Senior Solutions Architect

RedMatter Solutions LLC • Washington, DC

16h

About The Position

We’re seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to lead the architecture, design, and technical governance of mission-critical classified IT services supporting enterprise productivity, application delivery, and datacenter capabilities across multiple enclaves (Unclassified/Secret/TS/SCI). This role drives end-to-end solution design—from requirements through implementation—ensuring high availability, strong security posture, and operational excellence across distributed CONUS/OCONUS locations.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret (TS) clearance
• 10+ years of progressive IT experience with 5+ years in solutions architecture for enterprise infrastructure and service delivery (preferably in regulated/government environments).
• Demonstrated experience architecting and implementing virtualized datacenter solutions (VMware) supporting Windows and Linux (Red Hat) workloads.
• Strong background with enterprise user services and collaboration platforms (e.g., email/messaging, productivity, file/content platforms) and delivering them securely at scale.
• Hands-on experience with VDI architectures (Citrix preferred), including performance, capacity planning, profiles/user environment management, and operational monitoring.
• Solid understanding of network and enclave connectivity concepts in classified environments and the ability to architect solutions that maintain compliance and minimize risk.
• Proven ability to lead technical design reviews, author architecture/design artifacts, and guide implementation teams through complex deployments.
• Experience with IT service management practices (incident/problem/change/configuration) and operating within structured change control processes.
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field (or comparable experience)

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting classified enterprise environments that interface with external classified networks (e.g., SIPRNET/JWICS connectivity concepts).
• Familiarity with audit readiness, continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and integrating security tooling/controls into architecture decisions.
• Experience designing DR/COOP capabilities and validating restore/reconstitution procedures for critical services.
• Experience working with enterprise tooling such as ServiceNow (ITSM), Azure DevOps/TFS, monitoring/alerting platforms, and backup/storage solutions.
• One or more of: TOGAF, AWS/Azure architecture certs, VMware (VCP/VCAP), Microsoft (Azure/Windows Server), Cisco (CCNP), Security+ / CISSP (depending on background).

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution architecture for classified enterprise services, aligning designs to approved architectures, standards, and policies.
• Translate mission and program requirements into practical, supportable technical solutions across datacenter, virtual infrastructure, endpoint, application, and network domains.
• Develop architectural models and design documentation (logical/physical diagrams, implementation plans, validation steps, and operational runbooks/SOPs).
• Ensure designs meet performance objectives (including =99% availability) and operational recovery objectives (including return-to-operations expectations) through resiliency patterns, DR/COOP alignment, and validation testing.
• Lead technical planning and engineering for virtualized datacenter services (VMware), Windows and Red Hat server environments, storage/backup integrations, and modernization initiatives.
• Provide architecture oversight for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and enterprise end-user delivery patterns (including Citrix-based VDI), balancing security, usability, and maintainability.
• Partner with operations, cybersecurity, and service management teams to embed security controls, continuous monitoring, and compliance requirements into designs and implementations.
• Drive change planning and technical risk management through lab validation, implementation sequencing, rollback plans, and adherence to formal change control/CCB processes.
• Support incident resolution for complex, escalated issues; provide root cause analysis and implement durable corrective actions.
• Coordinate with multiple stakeholders (engineering, cybersecurity, service desk, project management) to ensure solutions can be monitored, supported, documented, and reported via the ITSM/ticketing system.
• Contribute to monthly/weekly technical reporting and focused service reviews, ensuring architecture decisions are reflected in current documentation and operational practices.

What This Job Offers

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