Principal Solutions Architect

Global Enterprise Services • Fort Belvoir, VA

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About The Position

GES is seeking an experienced Principal Solutions Architect for 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. Working closely with Leidos and Government technical leadership, the architect will help drive innovation, growth, and efficiencies across the I3TS portfolio. The position requires an active TS/SCI clearance at the time of consideration and U.S. citizenship.

The architect will identify service gaps and improvement opportunities, assess candidate initiatives, and guide analysis of alternatives and proof-of-concept development. The role also works with project teams to keep implementation aligned with the approved improvement vision, presents analysis to Leidos and Government stakeholders, and drafts 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 program.
• 8–10 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoW TS/SCI clearance; an active TS/SCI clearance is also 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 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.
• Proven written and oral communication skills for audiences at all organizational levels.
• 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 infrastructures 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 improvements to site surveys and migrations so they are standardized, repeatable, automated, flexible, and efficient.
• Identify opportunities to use automation to reduce staffing requirements and human error while allowing staff to focus on more complex activities.
• Promote open design principles and solutions that are compatible, avoid vendor lock-in, and require minimal custom configuration.
• Incorporate emerging technologies that enhance cybersecurity, lower total cost, and improve the end-user experience.
• Work with project teams to keep implementation aligned with the vision and intent of approved improvements.
• 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, to provide measurable insights into candidate improvements.
• Draft detailed project plans covering technical approach, cost, schedule, and risks for implementation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal