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Rockville, Maryland, United States
Hybrid
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Empower, Innovate, Impact! At Team A-TEK, we EMPOWER people to drive INNOVATION that IMPACTS mission!
A-TEK operates at the intersection of mission and innovation by applying our deep domain expertise across the federal markets. Embracing our digital-first strategy, A-TEK provides enhanced capabilities in application development, digital transformation, enterprise IT, and scientific services. Our solutions are designed to modernize, automate, secure, protect, and enhance the operations of our federal clients, ensuring they stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Our work is fueled by a passion to serve our clients’ needs and to protect the safety and welfare of Americans. That passion shapes how we nurture our most valuable asset – Our Employees. A-TEK actively cultivates the talent that drives our success and fosters a creative, challenging, and mission-driven work environment for current and future employees.
Position Overview
A-TEK is seeking a Lead Technical Architect to provide technical leadership for a major modernization initiative supporting the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The successful candidate will guide the transformation of a legacy enterprise platform into a cloud native architecture leveraging AWS, PostgreSQL, GraphQL Federation, React, Kubernetes, and modern DevSecOps practices. This individual will serve as the senior technical authority for modernization activities while remaining hands-on in architecture, design reviews, engineering leadership, and implementation support.
This role requires an experienced architect who can balance strategic planning with practical execution while mentoring development teams and collaborating closely with Government stakeholders. This is a hybrid position, requiring 3 days per week onsite in Rockville, MD. The ability to obtain and retain a public trust level clearance is required for consideration. A-TEK is not currently sponsoring for this role.
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A-TEK, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or status as a qualified individual with a disability, or Vietnam era or other protected Veteran status.