Principal Solutions Architect
About The Position
GES is seeking an experienced Principal Solutions Architect to join its Integrated Information Technology Support Services (I3TS) team. The role supports a digital modernization program for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and works closely with Leidos and Government technical leadership to drive innovation, growth, and efficiencies within the I3TS portfolio. The position requires U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance at the time of consideration. The architect identifies service gaps and improvement opportunities across DTRA’s IT infrastructure, assesses feasibility, leads alternatives analysis, and oversees proofs of concept. The role also helps ensure approved improvements are implemented in alignment with their technical vision, and produces project plans covering technical approach, cost, schedule, and risks.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or a related STEM degree program.
- 8–10 years of relevant experience.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoW TS/SCI clearance; an active TS/SCI clearance is required.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Experience designing secure, scalable, robust on-premises and cloud-based virtualized infrastructure solutions.
- Experience planning and executing application and service migrations.
- Experience developing and maintaining architecture artifacts and communicating designs effectively to executive and technical stakeholders.
- Experience evaluating and recommending technologies, tools, and frameworks to improve performance, scalability, security, and cost.
- Experience operating in a DevSecOps environment of comparable size and complexity.
- Strong written and oral communication skills for audiences at all levels of an organization.
- Active DoW 8570 IAT Level II certification, or ability to obtain a certification such as CompTIA Security+ within 60 days of starting with GES.
Nice To Haves
- Experience designing, deploying, and maintaining IT infrastructure for DTRA or other DoW organizations.
Responsibilities
- Support the I3TS Principal Solutions Architect in identifying service gaps and improvement opportunities and driving continual innovation in DTRA’s IT infrastructure.
- Identify and explore opportunities to improve I3TS, leading analysis of alternatives and proof-of-concept development for approved improvements.
- Improve site surveys and migrations so that they are standardized, repeatable, automated, flexible, and efficient.
- Improve automation to minimize staffing requirements, reduce human-error risk, and allow staff to focus on complex activities.
- Establish open design principles that enable compatible solutions with minimal custom configuration and without vendor lock-in.
- Incorporate emerging technologies that enhance cybersecurity, reduce total cost, and improve the end-user experience.
- Work with project teams to keep execution of approved improvements aligned with their vision and intent.
- Collaborate with Leidos and Government stakeholders to identify potential improvement areas.
- Conduct initial feasibility assessments of candidate initiatives and detailed analyses of alternatives.
- Document and present analysis results to Leidos and Government stakeholders through engineering review boards.
- Oversee narrowly scoped proofs of concept, lasting three months or less, that provide demonstrable and measurable insights into candidate improvements.
- Draft detailed project plans that outline the technical approach, cost, schedule, and risks for implementing improvements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
