Principal Solutions Architect

Role Overview

• Support the DEIM Chief Engineer in identifying service gaps and improvement areas, and drive continual innovation to evolve DoDNet against current and future requirements.
• Identify and assess opportunities to improve DEIM, then lead the analysis of alternatives and proof-of-concept development that establishes dedicated projects to implement approved improvements.
• Target areas include: Standardizing, automating, and streamlining site surveys and migrations so they are repeatable, flexible, and efficient.
• Expanding automation to reduce staffing demand, lower the risk of human error, and free staff for higher-complexity work.
• Establish open design principles that avoid vendor lock-in and minimize custom configuration.
• Incorporate emerging technologies that strengthen cybersecurity, reduce total cost, and improve the end-user experience.
• Partner with project teams to keep execution aligned to the intent of each approved improvement.
• Conduct initial feasibility assessments of candidate initiatives, followed by detailed analysis of alternatives.
• Document and present analysis results to Leidos and Government stakeholders through the engineering review boards.
• Oversee proofs of concept, narrowly scoped efforts of three months or less that deliver demonstrable, measurable insight into a candidate improvement.
• Draft detailed project plans covering technical approach, cost, schedule, and risk for full implementation.

Requirements

• BS degree and 12+ years of relevant experience in enterprise infrastructure and solutions architecture, including cloud and on-premise virtualized environments.
• 8+ years architecting enterprise workloads on AWS or Azure, including architecture, deployment, and optimization of enterprise workloads.
• Active DoD Secret clearance required.
• Active DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (CompTIA Security+ ce or equivalent) required at time of hire.
• Experience designing secure, scalable, and resilient on-premise and cloud-based virtualized infrastructures.
• Demonstrated ability to:
• Design secure, scalable, and resilient on-premise and cloud-based virtualized infrastructures.
• Lead the planning and execution of enterprise application and infrastructure migrations, including on-premise to cloud transitions.
• Automate infrastructure and operational tasks with Python or PowerShell in a production environment.
• Architect and manage enterprise identity and directory services at scale, including Entra ID and LDAP.
• Work across enterprise network infrastructure, including Cisco and Aruba technologies, with network access control using Cisco ISE or Aruba ClearPass.
• Produce architecture artifacts and present designs to both executive leadership and technical review boards.
• Drive analysis of alternatives to evaluate and recommend technologies against performance, scalability, security, and cost criteria.
• Operate in a DevSecOps environment of comparable scale and complexity.
• Communicate effectively, in writing and verbally, across all levels of an organization.

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• Cyber Security
• Python

Benefits

• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement