Analytica is looking for a hands-on lead AWS Solution Architect to lead designing, implementing, and continuing to improve a large scale, enterprise AWS-based platform underpinning mission critical, public facing services for a leading homeland security client. This architect leads end-to-end DevSecOps architecture, automation, and CI/CD design for enterprise identity, scheduling, and biometrics applications hosted primarily in AWS, with integrated AI/ML,data analytics, and entity resolution capabilities. The role provides technical leadership to multi-disciplinary Agile teams and drives the "zero-trust," "automation-first," and "infrastructure as code" principles across the program.
Analytica has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest-growing 250 businesses in the US for 3 years. We work with U.S. government clients in health, civilian, and national security missions to build better technology products that impact our day-to-day lives. The company offers competitive compensation with opportunities for bonuses, employer-paid health care, training and development funds, and 401k match.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead DevSecOps initiatives, including architecture, automation, monitoring, testing, and CI/CD pipelines for large-scale, multi-cloud and on-premises platforms.
- Architect, design, and implement production enterprise applications in AWS cloud platforms that leverage AI/ML.
- Design scalable, secure, and resilient platforms that meet USCIS performance and availability targets (99.9% uptime; 24/7 platform availability).
- Architect infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and AWS-native capabilities to ensure consistent and secure environments.
- Integrate security and code quality scanning (Checkmarx, SonarQube, NexusIQ, Prisma Cloud) into the CI/CD pipeline and enforce secure configurations for cloud resources.
- Guide integration of AI/ML models into DevSecOps workflows and manage data architectures for transactions and analytical solutions.
- Guide platform monitoring, observability, incident response, and disaster recovery; support 24x7 / 15-minute incident response and MTTR of 90 minutes or less for internal code faults.
- Enable serverless, containerized microservices patterns (AWS Lambda, EKS, Kubernetes, Rancher, Docker) and support SPA/MPA DevSecOps practices.
- Support authentication and identity architecture aligned to NIST SP 800-63-3, SP 800-63A/B/C (AAL 1-3, FAL 1-3), including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, PKCE, SAML, TOTP, and WebAuthN.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to DevSecOps engineering teams;
Required Qualifications
- US Citizen with the ability to secure a public trust clearance
- Bachelors degree in computer science, engineering or related technical field; Masters a Plus
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Associate or Professional (Required).
- 10+ years of experience in the Information Technology field focusing on development projects, DevSecOps, AI/ML engineering projects, and technical architecture, of which three (3) years shall be in architecture, design, and production enterprise applications in cloud platforms using AI/ML, specifically in AWS.
- Proven Experience leading large scale enterprise DevSecOps initiatives including architecture, automation, and CI/CD pipelines for large-scale, multi-cloud and on-premises platforms.
- Demonstrated experience with the AWS services EC2, S3, Aurora, RDS, OpenSearch, CloudFormation, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, Lambda, Kinesis, EKS, KMS.
- Demonstrated experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Harness, and Backstage.
- Knowledge of federal security and compliance standards (e.g., FISMA, FedRAMP) and experience supporting ATO process
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with DHS Enterprise Architecture Technical Reference Model (TRM) and IPv6 (USGv6) compliance.
- Prior DHS or large federal civilian cloud platform experience.
About Analytica: Analytica is a leading data and AI engineering firm serving public sector and highly regulated industries. The company has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the 250 fastest-growing companies in the U.S. and as a Great Place to Work for 3 sequential years. Analytica specializes in helping organizations design and implement improvements across their business functions to leverage data, analytics and AI to be more effective. The company is appraised by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at CMMI® Maturity Level 3 and is an ISO 9001:2015 certified provider.
Skills Required
- Minimum ten years of experience leading DevSecOps initiatives for large-scale, multi-cloud, and on-premises platforms
- Experience designing scalable, secure, and resilient platforms
- Knowledge of federal security and compliance standards, including FISMA and FedRAMP
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate or Professional certification
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Ability to obtain and maintain DHS Public Trust clearance
- Experience with USCIS AWS services, including EC2, S3, Aurora, RDS, OpenSearch, CloudFormation, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, Lambda, Kinesis, EKS, and KMS
- Hands-on experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Harness, and Backstage
- Experience with DHS Enterprise Architecture Technical Reference Model and IPv6 USGv6 compliance
- Prior USCIS, DHS, or large federal civilian cloud platform experience
What We Do
Analytica is an award-winning consulting and technology services provider that supports public-sector health, civilian, and national security. We specialize in data-driven solutions, which have been recognized by organizations such as NYU’s Governance Lab for driving public sector modernization and innovation. Analytica is an SBA Certified 8(a), HUBZone that has been honored as one of the 250 fastest-growing businesses in the U.S. for three consecutive years by Inc. For information on the company visit: www.analytica.net For exciting career opportunities visit: careers.analytica.net
