Two Six Technologies

Chief Systems Architect

Arlington, Virginia · Exec

No sponsorship$160k-$240kDetected 21 days ago

Distributed SystemsAWSAzureKubernetesCI/CDData EngineeringCybersecurityAgileExcelZero TrustLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

Overview of Opportunity Two Six Technologies is seeking a visionary Chief Systems Architect to serve as the overarching technical authority for a massive, multi-faceted government program.
If you excel at turning architectural chaos into a synchronized, high-performing global capability, this role is for you.

Translate Mission to Tech: Partner with product owners, program executives, and government stakeholders to dissect vague, high-level operational needs into rigorous technical specifications and architectural allocations.
Advise & Influence Leadership: Evaluate complex technology trade-offs (e.g., build vs. buy, tech debt vs. speed), identify emerging innovation vectors, and deliver compelling, strategic briefings to senior corporate and government mission leaders.
As the Chief Systems Architect at Two Six Technologies, you will drive the transformation of mission-critical systems for a high-visibility government customer.
Partner with product owners, program executives, and government stakeholders to dissect vague, high-level operational needs into rigorous technical specifications and architectural allocations.
Evaluate complex technology trade-offs (e.g., build vs. buy, tech debt vs. speed), identify emerging innovation vectors, and deliver compelling, strategic briefings to senior corporate and government mission leaders.
Eligibility to obtain and maintain a DoD clearance

Define the integration fabrics, APIs, and data standards required to tie together diverse vendor solutions and legacy applications into a cohesive, cloud-native ecosystem.
Deep architecture experience with AWS GovCloud/Azure Government, Kubernetes, container orchestration, and mesh networks.
Demonstrated proficiency guiding large-scale architectures within Agile frameworks (e.g., SAFe, Scrum@Scale) and automated CI/CD delivery pipelines.
Exceptional ability to distill highly complex, multi-layered technical strategies into clear, value-driven roadmaps for non-technical and senior military/civilian leaders.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience/certifications).
Cloud & Distributed Systems Mastery: Deep architecture experience with AWS GovCloud/Azure Government, Kubernetes, container orchestration, and mesh networks.
Agile at Scale: Demonstrated proficiency guiding large-scale architectures within Agile frameworks (e.g., SAFe, Scrum@Scale) and automated CI/CD delivery pipelines.
M obility: Willingness to travel as required by the position.

Overview of Opportunity
The work will be onsite based out of the Arlington, Virginia office.
Act as the primary technical arbiter across cloud, data engineering, distributed microservices, and cross-domain solution integration.

$160,000 - $240,000 USD
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Provide technical mentorship and alignment across multiple high-performing, multi-disciplinary engineering cohorts to ensure decentralized execution matches the centralized architectural vision.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience/certifications).
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