3 days ago
Base Salary
$108k - $195k/yr
Responsibilities
- Translate VA customer and platform requirements into implementable solution architectures.
- Design Azure and hybrid solutions across applications, APIs, data integration, security, automation, and platform services.
- Design data-platform integrations covering ingestion, transformation, storage, analytics, and interoperability.
- Produce architecture diagrams, technical designs, interface specifications, implementation guidance, and decision records.
- Evaluate solution alternatives for functionality, scalability, performance, security, maintainability, cost, and operational needs.
- Coordinate architecture reviews and exceptions with the Cloud Data Architect and VA governance stakeholders.
- Develop technical estimates, assess dependencies, and advise on implementation tradeoffs.
- Guide software, data, and DevSecOps engineers through design, development, deployment, and operational handoff.
- Promote reusable platform patterns and automation while maintaining architecture documentation.
- Support testing, deployment readiness, troubleshooting, continuous improvement, and technical escalation for complex incidents and service restoration.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related field and 12+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience under Leidos standards.
- Experience designing and implementing complex enterprise solutions across applications and technical disciplines.
- Cloud solution architecture experience, preferably with Azure, including compute, storage, networking, identity, and integration.
- Experience integrating systems through APIs, web services, messaging, or comparable technologies.
- Working knowledge of databases, data pipelines, integration, and cloud analytics platforms.
- Knowledge of secure architecture, identity and access management, encryption, and cybersecurity principles.
- Experience producing architecture diagrams, technical designs, and implementation documentation.
- Ability to collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and multidisciplinary engineering teams and communicate effectively in writing and presentations.
- Ability to obtain and maintain VA Public Trust suitability at Tier 2/Moderate Risk.
- U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is required.
- Preferred qualifications include hands-on VA Summit Data Platform experience, federal IT experience, Azure data services experience, Databricks, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Data Factory, Lakehouse architecture, metadata and data governance, Infrastructure as Code, automated cloud provisioning, ServiceNow workflows, NIST 800-53, RMF, ATO processes, and relevant Azure architecture certification.
Benefits
- Remote within CONUS, subject to VA security and access requirements, with Washington, DC metro candidates preferred.
- Must support Eastern Time business hours and occasional program travel.
- Occasional after-hours or weekend support may be required for critical outages, incidents, or planned maintenance.
- Position is contingent upon contract award.
Tech Stack
AzureDatabricks
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Leidos
Leidos builds and operates technology and engineering solutions for defense, intelligence, civil, and health agencies, including systems integration, cyber, enterprise IT, sensors, and healthcare IT. It primarily sells through government contracts and long-term programs, plus managed services and mission software. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos is a Fortune 500 public company on the NYSE; customers include U.S. defense and intelligence agencies and civil bodies such as the FAA.