Solutions Architect

We have an opening for a Solutions Architect. You will design secure integrated technology solutions that support NNSA business services scientific research and mission-critical operations across multiple sites. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to assess requirements select technologies define architectures and guide implementation from planning through deployment with occasional travel to engage stakeholders and partners. This position is in the Enterprise Infrastructure Services (EIS) division within the Computing Directorate.

This position offers a hybrid schedule blending in-person and virtual presence. You will have the flexibility to work from home one day per week.

This position will be filled at either the SES.2 or SES.3 level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

You will

• Collaborate with application owners and developers to analyze business and technical requirements.
• Collaborate on the deployment and architecture of both commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and in-house developed applications.
• Develop and apply established deployment methodologies patterns reference architectures roadmaps and documentation.
• Ensure successful integration between applications systems networks and data sources.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders developers vendors and project teams to assess technical risks costs performance and overall implementation feasibility.
• Contribute to the implementation testing deployment and on-going improvement and documentation of systems.
• Recommend improvements to deployment patterns integration approaches and operational processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities at the SES.3 level 

• Conduct tasks to develop documentation in business processes and implement workflows to streamline application onboarding.
• Collaborate with Program Management to identify complex issues and propose solutions.
• Promote the Enterprise Secure Network capabilities and platforms to potential customers at industry trade shows and other events.

Qualifications :

• Ability to obtain and maintain a US DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship. 
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Broad experience with virtualization platforms such as VMWare.
• Broad experience with enterprise operating systems including Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Microsoft Windows Server.
• Broad experience with containerization platforms such as Docker or Kubernetes and related comprehensive knowledge of DevSecOps concepts.
• Comprehensive knowledge of standard modern authentication flows such as SAML OIDC or OAUTH2.
• Broad experience with commercial cloud providers using Infrastructure-as-a-Service or Platform-as-a-Service services such as AWS or Azure.
• Broad experience deploying large-scale COTS software packages or managing application deployments on a large scale.
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a team environment as well as independently and present and explain technical information.

Additional qualifications at the SES.3 level 

• Advanced experience with multiple virtualization platforms including VMWare Hyper-V OpenShift or Commercial Cloud Providers.
• Advanced experience with networking technologies and enterprise network-attached storage platforms.
• Advanced experience supporting common relational or document databases such as Oracle MS SQL Server or MongoDB.
• Advanced experience advising stakeholders and management on integrated technology solutions.

Qualifications We Desire

• Active IT Certifications such as VMWare VCP Cisco CCNA Microsoft Windows Server Administrator Red Hat RHCSA or AWS SA-A.
• Knowledge of storage systems and protocols such as NFS iSCSI Fiber Channel or S3.
• Knowledge of Layer 4 through 7 networking and application protocols such as TCP UDP HTTP or TLS.

Pay Range

$146340 - $185544 Yearly at the SES.2 level

$175530 - $222564 Yearly at the SES.3 level

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting; pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage.  An employees position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but not limited to specific competencies relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills seniority geographic location performance and business or organizational needs.

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  Employment Type :

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