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Technical Software Architect

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About this role

Agile Six is a people-first, remote-work company that serves shoulder-to-shoulder with federal agencies to find innovative, human-centered solutions. We build better by putting people first. We are animated by our core values of Purpose, Wholeness, Trust, Self-Management and Inclusion. We deliver our solutions in autonomous teams of self-managed professionals (no managers here!) who genuinely care about each other and the work. We know that’s our company’s purpose – and that we can only achieve it by supporting a culture where people feel valued, self-managed, and love to come to work.

The role

Agile Six is looking for a Technical Software Architect to join a cross-functional team working with the Department of Veterans Affairs on an integrated patient portal experience on VA.gov . The goal of the My HealtheVet (MHV) team is to improve Veterans’ digital experience by giving them one place to easily manage their VA health care, community care, disability benefits, and other information.

In this role, you will lead the evolution and maintenance of the architecture, leveraging Ruby on Rails, Git, React, React Native, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, FHIR, HL7 and DevSecOps practices. You will balance modern software architecture patterns, legacy system integration, modularity, scalability, and accessibility while relentlessly focusing on improving Veterans' experience with digital healthcare tools. You will also bring strong interpersonal, leadership, and collaboration skills to maintain an environment of effective delivery within large-scale, cross-functional agile teams, ensuring technical solutions align with user needs, accessibility, and the VA's mission.

Please note that this is a Key Personnel role, as stipulated by our contract, considered "essential to work performance". The resumes of Key Personnel are subject to government review and approval, and any changes to Key Personnel (such as voluntary or involuntary separation) may require government oversight.

The Period of Performance for this contract expires on April 16, 2027. There is a strong likelihood we will continue this work under a follow-on contract beyond April 16th, but we won’t have clarity on the continuation path until closer to that date.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute as part of a cross-functional Agile team to design, develop, and maintain web and mobile applications using React, React Native, TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js , Ruby on Rails, Git, and related technologies, applying modern software architecture principles and best practices.

• Lead software architecture and design to support MHV project needs, leveraging best practices including modularity, scalability, accessibility, and seamless EHR integration.

• Align engineering best practices across multiple delivery teams (which may include establishing an Engineering Community of Practice within the contract, and/or ensuring consistent engineering standards are met across the portfolio).

• Establish strong relationship with your VA counterparts.

• Leverage, evangelize, and support the adoption of AI-powered coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, as well as other enabling technologies such as MCP servers and edge computing to rapidly implement features, identify and fix bugs, validate ideas, and enhance team practices.

• Leverage emerging technologies and practices around DevOps, cloud services, automation tools, etc. where appropriate in the course of daily work to improve efficiency and/or quality.

• Lead by taking initiative on challenging tasks, supporting and mentoring teammates, and fostering a collaborative, positive environment that enables successful delivery.

• Collaborate with other teammates through code reviews, pair coding, mentorship, training, knowledge sharing, etc.

• Write automated unit tests and integration tests, and assist in manual testing as needed.

• As an agile team member, support the team and Product Owner to ensure that work is accurately described and appropriately prioritized, including providing input into user story acceptance criteria and sizing

• Support the practice of engineering within the larger company as needed through activities such as:

• Assisting in outreach, recruitment, and hiring efforts.

• Occasionally participating in or otherwise supporting business development efforts, including code or design challenges, writing or reviewing proposal responses, etc.

• Participating in communities of practice.

• We expect the responsibilities of this position to shift and grow organically over time, in response to considerations such as the unique strengths and interests of the selected candidate and other team members and an evolving understanding of the delivery environment.

Basic qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a software engineer including prior experience as a software architect, tech lead, or other senior engineering leader.

• 3+ years of that experience working on agile product teams with products that span web and native mobile apps.

• Demonstrated experience leading the maintenance and enhancement of complex web and mobile applications across the entire technology stack, using modern languages and frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, Git, Typescript, JavaScript frameworks (React, React Native), component-based design systems, REST and GraphQL APIs, and scalable architecture patterns.

• Demonstrated experience leveraging and supporting the adoption of AI tools and services such as GitHub Copilot or similar, to improve code quality, accelerate development, and enhance team practices, with a strong willingness to integrate AI thoughtfully to improve outcomes.

• Experience with DevOps processes and tools.

• Demonstrated experience with Agile teams, fostering an Agile mindset, facilitating collaboration, and guiding teams in applying Agile principles to deliver value iteratively.

• Experience fostering team practices that prioritize writing automated tests to validate sof

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