IT Solutions Architect, Lead

631 Booz Allen Hamilton_United States; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen is seeking an IT Solutions Architect, Lead to guide cloud modernization programs for federal customers. You will supervise a team of experienced professionals, design and implement cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, and apply DevOps practices including Kubernetes for containerized apps.

The role emphasizes collaboration with stakeholders, governance, and delivering secure, scalable IT modernization outcomes. A Secret clearance is often required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years with design, deployment, and management of Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Google) for Federal customers.
• Experience leading migration, architecting, building, and deploying systems in cloud platforms at enterprise scale.
• Experience leading technical teams of cloud professionals in solutions development and testing.
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree or 10+ years of technology experience in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to obtain 8570 IAT Level II or III Certification within 6 months of hire date.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team of cloud professionals to design, define, develop, test, and debug cloud solution components.
• Guide clients as they modernize IT infrastructure and meet challenging missions.
• Collaborate with cloud architects and engineers across Office 365, AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Lead DevOps practices and use Kubernetes to manage container apps.

Skills

Cloud environments

Cloud migration

Team leadership

Kubernetes

Office 365

Azure

AWS

GCP

Education

Bachelor's degree or 10+ years experience in tech

8570 IAT Certification (Level II/III) within 6 months

Ability to obtain Secret clearance

Tools

Kubernetes

Office 365

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

IT Solutions Architect, Lead

The Opportunity: Everyone is trying to “harness the cloud,” but not everyone knows how. As an experienced cloud computing infrastructure architect, you know how to take advantage of cloud capabilities. Here, you’ll oversee our team of experienced professionals and use cutting-edge enterprise cloud platforms to guide your clients as they modernize their IT infrastructure and meet their most challenging missions. We’re looking for someone like you to help support national security through IT modernization efforts. You’ll collaborate closely with fellow cloud architects and engineers specializing in Office 365, Azure, AWS, and GCP to design, define, develop, test, and debug cloud solution components. You’ll have the chance to broaden your experience within a DevOps framework to create and manage container apps and use products like Kubernetes to further the mission. With access to our internal cloud infrastructures, you’ll have the space and time to explore different ways of solving our clients’ problems, and you’ll partner with stakeholders and lead your team to deliver the right technical solutions. Whether modernizing legacy computing platforms and applications or creating new ones from scratch, you’ll have the latest tech and brightest teammates at your fingertips. Grow your skills at the leading edge of innovation. Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 8+ years of experience with design, deployment, and management of Cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, and Google for Federal customers
• Experience leading the migration, architecting, building, and deploying of systems and applications in Cloud platforms at enterprise scale with innovation through self-organized initiatives, emerging tools, COTS products, and industry best practices to challenge cross functional teams to generate outcomes
• Experience leading technical teams, including cloud professionals through solutions development and testing
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree or 10+ years of experience in technology in lieu of a degree
• Ability to obtain 8570 IAT Level II or III Certification within 6 months of hire date

Nice If You Have:

• Experience working in a collaborative and customer delivery environment
• Experience with technical project management, including planning, scoping, and resourcing complex cloud solutioning projects
• Knowledge of networking, security groups, and policy management for cloud resources across multiple operating systems, including Linux and Windows
• Knowledge of DoW accreditation processes
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and DevSecOps for designing, developing, and delivering using appropriate automation techniques or tools
• Ability to work through challenging security requirements and maintain compliance Secret clearance

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being.

Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.

Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values.

Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs.

Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.

We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.

The projected compensation range for this position is $112,900.00 to $257,000.00 (annualized USD).

The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees.

This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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Work Model

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