Senior Solutions Architect: Cloud, Security & Strategy

Leidos; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect SME to lead the Chinook Program for an IC application. You will serve as the senior technical authority across architecture, cloud, data, security, and infrastructure to deliver secure, scalable mission capabilities.

The role demands strategic and hands-on leadership, with the ability to influence multiple teams, translate complex requirements into practical engineering solutions, and communicate risks and tradeoffs to program leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, CS, or related field.
• 12+ years as a Solutions Architect or equivalent.
• Experience designing complex enterprise or mission-critical apps.
• Strong cloud, APIs, data, and security architecture skills.
• Ability to lead across multiple teams and communicate to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end solution architecture across application, cloud, data, integration, security, and infrastructure domains.
• Translate requirements into secure, scalable, resilient technical solutions.
• Develop architecture strategies, roadmaps, and design patterns with trade studies.
• Provide technical direction, review designs, and resolve cross-team issues.
• Lead cloud and DevSecOps architecture efforts including CI/CD, IaC, observability, and DR.
• Embed security and risk management into architecture decisions from the start.
• Support Agile/SAFe execution through PI Planning and backlog refinement.
• Define and govern integration strategies and API standards across components.
• Communicate architecture decisions and risks to leadership and stakeholders.
• Mentor engineers and promote modernization while reducing technical debt.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Agile

DevSecOps

Python

C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Master's degree in a technical field

Tools

AWS

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Azure Resource Manager

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

CI/CD tools

Job description

Leidos is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect SME to lead the Chinook Program for an IC application. You will serve as the senior technical authority across architecture, cloud, data, security, and infrastructure to deliver secure, scalable mission capabilities.

The role demands strategic and hands-on leadership, with the ability to influence multiple teams, translate complex requirements into practical engineering solutions, and communicate risks and tradeoffs to program leadership.