Senior Solutions Architect

ecsfederal; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 220,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS in Fairfax, VA is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to lead complex technical initiatives across AI/ML, ISR, Big Data/Cloud, and secure infrastructure. You will provide architectural leadership, define roadmaps, and deliver mission-critical solutions for government environments.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance, extensive enterprise architecture and systems integration experience, strong communication skills, and willingness to travel CONUS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field with 12+ years of related experience, or a Master’s with 10+ years.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with CI Polygraph requirements.
• Extensive experience in Intelligence Community and/or DoD programs.
• Experience architecting and integrating enterprise-level solutions.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong background in enterprise architecture, secure infrastructure, cloud tech, and containerized environments.
• Experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker and virtualization.
• Ability to translate mission requirements into scalable solutions.
• Experience working with senior government customers and partners.
• Strong cybersecurity and information assurance knowledge for classified DoD/IC environments.
• Proven ability to lead from requirements to deployment and sustainment.
• Excellent written and spoken communication and briefing skills.

Responsibilities

• Define technical strategies, architectures and roadmaps for complex programs.
• Lead enterprise hardware strategies and asset lifecycle management.
• oversee testing, validation, and zero-defect delivery.
• Direct IA and cybersecurity compliance tracking and reporting.
• Communicate with executive stakeholders and clients on system performance and incidents.
• Own management of timelines, SLAs and multi-site deployments.
• Align ECS product development with business unit objectives.
• Champion technical training standards and workforce development.
• Drive growth initiatives and capability scaling across the unit.
• Mentor team members and client personnel on best practices.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Systems Integration

Cloud Technologies

Information Assurance

Security Compliance

Leadership

Communication

Technical Writing

Travel CONUS

Technical Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 12+ years experience

Master’s degree + 10+ years experience

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Docker

Virtualization

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking a SeniorSolutions Architect to work in our Fairfax, VA office.

Everforth ECS is looking for a senior-level Solutions Architect to support a variety of highly complex technical initiatives, including Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, ISR, Big Data/Cloud, secure infrastructure, and enterprise systems integration. This role serves as a recognized technical expert within the Business Unit – Intel team, providing technical leadership across multiple programs, customers, and mission environments.

This is not a project management role; however, it requires significant technical leadership, broad architectural expertise, and the ability to solve unusually complex technical problems across multiple disciplines. The Solutions Architect will work closely with program leadership, government stakeholders, technical teams, and project managers to define technical strategies, develop architectures and roadmaps, and rapidly deliver secure, mission-critical solutions. The ideal candidate fosters a culture of customer service, innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence while helping shape emerging technical capabilities and new business opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Hardware Strategy: Serve as the definitive Principal Subject Matter Expert (SME) for hardware and form factors, architecting and governing global deployment strategies across all enterprise locations and customer portfolios.
• Asset Governance & Lifecycle Management: Establish and oversee comprehensive asset management frameworks, ensuring 100% accountability, tracking, and compliance for all deployed equipment and critical site contact networks.
• Quality Assurance & Installation Excellence: Define and enforce rigorous testing, integration, and validation standards to guarantee zero-defect delivery and flawless post-installation performance.
• Vulnerability & Compliance Oversight: Direct the tracking, mitigation, and reporting of systems patching to guarantee continuous alignment with strict information assurance (IA) and cybersecurity frameworks.
• Executive Stakeholder Communication: Act as the primary technical liaison for executive stakeholders and clients, delivering strategic updates on system performance, troubleshooting initiatives, and incident resolutions.
• Deployment & Timeline Management: Own and manage high-level customer expectations, SLA compliance, and strategic delivery timelines for multi-site enterprise deployments.
• Product & Business Unit Alignment: Drive ECS product development roadmaps and deployment strategies across the Business Unit, aligning technical capabilities with broader corporate objectives.
• Workforce Development & Training Standards: Champion the creation, institutionalization, and enforcement of technical training standards to elevate team capabilities and maintain a high-performing technical workforce.
• Strategic Growth & Enterprise Scaling: Spearhead growth initiatives and capture support within the Business Unit, scaling capabilities to advance the broader ECS Enterprise mission.
• Knowledge Management & Mentorship: Cultivate a culture of continuous learning by designing institutional knowledge-transfer frameworks for team members and client personnel.

Salary: 220,000-240,000

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field with 12+ years of related experience, or a Master’s degree with 10+ years of related experience; equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with ability to pass/maintain CI Polygraph requirements.
• Extensive experience supporting complex technical programs within the Intelligence Community and/or Department of Defense.
• Demonstrated experience architecting, designing, integrating, deploying, and sustaining enterprise-level technical solutions.
• Demonstrated technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams and complex mission environments.
• Strong experience with enterprise architecture, systems integration, secure infrastructure, cloud technologies, and containerized environments.
• Experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker, virtualization, and enterprise Linux/Windows environments.
• Experience developing technical architectures, solution designs, implementation strategies, technical roadmaps, and architecture/data-flow diagrams.
• Experience translating complex mission and business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate emerging technologies and apply them to complex customer requirements.
• Experience working directly with senior government customers, program leadership, technical stakeholders, and third-party technology partners.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity, information assurance, and security requirements within classified DoD/IC environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical efforts from initial requirements and solution development through implementation, deployment, and operational sustainment.
• Excellent communication, technical writing, presentation, and technical briefing skills.
• Ability to travel frequently, primarily within CONUS, with occasional OCONUS support as required.
• Self-motivated with strong technical judgment and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.