SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT

$120,001 - $120,001/Yr

SAIC - Washington, DC

Full-time

Remote - Washington, DC

10,001+ employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

SAIC is seeking a Solutions Architect to support the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). This remote position involves comprehensive systems engineering activities, including system architecture design, cloud infrastructure management, and ensuring compliance with DoD security standards. The role requires expertise in cloud technologies, particularly Microsoft Azure, and involves leading the design and implementation of secure cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive systems engineering activities, including the formulation of Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and defining system requirements.
• Lead system architecture design and conduct system analysis.
• Design interface and data architectures, ensuring validation, verification, and seamless system integration.
• Manage system operational performance analysis and lifecycle cost estimation.
• Implement and maintain cloud environments using orchestration tools for efficient operations.
• Design, deploy, manage, and secure cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure.
• Lead the containerization of applications and deploy them on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Manage and troubleshoot applications across Linux and Windows environments in Azure cloud.
• Design and implement Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) models for cloud environments.
• Administer IAM policies and security controls using Microsoft Entra ID and Azure RBAC.
• Ensure cloud infrastructure compliance with DoD security standards and guidelines.
• Oversee the migration of on-premises systems to the cloud, focusing on security and performance.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership for cloud architecture design and maintain documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree and three years of relevant experience; or four years of additional experience in lieu of a degree.
• Active Secret clearance (US Citizenship required).
• Expertise in using Azure CLI, ARM Templates, Ansible, Terraform, and Terragrunt.
• Extensive knowledge in designing, deploying, managing, and securing cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with application containerization and deployment on AKS and Azure AppServices.
• Proficient in managing cloud deployments on both Linux and Windows environments.
• Strong understanding of implementing Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) in cloud security frameworks.
• In-depth knowledge of IAM for Azure, including Microsoft Entra ID and Azure RBAC.

Nice-to-haves

• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)