STINGRAI Senior Solutions Architect

Stingrai Senior Solutions Architect

HII's Mission Technologies division is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect who is excited to apply their talents to our customer's challenging project and one who will thrive in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate is a recognized professional with hands-on expertise and an excellent understanding of design, implementation, and maintenance of network infrastructure. This person will provide a strong functional background in troubleshooting LAN, WAN, firewalls, DNS, VLANs, IP addressing (static and dynamic), and VPN solutions along with supporting networking in on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments, including AWS and Azure.

What You Will Do:

• Lead technical discovery sessions to understand customer requirements and operational constraints.
• Strong understanding of data center networking (e.g., EVPN/VXLAN, BGP, routing & switching) and modern network automation platforms.
• Design solution architectures aligned to mission and technical needs.
• Deliver technical briefings, demonstrations, and proof-of-concept activities.
• Develop customer-facing technical documentation and solution materials.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to relay customer feedback and requirements.
• Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills, with ability to communicate effectively.
• Create solution technical implementations and guide the implementation.
• Maintains close alignment with the Program Manager through routine communication, status updates, and solutioning support.
• Engages with Government Customer as a trusted advisor, communicating in an understandable way to a group of stakeholders with varying technical backgrounds.
• Utilizing professional judgement, critical thinking skills and research to improve processes and resolve issues affecting program performance.

What We Are Looking For:

• Must possess and maintain an active Secret clearance.
• 10+ years of related technical experience.
• Strong understanding of networking, distributed systems, and modern software architecture.
• Linux experience required with file/content management background.
• Background integrating networking solutions across complex fabrics that include Ethernet, Infini Band, DPUs, and multi-cloud/on-prem environments.
• Experience with hybrid cloud architectures or with hyperscale-like network constructs (VPCs, peering, elastic IPs).
• Proven ability to translate technical concepts into mission and business outcomes.
• Experience supporting government or regulated customers in technical evaluations.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
• Familiarity with network orchestration, automation, or related domains.

Education & Experience Requirements (Multiple Levels):

• Level 3: 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
• Level 4: 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
• Level 5: 15 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 13 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 19 years relevant experience.

Preferred:
Prior experience deploying software using CI/CD pipelines. Prior experience in service-based architecture and SW containerization. Cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments. Experience deploying and supporting: WAN, LAN, VLANs, firewalls, DNS Static and dynamic IP addressing. Site-to-site and remote VPNs.

Adequate visual acuity and manual dexterity for meeting the requirements of job. The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.