Principal Solutions Architect - Railways

Principal Solutions Architect – Railway Domain

Location : Remote - Washington DC

Duration : 16+ Months

Must Have / Keywords :

Strong understanding of rail operations systems : dispatching, crew, yard, fleet / EAM, RTTP feeds, PIS, GTFS-RT, service disruption workflows.

Technical & Domain Expertise :

Strong understanding of rail operations systems : dispatching, crew, yard, fleet / EAM, RTTP feeds, PIS, GTFS-RT, service disruption workflows.

Deep knowledge of real-time event architectures (Kafka / MSK, streaming APIs, telemetry ingestion).

Familiarity with lakehouse platforms (Databricks) and semantic modeling for operational data.

Experience designing Ops Command UI / single pane of glass solutions across multiple domains.

Ability to architect system-of-systems integrations across dispatch, PIS, yard, crew, maintenance.

Skilled in designing canonical real-time data models (train state, consist state, crew state, fleet readiness).

Hands-on capability for API design, interface mapping, and message normalization.

Experience implementing digital twin, predictive models, or operational decision support is a strong plus.

Understands safety, reliability, and regulatory constraints around rail mission-critical systems.

Responsibilities

Design, govern, and oversee the implementation of robust, scalable, and efficient architectural solutions for cross-domain business problems.

Translate complex technical ideas into digestible concepts for both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders. Act as a liaison between engineering and business teams to ensure alignment and understanding.

Ensure products are scalable, secure, performant, and maintainable within their domain.

Ensure the reference architectures, standards, and guidelines of the organization's technology are safe, secure, stable and compliant with industry standards.

Industry knowledge of services / transport / rail sector.

Deep understanding of railroad or broader transportation logistics, including operational workflows for dispatch, scheduling, movement planning, capacity management, and asset management.

Expertise in cloud (AWS, Azure) and hybrid stack, data-driven solutions, devops and continuous delivery.

Seniority level : Mid-Senior level

Employment type : Contract

Job function : Information Technology, Analyst, and Other

Industries : IT Services and IT Consulting, Software Development, IT System Custom Software Development

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