Senior Federal Solutions Architect – AI, Security & Cloud

Colvin Run; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Colvin Run Networks seeks a senior, full-time solutions architect to lead AI, data, and workflow designs for a federal civilian modernization program. You translate mission objectives into reference architectures and roadmaps that engineers and government leaders can follow.

From discovery through delivery, you review designs, ensure security by design, oversee system integration, and provide technical oversight across the development lifecycle. This role requires U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Enterprise solution design for federal or other regulated organizations.
• Cloud architecture and system integration experience.
• Experience designing to security frameworks and supporting system authorization.
• Strong technical writing and briefing skills.
• Must be a U.S. citizen with the capability of obtaining a Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Set the architecture: Define reference architectures and technical standards for the program's solutions.
• Weigh the options: Assess feasibility, scalability, interoperability, and cost of proposed solutions, and recommend technologies worth adopting.
• Design the integration: Decide how new capabilities connect to existing agency systems and data, and oversee that work.
• Build security in: Design for data integrity, availability, and security from the start, and support the authorization process.
• Oversee delivery: Provide technical oversight across the development lifecycle, from discovery through transition.
• Translate for the mission: Turn mission objectives into architecture roadmaps and explain tradeoffs to non-builders.

Skills

Enterprise solution design

Cloud architecture

Security framework design

Technical writing

Briefing skills

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

TOGAF

ServiceNow

Microsoft Power Platform

Job description

Colvin Run Networks seeks a senior, full-time solutions architect to lead AI, data, and workflow designs for a federal civilian modernization program. You translate mission objectives into reference architectures and roadmaps that engineers and government leaders can follow.

From discovery through delivery, you review designs, ensure security by design, oversee system integration, and provide technical oversight across the development lifecycle. This role requires U.S.