Solutions Architect

Job Description:

Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a Solutions Architect at GDIT. Here, you’ll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you’ll make the end user’s experience your priority and we’ll make your career growth ours.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Solutions Architect you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on Solutions Architect joining our team to support multiple programs and lead a team under TSS-Apps, DevSecOps team.

The Solutions Architect is responsible for providing business and technical architectural guidance to development teams, business groups, and customers for existing and new products and services. The solutions architect develops marketing strategies, business concepts, and technical capabilities that maximize customer value while differentiating GDIT from their competition in the marketplace. The solutions architect is responsible for the defining, designing, and implementing the full lifecycle of products and services. Responsible for defining a concept of operations and the procedures and tools required to enable delivery of products and services. Conducts analysis of alternatives on a variety of solutions to determine the best solutions to support overall business goals and objectives.

HOW A SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Lead capture, proposal, and service delivery efforts to secure new or re-compete contracts, or task order business by developing technical solutions for capture strategy and proposal responses.
• Lead and assist team on determining guidelines and standards for deploying to AWS Cloud infrastructure, system and application security requirements, and developing security solutions
• Manages development and ops engineers engaged in capture, proposal, and service delivery efforts to secure new or re-compete contracts, or task order business by developing technical solutions for capture strategy and proposal responses.
• Educating teams on adoption of DevSecOps practices and tooling, and supporting those practices and tools
• Creating, managing, and maintaining our Terraform modules
• Define our cloud security requirements and audit configurations
• Leading and assisting teams with cloud environment issues related to performance, configuration, or otherwise
• Identifying and implementing improvements to how we build and deploy software securely
• Lead and assist team to create cloud infrastructure in a cost efficient manner
• Identify and interpret requirements for the design, development, and delivery of technical and service solutions.
• Evaluate existing policies and practices related to their company's operations and provide recommendations for improved effectiveness and efficiency.
• Develop solutions for specific issues or participate in project planning for specific products.
• May be involved with defining, designing, implementing, and delegating tasks related to project completion and participate in creating project budgets, schedules, and quality plans.
• Measure, evaluate, and assess effectiveness of products and process and develop new strategies to improve performance.
• Provides leadership, people management support, and guidance to development and proposal/teams.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• BA/BS Degree (or equivalent experience)
• 20+ YEARS of IT EXPERIENCE
• Strong DevOps/Cloud experience including AWS and/or Azure environments
• Experience with automation and configuration management tools: Terraform and Ansible
• Experience with Gradle, Artifactory, Vagrant, Vault, Packer
• Experience with Continuous Delivery and related practices
• Experience with Docker and Jenkins (Pipelines)
• Experience with container orchestration, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm
• Experience with Java, Python, NodeJs, or shell scripting
• Experience using Linux/Unix (CentOS or RedHat preferred)
• US Citizenship is required
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance
• Must be detail oriented, critical thinker, possess excellent problem solving skills
• Desire for continuous improvement and a commitment to best practices
• Exhibits a passion for DevSecOps Effective communication skills, especially in a team setting

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Security Scanning Tools
• Experience with Static Code Quality Scanning Tools: SonarQube, ESLint
• Knowledge of secure development practices
• Stays current with related technology and practices
• Ability to handle a dynamic work environment with good collaboration, and influencing skills
• Effective organization and time management skills
• Growth-minded, desire for continuous learning

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
● Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
● 401K with company match
● Comprehensive health and wellness packages
● Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
● Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
● Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
● Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $169,712 - $229,609. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

USA LA Home Office (LAHOME)