Solutions Architect Principal

SAIC • Flexwork, TX

7d • Remote

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Solutions Architect Principal to join a high-performance team supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs’ migration to the cloud. The role supports mission-critical healthcare applications, modernization efforts, system enhancements, and healthcare interoperability initiatives involving legacy healthcare systems. It is a 100% remote position with an opportunity to work in a growing cloud ecosystem and serve as a trusted advisor to the customer.

The architect leads the development of complete, price-competitive technical solutions that meet customer requirements, collaborating with business development, capture, proposal, technical leadership, and technical contributors. The role provides subject matter expertise and helps coordinate technical staffing and proposal work. In partnership with the Enterprise Architect, the architect designs, implements, and governs secure, scalable, and highly available Azure architectures aligned with enterprise standards, business objectives, security requirements, and cloud governance practices. The role also contributes to new concepts, techniques, and standards; provides guidance to team members; and independently develops solutions to complex problems while exercising considerable latitude in setting technical objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 20 years of experience, or a master’s degree and 10 years of experience, in computer science, systems engineering, cloud engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Proven track record designing, deploying, and managing Azure infrastructure and services.
• Experience with large-scale, highly available, scalable cloud architecture.
• Extensive expertise in core Azure services, including Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure SQL Database, Azure Virtual Network, Azure Functions, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Resource Manager templates, Azure Monitor, and Azure DNS.
• Experience implementing Azure security services and practices, including Microsoft Entra ID, Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Firewall, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Web Application Firewall.
• Strong understanding of Azure networking, including VNet peering, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Private Link, and hybrid connectivity architectures.
• Ability to design, deploy, and manage secure, scalable, highly available Azure cloud solutions for enterprise business requirements.
• Experience establishing and governing multi-subscription Azure environments using Azure Management Groups, Azure Policy, and Azure Landing Zones.
• Knowledge of cloud financial management, including Azure Cost Management, budgeting, resource optimization, and cost governance.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, PowerShell, Azure CLI, or other automation frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation technologies, including ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform, and Azure Developer CLI.
• Expertise in monitoring, logging, and observability solutions such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Microsoft Sentinel, and third-party monitoring platforms.
• Experience troubleshooting and optimizing performance, availability, and reliability of Azure resources and workloads.
• Strong understanding of Azure security architecture, governance, compliance, and regulatory frameworks, including HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSS, and industry-specific standards.
• Experience implementing encryption, key management, identity management, and privileged access controls using Azure Key Vault and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Knowledge of Azure data platform services, including Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Lake Storage.
• Experience with database performance optimization, high-availability configurations, backup and recovery planning, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Familiarity with CI/CD methodologies and DevOps practices using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, and related deployment tools.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Container Apps, and Azure Container Instances.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to diagnose and resolve complex cloud infrastructure, networking, application, and cloud-related issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and executives and provide business-focused recommendations.
• Ability to prioritize competing initiatives, manage multiple workstreams and projects, and meet timelines while delivering high-quality work.
• Strong attention to detail to ensure operational excellence, system stability and reliability, security, and data integrity.
• Ability to lead technical projects and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Strong documentation and architectural design skills, including creating and maintaining system configurations, solution designs, processes, standards, procedures, and governance documentation.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with Azure and cloud technologies, cloud-native architectures, security trends, tools, and industry best practices.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Azure certifications are preferred, such as Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Administrator Associate, or Azure Security Engineer Associate.
• FHiR HL7 278/275 transaction experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of customer requirements and lead development of complete solutions that meet requirements and support price-competitive proposals.
• Collaborate with business development, capture, proposal, and other team members to optimize proposed solutions.
• Identify technical staffing needs for Pre-B&P and B&P activities and coordinate technical personnel assignments to proposal efforts.
• Coordinate with technical leadership and contributors on solution development, proposal writing, and estimating.
• Provide subject matter expertise to meet customer technical, schedule, and cost requirements within applicable risk parameters.
• Work with the Enterprise Architect to design, implement, and govern secure, scalable, and highly available Azure cloud architectures aligned with enterprise standards, business objectives, security requirements, and cloud governance best practices.
• Contribute to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards.
• Provide guidance to team members to help achieve objectives in accordance with established policies.
• Develop solutions to complex problems and ensure solutions are consistent with organizational objectives.
• Lead cloud transformation initiatives and collaborate with infrastructure, security, development, and business teams.
• Create and maintain solution designs, architectural standards, operational procedures, and governance documentation.
• Mentor engineers, architects, and technical teams while fostering knowledge sharing and technical growth.
• Manage and contribute to multiple complex projects, prioritizing competing workstreams and delivering outcomes within established timelines.

What This Job Offers

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