Role Description We are seeking a visionary Principal Architect – Digital & CX Modernization to champion the transformation of our enterprise applications and customer-facing platforms. In this role, you won't just maintain systems—you will define future-ready architecture strategies, dismantle legacy tech debt, and guide engineering teams toward next-generation digital experiences. If you have a passion for cloud-native design, API-first strategies, and transforming customer engagement platforms (specifically within the telecom or contact center space), we want to hear from you. Responsibilities - Drive Modernization: Define and execute application modernization strategies for legacy platforms and user experiences. - Architect for the Future: Design and promote API-first, microservices-first, and event-driven architectures. - Technical Leadership: Provide architectural direction and mentorship to Team Leads and engineering squads. - Roadmap Ownership: Evaluate existing systems to build migration strategies, risk assessments, and target architectures. - Stakeholder Influence: Collaborate with clients and business leaders; confidently present proposals and negotiate technical approaches with challenging stakeholders. - Governance: Establish and promote enterprise-wide architecture standards, best practices, and governance processes. - Integration Focus: Support integration initiatives involving legacy ESBs and modern integration platforms. Qualifications - Industry Expertise: 7+ years of experience within Telecom, Contact Center, Customer Experience (CX), or related large-scale enterprise environments. - Modernization Track Record: Strong background in successfully migrating legacy systems to modern, cloud-native architectures. - Deep Technical Mastery in: - API-first architecture principles - Microservices patterns - Event-driven and distributed systems - Cloud Proficiency: Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred, Azure, or GCP). A cloud certification is highly desirable. - Frontend Awareness: Familiarity with modern frontend and user experience (UX) frameworks to ensure cohesive end-to-end solutions. Requirements - Nice to Have: - TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification. - Hands-on experience with Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) platforms. - Deep familiarity with contact center technologies and customer engagement software. Benefits - Culture of Relentless Performance: Join an unstoppable technology development team with a 99% project success rate and more than 30% year-over-year revenue growth. - Competitive Pay and Benefits: Enjoy a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including health insurance, and a relocation program. - Work From Anywhere Culture: Make the most of the flexibility that comes with remote work. - Growth Mindset: Reap the benefits of a range of professional development opportunities, including certification programs, mentorship and talent investment programs, internal mobility and internship opportunities. - Global Impact: Collaborate on impactful projects for top global clients and shape the future of industries. - Welcoming Multicultural Environment: Be a part of a dynamic, global team and thrive in an inclusive and supportive work environment with open communication and regular team-building company social events. - Social Sustainability Values: Join our sustainable business practices focused on five pillars, including IT education, community empowerment, fair operating practices, environmental sustainability, and gender equality.

Role Description We are looking for a right-brained Architect to perform all phases of architectural work including planning, designing and overseeing the construction. You will be involved in new building designs, extensions, alterations, restorations and conservations from the earliest stages right through to completion. The goal is to match client’s needs and to produce sustainable, functional and aesthetically pleasing designs. - Control project from start to finish to ensure high quality, innovative and functional design - Take the “brief” to identify clients’ needs and put together feasibility reports and design proposals - Develop ideas keeping in mind the client’s needs, building’s usage and environmental impact - Produce detailed blueprints and make any necessary corrections - Compile project specifications - Keep within budgets and timelines - Ensure that all works are carried out to specific standards, building codes, guidelines and regulations - Make on-site visits to check on project status and report on the project - Cooperate and liaise with construction professionals - Follow architectural trends and advancements Qualifications - Proven working experience as an architect - Strong portfolio to prove artistic skills - Expert knowledge of building products, construction details and relevant rules, regulations and quality standards - Excellent drawing skills and familiarity with design software (Adobe Photoshop, SketchUp, 3d Studio VIZ or similar) - Strong imagination and the ability to think and create in three dimensions - Visual awareness and an eye for detail - Communication and project management skills - BS degree in Architecture Company Description

• System-level architecture for ARC solutions, including subsystem decomposition and the interface definitions that hold the system together • Engineering of the embodiments of those solutions, from architecture through realized, integrated hardware and software • Integration of technologies developed by separate engineering groups (software, hardware, controls, robotics, perception) into unified, deployable products • Architectural decisions and trade-offs across disciplines, with clear ownership rather than open-ended description • Robustness and reliability of the integrated system in continuous, fault-intolerant production settings • Technical alignment across teams, translating solution-level goals into concrete subsystem requirements and holding the interfaces between them • The architectural standards, reference models, and review practices that keep solutions coherent as they scale across products and plants

Enterprise Architect Locations: Arlington, VA Alexandria, VA time type Full time Hybrid job requisition id R0242125 Job Description: Enterprise Architect The Opportunity: Shape the future of the client's digital enterprise by serving as a trusted Enterprise Architect at the forefront of modernization, innovation, and strategic transformation. In this role, you will design and evolve enterprise‑level architectures that drive the Guard's IT modernization-including cloud adoption, digital services, enterprise DevSecOps, AI/ML integration, and data‑centric decision‑making. You will operate in a mission‑critical environment where your insights guide CIO‑level choices, influence multi‑year transformation roadmaps, and enable the client to become more agile, resilient, and future‑ready. This position is ideal for someone who thrives on solving complex problems, applying forward‑leaning architecture principles, and translating enterprise vision into executable plans that accelerate capability delivery and mission outcomes. This is your chance to help architect a modernized, secure, interoperable, and data‑driven enterprise-one that supports Soldiers, states, and mission partners across the nation. With substantial latitude for technical decision‑making, you will be empowered to innovate, create new architectural concepts, and mentor the next generation of technologists. Join us. The world can't wait. You have: - 8+ years of experience in delivery across key areas, such as development, cyber security, data engineering and analytics, and operations - Experience in designing, developing, and implementing comprehensive enterprise architecture frameworks for large-scale organizations, including systems, data, applications, and infrastructure - Experience in ensuring compliance with U.S. government cyber compliance, including Risk Management Framework (RMF), Security Requirements Guides (SRG), System Technical Implementation Guides (STIG), and mitigating risks in technology implementation and operations - Knowledge of enterprise IT Operations across cloud, on premise, and hybrid environments supporting a wide range of capabilities, including DevSecOps, MLOps, and application and data management - Knowledge of delivering software applications, cloud computing, cybersecurity, data management, integration platforms, and emerging technologies, such as AI and machine learning - Knowledge of DoDAF or ToGAF - Ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence stakeholders, and collaborate effectively with executives, IT teams, and business units to align technology solutions with organizational goals - TS/SCI clearance - HS diploma or GED - AWS Associate, Azure Intermediate, DoD 8570 IAT Level III, or 8140 Certification Nice If You Have: - Experience with COTS data platform technology, such as Palantir, Databricks, or Cloudera - Experience with Agentic platforms - Experience with solutions architecture - Experience in business development - Knowledge of common software architecture patterns, such as microservices, layered, event-driven, or serverless - Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code frameworks, such as Terraform or Ansible - Bachelor's degree preferred; Master's degree a plus Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required. Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $112,800.00 to $257,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. 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