Principal Solutions Architect

Career Listings; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Profit sharing

Tuition assistance

Vision insurance

Job summary

SarelaTech is seeking an experienced Principal Solutions Architect to support the I3TS team on a major DTRA modernization program at Fort Belvoir, VA. You will partner with Leidos and Government leadership to drive cybersecurity-focused IT infrastructure innovation and system modernization.

You will help identify gaps, plan migrations, and oversee proofs of concept while coordinating with diverse teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions on premise and in the cloud.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, MIS, or related STEM degree and 8-10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience designing solutions for secure, scalable, and robust on premise and cloud-based virtualized infrastructures.
• Experience planning and executing the migration of applications and services.
• Experience developing and maintaining architecture artifacts, and communicating the design to executive and technical stakeholders
• Experience evaluating and recommending new technologies, tools, and frameworks to improve performance, scalability, security, and costs
• Experience operating in a DevSecOps environment of comparable size and complexity
• Proven written and oral communications skills targeted at all levels of an organization
• Must possess an active DoW 8570 IAT Level II certification prior to start.

Responsibilities

• Support the I3TS Principal Solutions Architect in identifying service gaps and driving continual innovation to evolve DTRA’s IT Infrastructure.
• Improve site survey and migration performance to be standardized, repeatable, automated, flexible, and efficient.
• Increase automation to minimize staffing, reduce human error, and enable staff to focus on complex tasks.
• Establish open design principles to avoid vendor lock-in with minimal configuration.
• Incorporate emerging technologies to enhance cybersecurity, reduce cost, and improve end-user experience.
• Collaborate with project teams to keep improvements aligned with vision.
• Work with Leidos and Government stakeholders to identify improvements.
• Perform initial feasibility assessments of initiatives and detailed analyses of alternatives.
• Document and present analysis results to Leidos and Government stakeholders.
• Oversee proofs of concept (3 months or less) to show utility of improvements.
• Draft detailed project plans outlining technical approach, cost, schedule, and risks.

Skills

DevSecOps

Security architecture

Cloud virtualization

Stakeholder communication

IAT Level II Certification

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/IT/Engineering

Job description

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• Tuition assistance
• Vision insurance

Job Description:

SarelaTech is seeking an experienced Principal Solutions Architect to join our Integrated Information Technology Support Services (I3TS) team, who will support an extensive digital modernization program critical to Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in Fort Belvoir, VA. The System Architect will work closely with the Leidos and Government technical leadership team to help drive innovation, growth, and efficiencies within the I3TS portfolio.

Primary Responsibilities:

Support the I3TS Principal Solutions Architect in identifying service gaps and areas for improvement and driving continual innovation to evolve DTRA’s IT Infrastructure to meet current and future requirements

• Improving the performance of site surveys and migrations such that they are standardized, repeatable, automated, flexible, and efficient
• Improving the use of automation to minimize staffing requirements, reduce the risk of human error, and enable staff to focus on more complex activities
• Establishing open design principles to provide solutions that operate in a compatible, non-vendor lock-in environment with minimal custom configuration
• Incorporate emerging technologies that enhance cybersecurity, drive down total cost, and enhance the end-user experience
• Work closely with project teams to ensure that the execution, aimed at implementing the targeted and approved improvements, remains aligned to the vision and intent of the improvements
• Collaborate with Leidos Team and Government stakeholders to identify potential areas for improvement
• Conduct an initial feasibility assessment of candidate initiatives, followed by a more detailed analysis of alternatives
• Document and present the results of the analysis to Leidos and Government stakeholders through the engineering review boards
• Oversee the development of proofs of concept, which are narrowly scoped projects (3 months or less) to provide demonstrable and measurable insights into the utility of the candidate improvement(s)
• Draft a detailed project plan outlining the technical approach as well as the cost, schedule, and risks to thoroughly implement the improvement.

Required Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, and 8 - 10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience designing solutions for secure, scalable, and robust on premise and cloud-based virtualized infrastructures.
• Experience planning and executing the migration of applications and services.
• Experience developing and maintaining architecture artifacts, and effectively communicating the Design to executive and technical stakeholders
• Experience evaluating and recommending new technologies, tools, and frameworks to improve performance, scalability, security, and costs
• Experience operating in a DevSecOps environment of comparable size and complexity
• Proven written and oral communications skills targeted at all levels of an organization
• Must possess an active DoW 8570 IAT Level II certification prior to start.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience Designing, deploying, and maintaining IT infrastructures for DTRA or other DoW organizations