The Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University is seeking energetic, experienced, highly motivated, and technically sound Solution Architects to join our teams located in State College PA. We are seeking broad thinkers with the experience to drive highly technical and strategic discussions that support Cloud Technology Advancement and Technology Adoption research for the DoD, 4th estate, and IC communities. In this role, you will be responsible for technical leadership, system design, and implementation of complex cloud-based system architectures for national critical systems You will be a key decision maker in defining "how" a system will be implemented to meet its requirements using cloud technologies This responsibility is expected to evolve over the course of a program and includes fostering customer intimacy to ensure full understanding of the customer's needs and then working with the chief engineer to realize that vision You will be joining our team of distributed engineers to help shape the development and delivery of custom applications and advanced R&D solutions for our customers You will in conjunction with a geographically diverse team to deliver solutions in an agile-like manner These jobs can be filled at multiple levels, depending upon the successful candidate's competencies, education, and experience. Typically requires a Bachelor's degree or higher in an Engineering or Science discipline or higher plus five years of related experience. Additional experience and/or education and competencies are required for higher level jobs. ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.