Description
Leidos is partnering with the Department of Defense’s Military & Family Life Counseling (MFLC) Program to deliver digital health, data, mobile, and enterprise IT platforms supporting military service members and their families worldwide. MFLC operates a multi-platform environment consisting of cloud infrastructure, mobile devices, enterprise applications, data platforms, analytics, and security controls that must function as a single integrated system.
Leidos is seeking a Principal Software Architect to serve as the technical authority for this environment, responsible for defining, integrating, and governing MFLC’s end-to-end architecture across applications, data, infrastructure, security, and integrations.
This is a hands-on leadership role that combines enterprise architecture, system integration, security, and delivery ownership across the full MFLC technology ecosystem.
This position is Remote
*MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN
Primary Responsibilities:
Primary focus on designing and implementing health IT solutions for Leidos’ federal health customers with a focus on interoperability with external and community providers
Serve as the accountable technical authority for MFLC’s enterprise architecture across application, data, infrastructure, security, and integration domains
Define and govern reference architectures, integration patterns, and technical standards for all MFLC platforms
Architect and oversee solutions supporting PIC, SLA dashboards, finance systems, time sheets, mobile platforms, and analytics
Design and govern API-based, service-oriented, and event-driven architectures, integrating multiple internal and external systems
Evaluate and recommend COTS, SaaS, and cloud solutions aligned to customer, compliance, and cost objectives
Lead the design, integration, validation, and fielding of enterprise-scale solutions
Ensure all solutions meet DoD, NIST, Zero Trust, IL-4+ cloud, and audit/compliance requirements
Develop architecture artifacts, including system diagrams, data flows, security models, executive briefings, and roadmaps
Provide technical leadership across Data, Infrastructure, and Software Engineering teams
Perform cost, risk, and trade-off analyses to guide platform and cloud investment decisions
Partner with program leadership to ensure architecture supports schedule, budget, and SLA commitments
Resolve highly complex problems using significant application of technical knowledge, conceptualizing, reasoning, and interpretation
Architect the integration of commercial products and software solutions to meet functional requirements while working within the constraints of the client’s IT and cyber infrastructure
Effective communication style for leading daily engagement with external and internal stakeholders to facilitate the project team’s efforts and remove roadblocks
Development and implementation of modern Data solutions and architectures using Superset or equivalent BI Platforms
Participation in Scrum sprint ticket fulfillment as required for the data team, development, and Infrastructure
Required Qualifications
BS degree with 12 - 15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 - 13 years of prior relevant experience. Consideration will be given for years of experience without a college degree
Must have advanced experience with C# and Microsoft .NET Framework, and experience with Git
Must have advanced Linux administration and AWS architecture experience to include RHEL and experience with risk and defense strategy development in a Gov-Cloud environment, configuring and deploying AWS environments to include servers, load balancers, VPCs, etc.
Experience with JavaScript, JS frameworks, and Vue
Must have advanced knowledge with relational and non-relational databases such as SQL, Kafka, Trino, or DBT, and BI solutions such as Tableau or Superset, and defining data models, data governance, and data quality frameworks
Experience with Identity and access management concepts, designing identity, access, logging, and audit architectures
Experience designing multi-system enterprise platforms spanning application, data, identity, and infrastructure layers
Experience building and governing reference architectures, integration patterns, and technical standards
Experience designing API-driven architectures and event-driven systems for cross-team integration
Experience supporting systems subject to DoD, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, or RMF controls and ATO accreditation packages
Experience designing enterprise data platforms (ingestion, transformation, analytics, and BI)
Experience enabling executive dashboards, SLA tracking, and operational analytics
Strong background in code review processes and architectural fitness functions to validate and maintain system quality
Preferred Qualifications
Cloud Architect experience (Amazon, Azure, OCI, GCP)
TOGAF or equivalent Enterprise Architecture certification
SAFe or other Agile and Mission Software certifications
CISSP or CCSP (for cloud/security)
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Original Posting:
January 16, 2026
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
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