Senior Solutions Architect

General information

Description & Requirements

ManTech seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Solutions Architect to join our team in Herndon, VA.  We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Solutions Architect with deep experience designing and implementing secure, mission-critical solutions for federal government customers.  In this leadership role, you will partner with customer stakeholders to architect a cloud-based platform while ensuring compliance with federal security and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:  

• Lead the design of an enterprise solution tailored to the unique requirements of a National Intelligence customer, ensuring security, scalability, and mission alignment.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business challenges, translating them into high-impact technical architectures.

• Provide guidance to internal engineering, cybersecurity, and delivery teams throughout the project lifecycle from design to solution implementation.

• Maintain deep understanding of compliance requirements such as FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, and Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA).

• Ability to work remotely and travel for meetings in Northern Virginia area as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of additional IT experience in lieu of a degree

• 8+ years of experience in IT architecture or technical leadership roles.

• Experience supporting federal agencies in a technical capacity.

• Experience with architecting secure solutions on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI).

• Knowledge of federal cybersecurity frameworks (FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Cloud certifications, such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect-Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Google Professional Cloud Architect.

• Experience designing and deploying Zero Trust Architectures and DevSecOps pipelines.

• Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.

• Knowledge of digital modernization.

Clearance Requirements:

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.

• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office
  machinery, etc.

• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may
  involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in
  these situations.