Senior Principal Solutions Architect

At Hypergiant, we are redefining what’s possible. Our team is made up of a diverse group of individuals who are implementing solutions to build a better world. 

Hypergiant is a Texas based software company that creates powerful data visualization products for the space, defense, and critical infrastructure sectors. Our data-agnostic AI platform rapidly assimilates needed information and creates streamlined, efficient workflows that clearly define the journey from data to decision with our optimized UI/UX framework. We also partner with well-known consumer facing tech companies to bring the best and brightest talent to their workforce. 

We’re looking for a skilled senior principal solutions architect to develop innovative software solutions in an Agile-like environment using an iterative development process. The candidate will work collaboratively with our software development, design, and product teams on highly complex DoD projects. 

Apply to fuel our mission: Know Tomorrow, Act Today. 

What you’ll do 

• Rapid prototyping and demonstration of technical software and hardware solutions in collaboration with developers, designers, product owners, and partner organizations 
• Coordinate solution design and architecture with existing product teams 
• Analyze technical alternatives and document key decisions 
• Address buy / lease / build decisions to support program cost and schedule analysis 
• Document architecture and product roadmap in coordination with developers, designers, and product owners 

Required Qualifications 

• 15+ years of professional software development experience (10+ with a computer science or engineering degree). 
• 10+ years demonstrated experience in managing, mentoring, and coaching development teams in an Agile environment. 
• 4+ years of experience using CI/CD environments to deliver working software. Proficient with version control and effective collaborative development workflows in a CI/CD environment. 
• Demonstrated ability to transition system design into organized, accessible, and performant software applications using web-compatible programming languages.  
• Solid understanding of modern application architecture, concepts like asynchronous and concurrent programming, and data mesh / data fabric concepts. 
• Ability to make effective architecture decisions and document them clearly. 
• Penchant for learning new technologies, balanced with strong pragmatic thinking.  
• US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED. Must be eligible to obtain a CAC card for government information systems access. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• 4+ years application deployment experience on DOD platforms (e.g., Platform One Big Bang) 
• 4+ years of professional experience with React or other JavaScript frameworks. 
• 4+ years of enterprise-level software engineering or application development experience 
• Experience with mobile or distributed application development 
• Experience with geographic visualization application development 
• Ability to perform logging and auditing for application troubleshooting and system wide metrics 
• Software / hardware integration and network technology experience 
• Active security clearance 
   

Clearance Information: This position requires the eligibility to obtain a security clearance. Non-US citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/security-clearances

Hypergiant Galactic is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace. We offer a generous benefits package, including company contribution to medical benefits. We offer unlimited PTO. In addition, we offer a fun, flexible work environment, company-sponsored activities, and commit to providing each employee with job satisfaction by addressing core needs. Learn more at hypergiant.com.