our employee favorites: Competitive Salaries Qualified Overtime Paid Time Off (PTO) Flexible Holiday Leave (88 hours per year) Parental Leave Immediate Healthcare: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) 401(k) Retirement Plan (5% match on base compensation, immediate 100% vesting) Tuition Reimbursement & Learning Allowance Referral Bonus Program (up to $5k)

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