Lead Solutions Architect

Revolutional; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Revolutional is seeking a Lead Solutions Architect to define and drive enterprise solution architecture strategy across a large federal modernization program. The role requires balancing long-term vision with operational delivery, establishing standards, roadmaps, and governance across applications, integrations, cloud platforms, data ecosystems, and operational systems.

The candidate will lead TRBs, ensure alignment with NIST/FedRAMP/ATO processes and secure SDLC, while coordinating across

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in solution architecture or large-scale modernization initiatives.
• Proven experience designing and governing enterprise-scale architectures across distributed systems.
• Experience operating within Agile and SAFe delivery frameworks.
• Strong experience designing end-to-end architectures across applications, integration, cloud, and data domains.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across enterprise solution architecture efforts within a large-scale modernization program.
• Design end-to-end enterprise architecture spanning applications, integrations, APIs, cloud platforms, data ecosystems, and operational systems.
• Lead SoS integration efforts across multiple vendors, contractors, and enterprise platforms.
• Define and govern architecture standards, roadmaps, patterns, reference architectures, and modernization strategies.
• Lead TRBs, architecture governance reviews, and development of architecture artifacts and decision documentation.
• Assess legacy and on-prem systems and define modernization and migration roadmaps to cloud-native architectures.

Skills

Solution architecture

Enterprise systems design

Agile/SAFe

DevSecOps

Cloud platforms AWS/Azure

Tools

Terraform

Jira

Confluence

Git

Job description

Clearance/Work Authorization: US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust is required

Travel: 0-20%

Project Description

This position supports Revolutional’s federal customer as part of an application transformation and modernization initiative. This program is driving a large-scale transformation of systems into a data-centric, cloud-native ecosystem capable of supporting high-volume, near real-time data processing and advanced analytics. The work includes modernization of legacy applications, development of new cloud-native solutions, and implementation of DevSecOps and scaled Agile practices across the organization. The core challenge: orchestrating complex, multi-contractor delivery while transforming both technology and operating models without disrupting mission-critical operations.

Position Summary

As a Lead Solutions Architect at Revolutional, you will define and drive enterprise solution architecture strategy and governance across a large-scale federal modernization program.You will work across architecture, engineering, operations, security, and program leadership teams to design and govern scalable, secure, and interoperable solutions spanning applications, integrations, cloud platforms, enterprise data ecosystems, and operational systems. This role requires someone who can balance long-term architectural vision with operational delivery realities, while establishing architecture standards, modernization roadmaps, and governance practices supporting enterprise transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across enterprise solution architecture efforts within a large-scale modernization program
• Design end-to-end enterprise architecture spanning applications, integrations, APIs, cloud platforms, data ecosystems, and operational systems
• Lead system-of-systems (SoS) integration efforts across multiple systems, vendors, contractors, and enterprise platforms
• Define and govern architecture standards, roadmaps, patterns, reference architectures, and modernization strategies
• Lead Technical Review Boards (TRBs), architecture governance reviews, and development of architecture artifacts and decision documentation
• Assess legacy and on-premises systems and define modernization and migration roadmaps to cloud-native architectures
• Design scalable, resilient, highly available, and fault-tolerant solutions supporting enterprise-scale operations and high-volume processing
• Define and govern multi-cloud architecture strategies including standards for naming, tagging, integration, messaging, and operational governance
• Design and govern APIs, messaging systems, event-driven architectures, and distributed integration patterns
• Ensure architectures align with federal security and compliance frameworks including NIST, FedRAMP, ATO processes, Zero Trust, and secure SDLC requirements
• Enable full lifecycle DevSecOps integration through architecture supporting CI/CD automation, governance, policy enforcement, and operational controls
• Support Agile and SAFe/scaled Agile delivery environments by coordinating architecture alignment across multiple delivery teams and workstreams
• Evaluate and select technologies, platforms, and integration approaches aligned with enterprise modernization objectives
• Mentor architects and engineering teams while promoting architectural consistency, governance, and best practices

Technical Environment

• Cloud-native platforms and services (AWS, Azure)
• APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and integration platforms
• Enterprise data ecosystems, pipelines, and distributed processing environments
• Infrastructure-as-Code and automation tools (Terraform)
• CI/CD and DevSecOps toolchains
• API gateways, messaging platforms, and distributed integration services
• Agile and scaled Agile (SAFe) delivery environments
• Delivery and collaboration tools (Git, Jira, Confluence)

Required Skills and Experience

• 15+ years of experience in solution architecture, enterprise systems design, or large-scale modernization initiatives
• Proven experience designing and governing enterprise-scale architecture across distributed systems environments
• Experience operating within Agile and SAFe/scaled Agile delivery frameworks
• Strong experience designing end-to-end enterprise architectures across applications, integration, cloud, and data domains
• Experience leading system-of-systems (SoS) integration efforts across multiple vendors, contractors, and enterprise platforms
• Experience with architecture governance including TRBs, architecture standards, roadmaps, and development of architecture artifacts
• Experience modernizing legacy and on-prem systems into cloud-native and distributed architectures
• Experience defining multi-cloud architecture strategies, standards, governance, and operational models
• Experience designing APIs, messaging systems, event-driven architectures, and distributed integration patterns
• Experience aligning solution architecture with enterprise data platforms, governance frameworks, pipelines, and analytics ecosystems
• Experience implementing DevSecOps practices including CI/CD integration, automation, governance, and policy enforcement
• Strong understanding of federal security and compliance frameworks including NIST, FedRAMP, ATO processes, Zero Trust, and secure SDLC requirements
• Experience in engineering highly available, resilient, scalable, and fault-tolerant enterprise systems
• Experience with AWS/Azure services, Terraform, API gateways, CI/CD platforms, Jira, Confluence, Git, and enterprise integration technologies

Core Strengths

• Strategic thinker capable of translating mission and business requirements into scalable enterprise architectures
• Strong ownership mindset with accountability for architectural and operational outcomes
• Ability to influence technical direction across architecture, engineering, operations, and program leadership teams
• Strong governance, decision-making, and modernization planning capabilities
• Effective communication across technical, operational, executive, and multi-contractor stakeholder environments
• Ability to balance innovation, compliance, operational realities, and delivery timelines across complex modernization programs

Nice to Have (Differentiators)

• Certified Solutions Architect (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Professional)
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) or similar enterprise security certification
• DevOps or DevSecOps certifications
• Experience supporting statistical and similarly large-scale federal modernization programs
• Experience designing AI/ML-enabled enterprise solutions or advanced analytics platforms
• Experience supporting enterprise modernization within highly integrated operational environments

Work Authorization/Clearance

US Citizenship with the ability to obtain a Public Trust