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Platform Architect – Data Focused
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software architect — ESCO, the EU occupation classification
Software architects create the technical design and the functional model of a software system, based on functional specifications. They also design the architecture of the system or different modules and components related to the business' or customer requirements, technical platform, computer language or development environment.
Also known as: software architects, software designer, application architect
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Attain Talent seeks a hands-on Platform Architect to help build AirHub, a modern platform replacing eleven legacy EPA systems. You'll partner closely with our Solution Architecture Lead, serving as a deputy architect with a focus on data and migration. On our small team, you'll help turn architectural direction into working software and contribute wherever the work needs you.
This is an opportunity for Senior, Staff, or Principal Engineers ready to move into architecture. You may already be making architectural decisions without the title, or have the experience and judgment to take that next step. You'll shape designs, work through tradeoffs, and guide implementation while staying actively involved in code and delivery.
Your Impact
• Support architectural direction: work with the Solution Architecture Lead to evaluate options, make design decisions, and break complex work into deliverable increments.
• Stay close to the code: build services and integrations, review changes, troubleshoot issues, and help carry solutions into production.
• Guide data and migration work: understand legacy systems, shape data models and integration contracts, and help plan, implement, and validate migrations.
• Help the team move forward: mentor engineers, work through blockers, and make tradeoffs that balance delivery, reliability, and maintainability.
• Communicate clearly: work with government partners and business stakeholders to understand needs, explain decisions, and document what others need to build and support the system.
What You Bring
• A strong record of delivering complex software and guiding technical decisions, whether as an architect or an experienced engineer ready to step into the role.
• Sound engineering judgment and current, hands-on programming experience across services, APIs, databases, and automated testing.
• The ability to connect system design with implementation, explain tradeoffs, and follow a problem through to resolution.
• Practical experience with relational databases and SQL, plus integrating systems or evolving applications with existing data; interest in taking ownership of migration challenges.
• Clear communication, collaborative problem solving, and comfort taking ownership as priorities evolve on a small team.
Our Environment
Our stack includes Node.js, TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and AWS. Experience with similar technologies and willingness to learn our stack are welcome. Legacy modernization, data migration, event-driven systems, and federal project experience are useful additional strengths.
How We Work
We collaborate through online mob and pair programming, with protected time for focused work. You'll share responsibility for delivery, ask for help when needed, and contribute wherever your experience can move the work forward.
Additional Information - Benefits
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Remote or Office Options
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Comprehensive Benefits Package including Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
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Health & Flex Spending Accounts
•
Company Match 401K
•
120 Hours of PTO
•
Federal Holidays
•
2 Weeks Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
•
Community Service Paid Time Off
•
Training & Certification Support and Reimbursement
•
Birthday Gifts
•
Company Social Events
Attain Talent is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The individual base salary for this position is unique to each candidate and will be commensurate with experience, education, and skills.
Interested in this position but the compensation isn’t quite right? Let us know your expectations, and we’ll see if we can make it happen based on your qualifications.
Salary Range
$160,000—$180,000 USD
Attain Talent is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. For more Information visit EEO, EEO Poster Supplement, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).
If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.
This is an opportunity for Senior, Staff, or Principal Engineers ready to move into architecture. You may already be making architectural decisions without the title, or have the experience and judgment to take that next step. You'll shape designs, work through tradeoffs, and guide implementation while staying actively involved in code and delivery.
Your Impact
• Support architectural direction: work with the Solution Architecture Lead to evaluate options, make design decisions, and break complex work into deliverable increments.
• Stay close to the code: build services and integrations, review changes, troubleshoot issues, and help carry solutions into production.
• Guide data and migration work: understand legacy systems, shape data models and integration contracts, and help plan, implement, and validate migrations.
• Help the team move forward: mentor engineers, work through blockers, and make tradeoffs that balance delivery, reliability, and maintainability.
• Communicate clearly: work with government partners and business stakeholders to understand needs, explain decisions, and document what others need to build and support the system.
What You Bring
• A strong record of delivering complex software and guiding technical decisions, whether as an architect or an experienced engineer ready to step into the role.
• Sound engineering judgment and current, hands-on programming experience across services, APIs, databases, and automated testing.
• The ability to connect system design with implementation, explain tradeoffs, and follow a problem through to resolution.
• Practical experience with relational databases and SQL, plus integrating systems or evolving applications with existing data; interest in taking ownership of migration challenges.
• Clear communication, collaborative problem solving, and comfort taking ownership as priorities evolve on a small team.
Our Environment
Our stack includes Node.js, TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and AWS. Experience with similar technologies and willingness to learn our stack are welcome. Legacy modernization, data migration, event-driven systems, and federal project experience are useful additional strengths.
How We Work
We collaborate through online mob and pair programming, with protected time for focused work. You'll share responsibility for delivery, ask for help when needed, and contribute wherever your experience can move the work forward.
Additional Information - Benefits
•
Remote or Office Options
•
Comprehensive Benefits Package including Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
•
Health & Flex Spending Accounts
•
Company Match 401K
•
120 Hours of PTO
•
Federal Holidays
•
2 Weeks Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
•
Community Service Paid Time Off
•
Training & Certification Support and Reimbursement
•
Birthday Gifts
•
Company Social Events
Attain Talent is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The individual base salary for this position is unique to each candidate and will be commensurate with experience, education, and skills.
Interested in this position but the compensation isn’t quite right? Let us know your expectations, and we’ll see if we can make it happen based on your qualifications.
Salary Range
$160,000—$180,000 USD
Attain Talent is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. For more Information visit EEO, EEO Poster Supplement, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).
If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.