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We are seeking a highly experienced Chief Engineer / Chief Architect to provide technical leadership for a complex mission-focused software and technology platform supporting highly secure government environments.

The Chief Engineer will own the technical vision architecture engineering standards and technical execution strategy across cloud AI/ML cybersecurity DevSecOps software engineering and platform integration.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader who can translate complex architecture into executable engineering plans defend technical decisions to senior stakeholders identify risks early and align diverse engineering teams around a common technical strategy.

• Own the overall technical vision architecture and engineering strategy for a complex multi-platform software environment.
• Define and govern a platform-of-platforms architecture including architectural boundaries interfaces integration patterns and technical standards.
• Develop scalable cloud-agnostic hybrid multi-region architectures capable of operating across multiple security environments.
• Lead architecture reviews and establish common engineering standards across multi-company geographically distributed and multi-cleared engineering teams.
• Identify and manage technical dependencies architecture risks integration challenges and schedule constraints.

• Provide technical leadership for DevSecOps CI/CD cybersecurity Zero Trust container security and secure software development.
• Integrate cATO RMF NIST controls security evidence and compliance requirements directly into platform architecture and delivery.
• Lead the integration of security scanning monitoring vulnerability management and compliance tooling into continuous delivery pipelines.
• Ensure security scalability and architectural integrity are maintained while enabling rapid incremental delivery of MVP capabilities.

• Provide architectural leadership for AI/ML and Generative AI capabilities including AI governance security data protection guardrails evaluation and human oversight.
• Translate emerging technologies and research capabilities into practical production-ready solutions.

• Translate complex architecture and technical strategy into executable engineering plans.
• Guide rapid incremental delivery of MVP capabilities while maintaining architectural integrity security and scalability.
• Bring diverse engineering teams together around a common technical strategy and execution approach.
• Mentor senior architects engineers and technical leads while fostering a collaborative high-performing engineering organization.

• Communicate and defend technical decisions to senior Government customer and technical stakeholders.
• Provide clear technical direction and recommendations across complex architectural and engineering decisions.
• Identify technical risks early communicate tradeoffs and develop practical mitigation strategies.

Location: This position is fully onsite in Chantilly VA.

• 15 years of experience in software engineering systems architecture enterprise architecture or a related technical discipline including significant technical leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience architecting and delivering large-scale software or platform environments.
• Strong experience with cloud architecture hybrid/multi-cloud environments distributed systems and cloud-native technologies.
• Demonstrated experience with DevSecOps CI/CD secure software development and cybersecurity architecture.
• Experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF) NIST security controls cATO/ATO or comparable authorization frameworks.
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust container security identity network segmentation and application security.
• Experience providing technical leadership for AI/ML or Generative AI capabilities preferably in secure or regulated environments.
• Experience with AI governance data protection model security evaluation guardrails and human-in-the-loop controls.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-company geographically distributed and/or multi-cleared engineering teams.
• Excellent technical communication skills including the ability to brief and defend architecture decisions to senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to identify technical risks communicate tradeoffs and develop practical mitigation strategies.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly.

• Experience with cloud cost-saving strategies in conjunction with Kubernetes (K8s) and Open Container Initiative (OCI) concepts.
• Experience with AWS GovCloud classified/high-side cloud environments or comparable Government cloud platforms.
• Experience with Amazon Bedrock or comparable enterprise Generative AI platforms.
• Experience architecting secure AI-enabled developer environments or coding assistants.
• Experience with Platform One Iron Bank Certificate to Field (CtF) or comparable DoD software factory frameworks.
• Experience supporting OCONUS or multi-region deployments across multiple security environments.
• Experience transitioning emerging technologies or R&D capabilities into production.
• Experience delivering MVPs on compressed timelines in classified or highly regulated environments.
• Experience supporting GEOINT Intelligence Community or DoD mission environments.
• Experience with Rust or other systems-level programming languages.
• Experience with cloud cost optimization infrastructure efficiency and technology tradeoff analysis.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.