Junior Solution Architect – Health Data & Cloud

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Intrepid, an SPA Company, in Falls Church, VA, seeks a Junior Solution Architect to join the Defense Health Agency data architecture initiative and help build an enterprise data orchestration layer for the Military Health System. This role supports data pipelines, APIs, and data products across diverse defense and federal systems.

Ideal candidates have a STEM degree, 1–3 years of experience, strong communication, and a willingness to learn.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field required.
• 1–3 years of relevant experience.
• Foundational understanding of software, data, cloud, and architecture concepts.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and tools.
• Ability to document systems, data flows, and designs.

Responsibilities

• Support the design of data and technology solutions spanning cloud, on-premises, and gov-hosted environments.
• Collaborate with architects to translate mission needs into technical requirements.
• Document current systems, data flows, and modernization opportunities.
• Create and maintain architecture diagrams and interface documentation.
• Research technologies and summarize benefits, risks, and tradeoffs.
• Learn established reference architectures and standards.
• Participate in technical discovery sessions and customer meetings.
• Coordinate with Data Engineers to align implementation with designs.
• Communicate progress and technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Represent SPA as a capable technical partner to the customer ecosystem.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Willingness to learn

Documentation

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or related field

Tools

Python

SQL

Java

AWS

Azure

APIs

Git

Job description

Intrepid, an SPA Company, in Falls Church, VA, seeks a Junior Solution Architect to join the Defense Health Agency data architecture initiative and help build an enterprise data orchestration layer for the Military Health System. This role supports data pipelines, APIs, and data products across diverse defense and federal systems.

Ideal candidates have a STEM degree, 1–3 years of experience, strong communication, and a willingness to learn.