Technical Lead/Solutions Architect at BRMi
Vienna, VA
$134,000–$139,000from the description
Jul 22, 2026
Vienna, VA
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on architecting and guiding the build-out of an enterprise release certification platform for a large financial services client, consolidating release impact analysis, test orchestration, defect management, compliance reporting, and Go/No-Go decision support across Oracle, Zafin, and cloud core systems. The work spans data modeling, CI/CD integrations, AI-enabled tooling, security controls, and governance frameworks. It suits a seasoned hands-on architect comfortable bridging strategic design with day-to-day engineering guidance across cross-functional teams.
Senior level · 10+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 190 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 140–250
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The role is titled 'Technical Lead/Solutions Architect' with no explicit seniority level word in the title, so advertised seniority is Unspecified. The requirements (10+ years overall, 5+ years in a lead/architect capacity, enterprise-scale platform ownership) firmly support Senior.
SOC classification is Medium confidence. The role is primarily about architecting and building a new enterprise platform (pointing to 15-1252 Software Developers), but the heavy emphasis on integration strategy, governance frameworks, and cross-functional stakeholder alignment also has strong 15-1211 Computer Systems Analysts characteristics.
The posting lists three possible office locations (Vienna VA, Pensacola FL, Winchester VA) plus a conditional fully-remote option. The CBSA is set to the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro (Vienna, VA) as the primary/first-listed location. Pensacola, FL (CBSA 37860) is a notable alternative site.
Remote is set to false because full remote is described as conditional ('will consider fully remote for the right candidate in one of these locations that meets eligibility requirements'), not the default arrangement.
The posting explicitly states 'W2 opportunity only' and 'No third parties,' confirming direct employment rather than contract.
Several required skills (cloud-native architecture, microservices, event-driven architecture, observability, data modeling, RBAC) are named as capabilities rather than specific branded tools. They are included because the JD gates on them with firm language in the Qualifications section.
Generative AI, machine learning, Oracle Banking, Zafin, GenRocket, DevSecOps, Agile/SAFe all appear under the 'Preferred Qualifications' section and are marked accordingly.
The JD mentions 'audit logging' and 'compliance requirements' as security controls alongside RBAC — these are captured under the RBAC skill as part of the same security controls requirement rather than as separate entries, since they name no distinct tool.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): cloud-native architecture.
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