Senior Solution Architect - CTJ - TS/SCI

Works with customer/partner stakeholders and business sponsor to socialize both the business solution and the project approach to determine if changes are needed to the business solution. Collaborates with the Project Manager to jointly drive project/technical governance of the design, build, and deployment into use of proof of concepts and pilots. Works with the business sponsor and customer/partner stakeholders to gather and ratify requirements and constraints. Collaborates with others to understand the business solution/problem. Works in close collaboration with others to identify, categorize, and communicate business and technical risks. Develops a network of relationships to build influence in addressing problems/blockers. Architecture Design and Deployment Collaborates with the Account Team and/or Bid Team to understand the business solution/problem. Drives agreement, based on the customer’s priorities, requirements/constraints, approach, principles, concepts, and expectations. Builds and documents a realistically costed Solution Approach with traceability of requirements, constraints, decisions, and tradeoffs that balances risk, technical credibility, and technical innovation to meet customer need, predominantly based on existing solution offerings and/or reference architecture. Creates clarity around responsibility and accountability for the cybersecurity of the solution. Follows SFI principles. Jointly leads the implementation in close partnership with the Project Manager, working with IDCL. Exercises oversight and governance and establishes quality practices and standards to realize the business solution. Uses a cohesive build methodology with an agreed release schedule and timeline so the solution can be transitioned to live operations. Ensures communication of and adherence to the pre-sales value proposition. Works with the Project Manager to highlight where assumptions have proven false. Uses change requests to modify the solution/project approach when needed. As needed, collaborates with Subject Matter Experts to receive specialized advice that can help define the solution and project approach and increase the time to value for the customer. Leverages a structured SFI approach to architecture projects using existing methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, Iterative) that make use of existing reference architecture and established architectural styles and design patterns. Builds and maintains an architecture description document, an architecture decisions log, and a requirements/constraints traceability matrix to ensure the rationale for the business solution's Architecture is known and understood. Collaborates with the Project Manager to jointly drive project/technical governance of the design, build, and deployment into use of proof of concepts (POCs) and pilots. Works with customers to understand and demonstrate business value (e.g., release of revenue, cost savings) that the business solution realizes. Works in close collaboration with the Project Manager and Account Team to identify, categorize, and communicate business and technical risks (including security). Defines risk mitigation activities that are foundational to the project plan. Defines risk contingency plans for invocation should the risk occur. When appropriate, oversees a broad portfolio of accounts. Manages and ensures the all-up delivery of consulting engagements, as necessary. Maintains the risk log. Defines and documents the SFI architecture through an architecture description document, an architecture decisions log, and a requirements/risk/constraints traceability matrix to communicate the value proposition of the business solution along with the project approach. Leads cost-based and technology-based discussions to explain the architecture in terms of its build, deployment, and ongoing operational use to determine customer appetite for the business solution. Uses a business-value approach that values return on investment (ROI) and customer costs-savings over technical ease of execution. Identifies scenarios that could slow or impede pre-sales/delivery. Includes Security practitioners in early stages to cover customers CISO and CRO concerns as well as security and data privacy regulation. Plans a way forward in complex and ambiguous situations with an innovative approach and durable design. Delegates and uses specialist skills of others to drive technical alignment across internal/external teams. Coordinates disparate approaches into a single plan of action. Works with the business sponsor and customer/partner stakeholders (e.g., Business users, Enterprise Architects, Security Team, Operations Team) to gather and ratify requirements and constraints. Manages and resolves ambiguity in the requirements and constraints (including legislative and regulatory) and documents assumptions and implications where it cannot be resolved. Maintains the requirements/constraints traceability matrix to prove that solution components have a rationale/justification for inclusion in the Architecture of the business solution. Drives development and execution of Test Plans by SMEs to prove that each requirement/constraint has been implemented as expected by the customer, and includes security features and controls in test plans. Where there are defects or risks, works in close collaboration with the Project Manager and Customer to redress, mitigate or accept and document the status of the test results. Develops a network of internal/external relationships to build influence in addressing problems/ blockers and facilitating additional views on the matter of interest. Works with customer/partner stakeholders (e.g., Enterprise Architects, Security Team, Development Team, Operations Team) and business sponsor to socialize both the business solution and the project approach to determine if changes are needed to the business solution. Develop and implement promotion patterns for configuration and deployment changes, including deployment plans and schedules. Create, operate, and sustain development, test, and integration environments to reduce mission risk and deployment errors. Establish delivery timelines, completion metrics, and technical execution plans for managed services and automation. Validate capability deployments and integrations through testing, demonstrations, and documented results including connectivity, ATO status, and workload validation. Design mission enclave architectures including virtual networking, network security groups, and peering automation to integrate with base services. Develop and maintain architecture artifacts and operational documentation such as diagrams and performance dashboards. Utilize solution accelerators and automation to streamline deployment and sustainment of mission enclaves. Integrate program solutions with existing IT modernization and change management processes. Assist with secure architecture, implementation, and use of Azure platform services when requested. Expand and refine DevSecOps capabilities to enhance security posture, operational maturity, and developer experience. Design and implement additional environments based on program schedules and resource availability. Review hybrid architectures across all sites, including transport, identity, security services, access patterns, and edge infrastructure placement. Provide subject-matter expertise supporting ICAM services and Azure-based data platforms. Participate in security reviews with Security Control Assessors (SCA), remediate findings, and resubmit artifacts for approval. Define use cases and success criteria for independent, integrated, functional, performance, and security testing. Deliver architecture artifacts enabling non-program user access to program-accredited networks. Maintain and update ATO artifacts and appendices supporting split-access and enclave isolation requirements. Develop system architecture documentation suitable for Authorizing Official (AO) review. Provide comprehensive hybrid architecture documentation. Maintain requirements and design documentation in shared repositories such as Confluence. Deliver architecture diagrams clearly illustrating enclave isolation and boundary enforcement. Produce and maintain feature-level technical documentation. Participates in external architect community events (e.g., conferences, seminars, technical meetups, Webcasts, blogs, hackathons) and shares learnings with internal team. Acts a mentor to less experienced colleagues to educate them on technical and non-technical concepts. Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security) OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security) OR equivalent experience. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government TOP SECRET/SCI Security Clearance. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination. Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security) OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security) OR equivalent experience. 4+ years technical sales experience. 4+ years project management experience. Technical or Professional Certification in Domain (e.g., Security). 10+ years of experience in solution architecture, cloud architecture, or systems engineering. Proven experience designing and operating multi-hybrid environments across cloud and on‑premises platforms. Strong background in DevSecOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated security controls. Hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and containerized workloads. Expertise in Azure networking concepts including virtual networks, peering, NSGs, private connectivity, and hybrid networking. Experience supporting federal security requirements, including ATO processes and artifact development. Ability to produce architecture artifacts suitable for Authorizing Official (AO) and executive review. Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across government, contractor, and engineering teams.