Senior Network Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Profit sharing

Training & development

Tuition assistance

Vision insurance

Job summary

SarelaTech is seeking a Principal Solutions Architect to join the I3TS team supporting the Defense Threat Reduction Agency in Fort Belvoir, VA. The architect will collaborate with Leidos and government leaders to guide modernization initiatives across IT infrastructure.

The role emphasizes designing secure, scalable architectures for on-prem and cloud environments, advancing automation, and delivering strategic improvements with measurable impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a STEM field and 8–10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience designing secure, scalable on-prem and cloud infrastructures.
• Experience planning migrations of applications and services.
• Ability to communicate designs to executives and technical teams.
• Experience evaluating new technologies to improve performance, security, and costs.
• Active DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification.

Responsibilities

• Support the I3TS Principal Solutions Architect in identifying service gaps and driving continual innovation.
• Lead analysis of alternatives and PoC development to justify improvements.
• Standardize, automate, and optimize site surveys and migrations.
• Increase automation to reduce staffing needs and human error risk.
• Maintain open design principles to avoid vendor lock-in.
• Incorporate emerging technologies to enhance cybersecurity and reduce TCO.
• Collaborate with project teams to align work with the vision of improvements.
• Engage Leidos and government stakeholders to identify improvement opportunities.
• Draft detailed project plans outlining tech approach, cost, schedule, and risks.

Skills

Architectural design

DevSecOps

Cloud & on-prem infrastructure

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, MIS, or related STEM field

DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification

Job description

Benefits:

• 401(k)


• 401(k) matching


• Dental insurance


• Health insurance


• Paid time off


• Profit sharing


• Training & development


• 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

Identify and explore opportunities for improving the following areas within I3TS, then leading the analysis of alternatives and proof of concept development that leads to the establishment of dedicated projects to implement the targeted and approved improvements:

• 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