Senior Solutions Architect with Security Clearance - Two Six Technologies

At Two Six Technologies, we build, deploy, and implement innovative products that solve the world's most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, we push the boundaries of what's possible to empower our team and support our customers in building a safer global future. Two Six Technologies is seeking an energetic Sr. Solutions Architect/Technical Lead for an amazing opportunity in Herndon, VA. Are you driven to lead a team to build new, migrated, or re-hosted cloud enabled mission capabilities, then this is the career for you! The ideal candidate will also have proven experience as a Solutions Architect implementing well architected systems with at least one strong example at an Enterprise level. What you will do
Provide the government customer with analysis, recommendations and/or prototypes in the area of open and well architected systems, software modernization, system automation, and SIGINT mission integration and evaluation by:
○ Evaluating systems and making recommendations for new, migrated and re-hosted cloud enabled mission capabilities
○ Informing integration of common software, services, and applications
○ Maximizing automation, improving O&M effectiveness
○ Evaluating and making recommendations based on latency requirements, compute resources, storage, etc.
○ Understanding and recommending best practice of automatic failover, system recovery and replication challenges
○ Evaluating system tuning, informing optimal configurations
○ Recommending system monitoring tools and the best use of them
• Conducting requirements definition, capability specifications, design and development, acceptance test and evaluation, system integration, training, deployment, and maintenance support
• Providing contract support as a technical Subject Matter Expert; writing technical analysis, trade studies and white papers What you will need (basic qualifications) • 4+ years of experience as a Solutions Architect
• Bachelor's degree or equal years of hands-on professional experience
• Experience supporting U.S. Government program(s) in the Washington Metro Area
• Cloud based Solutions Architect with experience in implementing well architected systems
• Knowledge of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Mission Capabilities and Systems
• Proven experience designing/developing well architected cloud based microservices/systems or integrating to frameworks in AWS and/or Azure cloud
• Deep understanding of how to build CI/CD pipelines using DevSecOps tools and ability to advise/guide decision makers and teams on how to implement tools for best use pertaining to different architectures
• Knowledge and practical application of agile methodologies and best practices
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills and client focus
• Demonstrated ability to respond to critical ad hoc taskings with short time suspense and minimal guidance.
• Experience with optimizing an existing system in the cloud (AWS or Azure)
• Ability to produce and present findings and recommendations to a team of colleagues and clients Nice to haves (preferred) • Current Certificate: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect
• Knowledge and expertise applying principles of ICD-503/Risk Management Framework and achieving and maintaining the Authority to Operate (ATO)
• Experience with cloud-based networking infrastructure products, Authentication and Authorization (A&A), Role Based Access Controls (RBAC), use of network change requests and firewall change requests to achieve system to system network connectivity via non-person entities Clearance Requitement
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Looking for other great opportunities? Check out Two Six Technologies Opportunities for all our Company's current openings! Ready to make the first move towards growing your career? If so, check out the Two Six Technologies Candidate Journey ! This will give you step-by-step directions on applying, what to expect during the application process, information about our rich benefits and perks along with our most frequently asked questions. If you are undecided and would like to learn more about us and how we are contributing to essential missions, check out our Two Six Technologies News page! We share information about the tech world around us and how we are making an impact! Still have questions, no worries! You can reach us at Contact Two Six Technologies . We are happy to connect and cover the information needed to assist you in reaching your next career milestone. Two Six Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type and protective hair styles (e.g., braids, twists, locs and twists)), color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 and over), marital status, disability, genetic information, and protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request reasonable workplace accommodation for any part of our employment process, please send an email to . Information provided will be kept confidential and used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations. Additionally, please be advised that this business uses E-Verify in its hiring practices. EOE, including disability/vets. By submitting the following application, I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge, the information provided is true and accurate.