Principal Solutions Architect

Leidos • Reston, VA

1d • $131,300 - $237,350 • Remote

About The Position

Leidos is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to join their DoD Enterprise IT Modernization (DEIM) team supporting a large-scale digital modernization program critical to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and DoD Fourth Estate agencies. The Principal Solutions Architect works closely with Leidos and Government technical leadership to drive innovation, growth, and efficiency across the portfolio. This is a 100% remote work position, but the candidate must be willing to travel to our Reston, VA headquarters on an as-needed basis for key meetings and events. The role requires an active DoD Secret clearance and U.S. Citizenship.

Requirements

• BS degree and 12+ years of relevant experience in enterprise infrastructure and solutions architecture, including cloud and on-premise virtualized environments. Specific experience, education and training may be considered in lieu of degree
• 8+ years architecting enterprise workloads on AWS or Azure, including architecture, deployment, and optimization of enterprise workloads.
• Active DoD Secret clearance required.
• Active DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (CompTIA Security+ ce or equivalent) required at time of hire.
• Experience designing secure, scalable, and resilient on-premise and cloud-based virtualized infrastructures.
• Demonstrated ability to design secure, scalable, and resilient on-premise and cloud-based virtualized infrastructures.
• Demonstrated ability to lead the planning and execution of enterprise application and infrastructure migrations, including on-premise to cloud transitions.
• Demonstrated ability to automate infrastructure and operational tasks with Python or PowerShell in a production environment.
• Demonstrated ability to architect and manage enterprise identity and directory services at scale, including Entra ID and LDAP.
• Demonstrated ability to work across enterprise network infrastructure, including Cisco and Aruba technologies, with network access control using Cisco ISE or Aruba ClearPass.
• Demonstrated ability to produce architecture artifacts and present designs to both executive leadership and technical review boards.
• Demonstrated ability to drive analysis of alternatives to evaluate and recommend technologies against performance, scalability, security, and cost criteria.
• Demonstrated ability to operate in a DevSecOps environment of comparable scale and complexity.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, in writing and verbally, across all levels of an organization.

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing, deploying, and maintaining IT infrastructures for DISA or other DoD organizations.
• Hands-on experience with Infoblox DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM).
• DoD 8570 IASAE Level II or higher certification.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and modern automation tooling in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the DEIM Chief Engineer in identifying service gaps and improvement areas, and drive continual innovation to evolve DoDNet against current and future requirements.
• Identify and assess opportunities to improve DEIM, then lead the analysis of alternatives and proof-of-concept development that establishes dedicated projects to implement approved improvements.
• Standardize, automate, and streamline site surveys and migrations so they are repeatable, flexible, and efficient.
• Expand automation to reduce staffing demand, lower the risk of human error, and free staff for higher-complexity work.
• Establish open design principles that avoid vendor lock-in and minimize custom configuration.
• Incorporate emerging technologies that strengthen cybersecurity, reduce total cost, and improve the end-user experience.
• Partner with project teams to keep execution aligned to the intent of each approved improvement.
• Conduct initial feasibility assessments of candidate initiatives, followed by detailed analysis of alternatives.
• Document and present analysis results to Leidos and Government stakeholders through the engineering review boards.
• Oversee proofs of concept, narrowly scoped efforts of three months or less that deliver demonstrable, measurable insight into a candidate improvement.
• Draft detailed project plans covering technical approach, cost, schedule, and risk for full implementation.

Benefits

• The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

What This Job Offers

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