Lead Solutions Architect

Responsibilities Peraton is seeking an experienced Lead Solutions Architect to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. This position supports Peraton's federal customer as part of an application transformation and modernization initiative.

This program is driving a large-scale transformation of systems into a data-centric, cloud-native ecosystem capable of supporting high-volume, near real-time data processing and advanced analytics. The work includes modernization of legacy applications, development of new cloud-native solutions, and implementation of Dev Sec Ops  and scaled Agile practices across the organization.

As a Lead Solutions Architect at Peraton, you will define and drive enterprise solution architecture strategy and governance across a large-scale federal modernization program.

You will work across architecture, engineering, operations, security, and program leadership teams to design and govern scalable, secure, and interoperable solutions spanning applications, integrations, cloud platforms, enterprise data ecosystems, and operational systems.

Location:

Suitland, MD (Hybrid)
Day to Day

Roles and Responsibilities:

Provide technical leadership across enterprise solution architecture efforts within a large-scale modernization program

Design end-to-end enterprise architectures spanning applications, integrations, APIs, cloud platforms, data ecosystems, and operational systems

Lead system-of-systems (SoS) integration efforts across multiple systems, vendors, contractors, and enterprise platforms

Define and govern architecture standards, roadmaps, patterns, reference architectures, and modernization strategies

Lead Technical Review Boards (TRBs), architecture governance reviews, and development of architecture artifacts and decision documentation

Assess legacy and on-premises systems and define modernization and migration roadmaps to cloud-native architectures

Design scalable, resilient, highly available, and fault-tolerant solutions supporting enterprise-scale operations and high-volume processing

Define and govern multi-cloud architecture strategies including standards for naming, tagging, integration, messaging, and operational governance

Design and govern APIs, messaging systems, event-driven architectures, and distributed integration patterns

Ensure architectures align with federal security and compliance frameworks including NIST, FedRAMP, ATO processes, Zero Trust, and secure SDLC requirements

Enable full lifecycle Dev Sec Ops  integration through architecture supporting CI/CD automation, governance, policy enforcement, and operational controls

Support Agile and SAFe/scaled Agile delivery environments by coordinating architecture alignment across multiple delivery teams and work streams

Evaluate and select technologies, platforms, and integration approaches aligned with enterprise modernization objectives

Mentor architects and engineering teams while promoting architectural consistency, governance, and best practices

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelors degree and 16 years of experience or an Associates degree and 18 years of experience or a High School diploma/equivalent and 20 years of experience.

Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance
15+ years of experience in solution architecture, enterprise systems design, or large-scale modernization initiatives

Proven experience designing and governing enterprise-scale architectures across distributed systems environments

Experience operating within Agile and SAFe/scaled Agile delivery frameworks

Strong experience designing end-to-end enterprise architectures across application, integration, cloud, and data domains

Experience leading system-of-systems (SoS) integration efforts across multiple vendors, contractors, and enterprise platforms

Experience with architecture governance including TRBs, architecture standards, roadmaps, and development of architecture artifacts

Experience modernizing legacy and on-prem systems into cloud-native and distributed architectures

Experience defining multi-cloud architecture strategies, standards, governance, and operational models

Experience designing APIs, messaging systems, event-driven architectures, and distributed integration patterns

Experience aligning solution architecture with enterprise data platforms, governance frameworks, pipelines, and analytics ecosystems

Experience implementing Dev Sec Ops  practices including CI/CD integration, automation, governance, and policy enforcement

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