Solution Architect

Leidos CIO services currently has an opening for a Solution Architect to join our Hosting Services Business Enablement team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and architecting hosting solutions and services for our customers. We are looking for a seasoned technical individual contributor with extensive expertise in Cloud and On-Prem Hosting such as Azure, AWS, Google and Data Centers. The ideal candidate will also have extensive technical experience, leadership skills, and a strategic mindset.

This is a remote position that may require travel to Orlando, Dallas, Virginia/DC area, or other locations for business purposes.  

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing solutions and automations to technical needs, workflows, issues and problems based on customer requirements 
• Leverage SAFE Agile practices to support business operations
• Responsible for entire projects or processes spanning multiple technical areas.
• Responsible for developing integrated solutions and workflows to streamline the onboarding process
• Regularly employs ingenuity and creativity to develop new technical solutions and systems in order to achieve functional objectives.
• Communicate well with internal team members across multiple areas and client team members.
• May communicate with parties external to the organization (e.g., sub-contractors, vendors, etc.)
• Work to influence project/team leaders regarding solution design, process and/or approaches.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline and 12+ years of relevant technical experience. At least 2+ years of experience supervising or leading teams/projects.
• Worked as a Solution Architect with enterprise-grade Cloud based solutions in one of the major Cloud provider technologies (AWS, Azure, Google).
• Hold at least 1 professional level certification in AWS or Azure.
• Demonstrable knowledge of systems engineering and architecture framework concepts and ability to apply these concepts throughout significant engagements
• Strong foundational knowledge of technology concepts including cloud operating models, networking, security, compute and operating systems.
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively at all levels of staff and management.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment, develop relationships, and obtain consensus among interested parties.
• Ability to develop peer networks across an enterprise to maintain technology awareness and to support the resolution of problems.
• Possession of excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• US citizenship is required and able to obtain security clearance as needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional preferred.
• Azure Solution Architect Expert certification or Google Cloud Architect Professional certification.
• Experience with SAFe or other Agile Methodologies for planning/documenting work.
• Worked in an ITIL environment.
• Experience with Splunk, PowerBI or other observability tools.

Original Posting Date:

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.