Principal Network Architect – Army AI/ML Modernization

Semper Valens Solutions; Belcamp (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus: $1,500

Sign-on Bonus: $2,500

Job summary

Semper Valens Solutions is seeking a Senior Network Architect to design and optimize DoD intelligence networks within DODIN-A and Army environments. The role requires leading architecture activities across As-Is/To-Be states, and delivering DoDAF-compliant artifacts to support mission objectives.

You will work with government leaders to ensure secure, resilient, and scalable network solutions while guiding cross-disciplinary engineering teams in a high-stakes defense setting.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise network architecture within DoD environments.
• Expertise in capacity planning, performance analysis, and infrastructure optimization.
• Strong understanding of Army/DoD networking policies and regulations (e.g., AR 25-1).
• Experience operating in secure, mission-critical intelligence or defense environments.
• Proficiency with enterprise network monitoring and packet analysis tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including briefing senior leadership.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams across multiple engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and maintain current ('As-Is') and future-state ('To-Be') network architectures for Army intelligence systems.
• Produce DoDAF-compliant architecture products and EA artifacts.
• Monitor network performance to identify bottlenecks, latency, and constraints.
• Collaborate with network service providers to optimize traffic patterns across environments.
• Design scalable network solutions to improve resiliency and availability.
• Develop technical specifications, contingency plans, and alternate routing strategies.
• Partner with Army and DoD stakeholders to translate operational requirements into modernized network solutions.
• Provide leadership and brief architecture recommendations to senior government and military leadership.

Skills

Enterprise network architecture

Network capacity planning

DoD networking policies

Secure environments

Network monitoring & analysis

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline

Master’s degree with 8+ years substitution

Tools

Network monitoring tools

DoDAF tools

Job description

Senior Network Architect

Full Time, Aberdeen, MD

TS w/ SCI eligibility

Referral bonus: $1,500

Sign-on Bonus: $2,500

Semper Valens Solutionsis seeking an experienced Senior Network Architect to support Project Manager Intelligence Systems & Analytics (PM IS&A) and Project Linchpin, the U.S. Army's high-visibility Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) modernization initiative. This position plays a critical role in designing and optimizing the network infrastructure that enables mission-critical Army intelligence capabilities.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership in the design, analysis, documentation, and modernization of complex intelligence network architectures across the Department of Defense Information Network (DODIN-A) and Army intelligence environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and maintain current ("As-Is") and future-state ("To-Be") network architectures supporting Army intelligence systems.
• Produce architecture products that comply with Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) and Enterprise Architecture (EA) standards.
• Monitor and analyze network performance using enterprise network management and packet analysis tools to identify bandwidth constraints, latency issues, and other performance bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with network service providers to evaluate traffic patterns and optimize network performance across tactical and strategic environments.
• Design, evaluate, and recommend scalable network solutions that improve performance, resiliency, and availability.
• Develop technical specifications, contingency plans, and alternate routing strategies to support mission continuity.
• Partner with Program Executive Offices (PEOs), Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER), systems engineers, and intelligence stakeholders to translate operational requirements into modernized network solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and brief network architecture recommendations, risks, and modernization strategies to senior government and military leadership.
• Support the integration of emerging technologies while ensuring compliance with Army and DoD cybersecurity and network standards.

Required Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience in enterprise network architecture, network systems engineering, and topology design within Department of Defense environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in network capacity planning, performance analysis, bottleneck identification, and infrastructure optimization for large-scale distributed networks.
• Strong understanding of Army and DoD networking policies, standards, and regulations, including AR 25-1 and related guidance.
• Experience operating within secure, mission-critical intelligence or defense environments.
• Proficiency with enterprise network monitoring, diagnostic, and packet analysis tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief senior military and civilian leadership.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and collaborate effectively across multiple engineering disciplines.

Required Clearance

• Active Top Secret security clearance is required.
• Eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access is strongly preferred due to the nature of supported Army intelligence programs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of relevant professional experience.

Substitution:

• A Master's degree in a related technical field and a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree and fifteen (15) years of experience requirement.

Travel

Travel is expected to be less than 25% and may include both CONUS and OCONUS locations.

Work Environment

This position is located at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Maryland, and is co-located with the customer and other government contractors in secure government office facilities.

About Semper Valens Solutions:

Semper Valens Solutions, Inc. (SVS) is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Cost Effective Software and Systems Engineering, Field Support, Training and Full Life cycle Support Management to the DOD and VA community.

At Semper Valens, our vision is to remain a creative, cutting edge and cost-effective solutions provider where our shared intellect, industry experience, and technology excellence, make a positive difference in our customer's success. Our solutions help bridge the gap between IT and business prioritizations to optimize budgets, risks and operational processes.

We search for outstanding technical professionals, hiring at all levels of the experience spectrum; intermediate, journeyman and senior. Consider us for your career plan.

Semper Valens Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Semper Valens Solutions proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital/parental status, pregnancy/childbirth, or related conditions, physical or mental disability, genetic information, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active-Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Semper Valens Solutions is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer - minorities, females, disabled, and protected veterans are urged to apply. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.

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