Lead Solutions Architect

Description

B&A fosters and embraces a set of values: dedication, commitment, partnership, trust, and recognition. Since 1988, we have successfully delivered for our customers while promoting a collaborative culture with both clients and colleagues.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Lead Solutions Architect to architect cloud-based solutions for the U.S. Census Bureau’s Decennial Transformation and Application Modernization (DTAM) effort. This role provides technical and management leadership on major solution architecture assignments, developing and analyzing requirements, collaborating with stakeholders, and producing technical strategies, diagrams, and roadmaps that align with Decennial goals.

Responsibilities

• Review and assess current cloud architecture and engineering plans, and recommend approaches for optimizing, migrating, and modernizing cloud applications
• Develop, document, and maintain secure multi-cloud solution architectures using microservices, infrastructure as code, serverless computing, and containerization
• Establish and maintain cloud naming, tagging, messaging, and development standards in adherence to the Secure Software Development Life Cycle
• Establish and maintain design patterns to be employed across cloud-native applications
• Establish and maintain a cloud control plane to manage cloud application deployment
• Plan, coordinate, and execute ongoing reviews and gap analyses of cloud-native processes, policies, and procedures
• Review cloud security tools and implementations and make recommendations based on Decennial security requirements
• Develop alternative solution architectures and perform trade-off analysis to determine optimal solutions based on functional and non-functional requirements
• Provide best-fit solution recommendations to the Government based on trade-off analysis
• Integrate cloud security tooling aligned with federal security requirements
• Establish and maintain automation capabilities and enhancements for Decennial and Decennial-supporting systems

Requirements

• Expert experience architecting secure multi-cloud solutions using microservices, IaC, serverless, and containerization
• Demonstrated ability to develop technical strategies, diagrams, roadmaps, and reference architectures
• Experience establishing cloud standards, design patterns, and a cloud control plane
• Strong background in solution trade-off analysis and best-fit recommendations
• Experience integrating cloud security tooling aligned with federal security requirements

Desired Skills

• Experience with large-scale federal cloud migration or modernization programs
• Familiarity with DevSecOps CI/CD, Zero Trust, and cloud-native best practices
• Experience with FinOps cost optimization and cloud governance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive briefing to senior Government stakeholders

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
• 15+ years of experience providing technical and management leadership on major solution architecture assignments (SME level)

Benefits and Programs

• Three robust individual and family medical plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) option
• Two tiers of dental coverage, vision, life & AD&D, disability, accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance
• Paid time off
• B&A sponsored trainings and certifications
• Pet insurance benefits
• Commuter transit benefits
• A free subscription to a virtual exercise platform (NEOU)
• 401(k) plan with company matching contribution
• Various employee engagement, wellness, and assistance programs

EEO Statement

B&A provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. B&A complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy covers conduct occurring at B&A’s offices, and other workplaces (including client sites) and all other locations where B&A is providing services, and to all work-related activities. EEO is the Law B&A participates in e-Verify. We provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee’s I-9 Form to confirm work authorization.