Senior Software Engineer- Software Architect

Noctua Technology is seeking a Senior Software Architect to serve as a technical linchpin for their complex cloud-native and hybrid projects. The role involves leading the design and implementation of cloud environments while bridging high-level architectural vision with engineering excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the architectural design of scalable cloud solutions, ensuring alignment with long-term mission goals and security requirements
• Define reference architectures for cloud landing zones, establishing comprehensive blueprints for secure, scalable, and cost-optimized cloud environments across major providers
• Optimize technical architectures for mission-critical applications and their supporting cloud environments, focusing on performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency
• Implement SRE best practices, building advanced observability stacks and automating incident response
• Lead the development of custom tooling and reusable accelerators to automate complex operational workflows
• Design for resilience - engineer self-healing systems and disaster recovery protocols for disconnected or air-gapped environments
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for client discussions on cloud strategy, architecture, cost optimization, security, and compliance
• Support pre-sales technical solutioning and contribute to statements of work (SOWs), level-of-effort estimates, and architecture proposals
• Lead or support Authority to Operate (ATO) efforts by producing documentation, providing security input, and interfacing with client security teams
• Proactively identify areas for improvement and innovation in cloud operations and service delivery
• Create and maintain architecture artifacts, operations playbooks, and reusable accelerators for internal and external use
• Share expertise through internal knowledge transfers, training sessions, and documentation
• Mentor and grow junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, architectural whiteboard, and technical workshops

Requirements:

• Active Secret (or higher) Clearance
• 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Cloud Architecture, and/or DevOps/SRE roles
• Proven track record of building complex, modular infrastructure at scale
• Expert-level Kubernetes experience, including service mesh and advanced networking
• Strong proficiency in Python or Go, with the ability to build production-grade applications and automation tools
• Experience leading technical workstreams or serving as a Team Lead on large projects
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Experience authoring or contributing to ATO packages and system security documentation
• Experience with Zero Trust architectures and hardware security
• Prior consulting or public sector experience strongly preferred
• One or more of the following certifications:
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Network Engineer
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator