Senior Solutions Architect

ECS Tech Inc • Fairfax, VA

3d • $220,000 - $240,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to work in our Fairfax, VA office. This role supports highly complex technical initiatives including Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, ISR, Big Data/Cloud, secure infrastructure, and enterprise systems integration. The position serves as a recognized technical expert within the Business Unit – Intel team, providing technical leadership across multiple programs, customers, and mission environments. This is not a project management role, but requires significant technical leadership, broad architectural expertise, and the ability to solve unusually complex technical problems across multiple disciplines. The Solutions Architect will collaborate with program leadership, government stakeholders, technical teams, and project managers to define technical strategies, develop architectures and roadmaps, and rapidly deliver secure, mission-critical solutions. The ideal candidate fosters a culture of customer service, innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence while helping shape emerging technical capabilities and new business opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field with 12+ years of related experience, or a Master’s degree with 10+ years of related experience; equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with ability to pass/maintain CI Polygraph requirements.
• Extensive experience supporting complex technical programs within the Intelligence Community and/or Department of Defense.
• Demonstrated experience architecting, designing, integrating, deploying, and sustaining enterprise-level technical solutions.
• Demonstrated technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams and complex mission environments.
• Strong experience with enterprise architecture, systems integration, secure infrastructure, cloud technologies, and containerized environments.
• Experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker, virtualization, and enterprise Linux/Windows environments.
• Experience developing technical architectures, solution designs, implementation strategies, technical roadmaps, and architecture/data-flow diagrams.
• Experience translating complex mission and business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate emerging technologies and apply them to complex customer requirements.
• Experience working directly with senior government customers, program leadership, technical stakeholders, and third-party technology partners.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity, information assurance, and security requirements within classified DoD/IC environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical efforts from initial requirements and solution development through implementation, deployment, and operational sustainment.
• Excellent communication, technical writing, presentation, and technical briefing skills.
• Ability to travel frequently, primarily within CONUS, with occasional OCONUS support as required.
• Self-motivated with strong technical judgment and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the definitive Principal Subject Matter Expert (SME) for hardware and form factors, architecting and governing global deployment strategies across all enterprise locations and customer portfolios.
• Establish and oversee comprehensive asset management frameworks, ensuring 100% accountability, tracking, and compliance for all deployed equipment and critical site contact networks.
• Define and enforce rigorous testing, integration, and validation standards to guarantee zero-defect delivery and flawless post-installation performance.
• Direct the tracking, mitigation, and reporting of systems patching to guarantee continuous alignment with strict information assurance (IA) and cybersecurity frameworks.
• Act as the primary technical liaison for executive stakeholders and clients, delivering strategic updates on system performance, troubleshooting initiatives, and incident resolutions.
• Own and manage high-level customer expectations, SLA compliance, and strategic delivery timelines for multi-site enterprise deployments.
• Drive ECS product development roadmaps and deployment strategies across the Business Unit, aligning technical capabilities with broader corporate objectives.
• Champion the creation, institutionalization, and enforcement of technical training standards to elevate team capabilities and maintain a high-performing technical workforce.
• Spearhead growth initiatives and capture support within the Business Unit, scaling capabilities to advance the broader ECS Enterprise mission.
• Cultivate a culture of continuous learning by designing institutional knowledge-transfer frameworks for team members and client personnel.

What This Job Offers

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