Software Engineering and Development Technical Lead/Architect SME

Everforth ECS is seeking a Software Engineering and Development Technical Lead/Architect SME to work in the National Capital Region covering the Pentagon, Falls Church, and Fairfax. Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.

The War Data Platform (WDP) is a key initiative within the U.S. Department of War's (DoW) AI-First strategy introduced in early 2026. The WDP focuses on operational warfighting data and aims to accelerate the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) on the battlefield. The WDP extends to Unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret environments, and supports collaboration between Combatant Commands, Joint Staff directorates, Senior Executive Service leaders, and operational analysts.

This role defines, documents, and governs the technical baseline supporting full lifecycle software engineering activities across WDP Core Integration's classified and unclassified environments, providing authoritative architectural leadership and DevSecOps governance across development, integration, and production enclaves to ensure compliant, scalable, and mission-ready software delivery.

• Defines, documents, and governs the technical baseline supporting full lifecycle software engineering activities across War Data Platform (WDP) Core Integration's classified and unclassified environments.
• Authors the technical architecture and standards sections of the Software Engineering Plan (SWP), aligning component designs, DevSecOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and code management practices with enterprise architectures and cybersecurity mandates.
• Conducts rigorous technical reviews of product requirements, development plans, and agile artifacts to verify architectural consistency, integration feasibility, and testability across Development, Integration, and Production enclaves.
• Audits software tooling, secure factory operations, and pipeline compliance against approved configuration baselines and DevSecOps automation thresholds.
• Mentors engineering personnel through structured knowledge transfer engagements focused on tool usage, artifact traceability, secure coding, IaC/CaC authoring, and STIG alignment.
• Supports Government-led agile prioritization with technical input, workload estimation, and dependency analysis.
• Reviews mission objectives, performance KPIs, and test metrics to validate software readiness for staging and operational release.
• Maintains architectural documentation, versioned design artifacts, and component interface specifications supporting traceability across subtask deliveries.
• Partners with system security, environment sustainment, and program management teams to drive technical excellence, code reuse, and maintainability.
• Advances War Data Platform (WDP) Core Integration program outcomes by delivering scalable architecture patterns, hardened infrastructure components, and compliant software capabilities aligned with Department of War mission imperatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.