Principal Architect - Active Top Secret required
General Dynamics Information Technology•Washington, DC
•$165,750 - $224,250•Onsite
About The Position
We are seeking an experienced Principal Architect to provide technical leadership and architectural guidance for a complex enterprise IT environment. This role will be responsible for developing scalable, secure, and resilient technical solutions while supporting operational excellence and long-term modernization objectives. The Principal Architect will work closely with customer leadership, program management, and engineering teams to define future-state architectures, evaluate emerging technologies, and guide technical execution across the enterprise.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field. Experience may be substituted for education.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in enterprise architecture, systems engineering, or technical leadership roles.
- Expertise in: Enterprise architecture, Infrastructure architecture, Security architecture, Cloud and hybrid environments
- Experience developing architecture roadmaps and modernization strategies.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Active Top Secret clearance required.
Nice To Haves
- Azure or AWS Solution Architect
- Active CISSP or CSSIP
- Microsoft Certified Windows Server Hybrid Administrator
- Experience leading modernization initiatives.
- Enterprise architecture framework experience.
Responsibilities
- Develop enterprise architecture strategies aligned to customer objectives.
- Design scalable, secure, and resilient technical solutions.
- Lead architecture reviews and design sessions.
- Evaluate current-state environments and identify improvement opportunities.
- Define target-state architectures and modernization roadmaps.
- Assess technology solutions and recommend strategic investments.
- Support technical decision-making through analysis, prototyping, and proof-of-concept activities.
- Identify technical debt and develop remediation strategies.
- Provide architectural leadership for modernization and transformation efforts.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure successful implementation of architectural designs.
- Present technical recommendations to customer and program leadership.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
- 401K with company match
- Competitive pay
- Paid time off
- Variety of medical plan options
- Dental plan options
- Vision plan
- 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
- Full flex work weeks where possible
- Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
- Short and long-term disability benefits
- Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
