Solutions Architect

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

NACI (T1)

Job Family:

Solutions Architect

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Building Architecture, Enterprise Cloud, Enterprise Infrastructures, Innovative Technologies, Strategic

Certifications:

Experience:

15 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

GDIT is seeking a Solutions Architect to join our program, driving innovative solutions, and shaping the technological landscape for a large biomedical research community with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). 

Our program is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing all enterprise infrastructure technologies and solutions to include both on-prem and cloud.  In your role as a Solutions Architect, you will be at the forefront of designing and implementing cutting-edge systems, leveraging your deep technical knowledge to address complex business and scientific research challenges.  Your strategic vision and collaborative approach will be instrumental in guiding our customers towards scalable and efficient solutions that meet their evolving needs.  If you’re passionate about crafting transformative solutions and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, we invite you to bring your skills to our program.

**Please Note: This position is full-time remote, anywhere in the US, with travel as needed for special projects to the client sites in MD or MT. Estimated travel is 1-2x times a year for 2-3 days. There can be an opportunity to work from the customer site in Rockville, MD more regularly for those local to the area, if preferred.**

Work Visa sponsorship will not be provided for this position.

HOW A SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Work closely and regularly with all relevant stakeholders to design solutions for NIAID’s Operations and Engineering technology portfolio to include solutions for cloud and on-prem application hosting, data life cycle management for large scientific datasets, data protection and backup, and high performance computing. 
• Use second-order thinking to identify the short, medium, and long term consequences of any particular architecture and decisions to identify risks, understand impact, meet requirements, and continue to drive value. 
• In partnership with technical team leads and SME’s, develop technical roadmaps to outline 12 – 36 month plans to achieve strategic goals and continually improve services across portfolio.
• Write clear and concise documentation and diagrams.  Create slides and give presentations to engineers and executive leadership pitching new technology solutions and ideas to continually improve services to support scientific research.
• Teach and mentor team members on system design, codifying best practices, and automation techniques through 1:1 learning sessions and formal webinar tech talks.
• Develop Minimally Viable Products (MVPs) to try new emerging technologies and solutions and encourage the adoption of new innovative technologies and ways of working.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Required skills and experience:

• BS/BA (or equivalent) and 15+ years related experience (or equivalent education and experience)
• 10+ years’ experience as an architect with cloud and enterprise infrastructure technologies in a medium to large enterprise
• Hands-on AWS architecture experience to include:
  • Completed or worked on a medium-to-large scale on-premise to AWS migration including structured and unstructured date and applications
  • Networking to include Virtual Private Cloud (VPC,) Direct Network (DX), Transit Gateway (TGW), etc.
  • Designing a secure and scalable multi-account architecture
  • Creating cloud-native solutions for new and refactored applications
  • Experience securing AWS infrastructure

• Experience designing and building CI/CD pipelines
• Experience using Git to manage shared software configuration code bases.
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Infrastructure-as-code experience to include extensive experience with Terraform, writing custom modules from scratch, and helping guide and direct the evolution of a large and growing codebase
• Strong understanding of containers and container orchestration
• Good understanding of High Performance Compute (HPC) clusters to include experience architecting and implementing on-premise clusters including parallel file systems, Infiniband networks, and schedulers.
• Must be able to obtain a NIH Public Trust

Desired skills and experience:

• Excellent communication skills
• Writing code (Python, Ruby, base, etc.) from scratch to solve problems
• Good understanding of data protection and backup solutions to include experience designing and building solutions for both on-prem and cloud data protection
• Experience working in a life-sciences oriented environment
• Experience with DevOps or DevSecOps methodologies, such as automation and configuration management experience with Linux systems to include technologies such as Ansible and Puppet
• Strong troubleshooting skills

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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The likely salary range for this position is $165,750 - $224,250. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.