Technical Lead/Platform Solutions Architect (AI)

Location: Washington D.C.; must be local to the National Capital Region and able to support onsite work at a government facility in Springfield, Virginia, with increasing onsite/SCIF interaction as the program scales.

Company

hirify.global delivers secure, cloud-native software integration and delivery solutions for defense, civil agencies, and other mission-focused customers.

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end technical architecture across application, platform, AI, data, networking, security, identity, and integration layers.
• Advise government leadership on architecture decisions, tradeoffs, risks, modernization, and technology adoption.
• Lead integration across Kubernetes/OpenShift, GitLab, CI/CD, AI/ML services, enterprise data platforms, cloud infrastructure, and security tooling.
• Establish repeatable patterns for deployment, configuration, observability, identity, secrets, APIs, data access, and lifecycle management.
• Resolve cross-platform issues with OEM engineering and professional services teams.
• Produce architecture diagrams, decision records, technical standards, reference architectures, roadmaps, and executive decision briefs.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Must be local to the National Capital Region and available for onsite work at a government facility in Springfield, Virginia.
• 8+ years of experience in systems engineering, platform engineering, cloud architecture, DevSecOps, or solution architecture.
• Deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes and enterprise container platforms, preferably Red Hat OpenShift.
• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, GitOps, APIs, networking, identity, secrets, and observability.
• Familiarity with NIST 800-53, RMF, ATO/C-ATO, zero-trust architecture, software supply-chain security, and continuous authorization.

Nice to have

• Experience with generative AI, agentic systems, model serving, RAG, or AI platform architecture.
• Experience with Red Hat OpenShift AI, NVIDIA AI technologies, GitLab, enterprise data platforms, UDS, Zarf, Pepr, or Iron Bank.
• Experience supporting Secret or TS/SCI systems and multi-domain or disconnected/air-gapped deployments.
• Experience advising government customers on technology strategy, modernization, platform adoption, or enterprise architecture.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with company-paid premiums.
• Health savings account, life insurance, disability insurance, and a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Company stock options and a home office budget.
• Flexible time off, federal holidays, extended Thanksgiving and winter holiday leave, and paid parental leave.
• Reimbursement for approved training, subscriptions, and conference attendance.