Key Responsibilities: - Define technical roadmaps and oversee the seamless transition of awarded contracts from pre-sales to operational execution, ensuring alignment with client expectations. - Provide architectural governance to ensure solutions adhere to customer requirements, industry best practices, and compliance/regulatory standards. - Lead the architecture and design of innovative, scalable, and secure solutions that leverage modern software technologies and align to Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) principles. - Develop cloud-native architectures tailored for AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and hybrid environments. - Design and lead implementation of robust data pipelines for data ingestion, transformation, and storage. - Evaluate and recommend data storage solutions based on customer use cases and data. - Drive modernization efforts, including containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), microservices, APIs, and serverless architectures. - Act as the primary technical advisor to clients, understanding their business challenges and translating them into effective, high-value solutions. - Lead technical discussions during pre-sales and post-sales engagements, ensuring clear communication of solution benefits and implementation plans. - Develop strong, trusted relationships with clients, fostering long-term partnerships and ensuring high customer satisfaction. - Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, engineering, and operations teams to align solutions with business objectives and technical feasibility. - Champion the adoption of DevSecOps best practices, ensuring automation across the software development lifecycle (SDLC), including CI/CD pipelines, testing, monitoring, and deployment. - Promote infrastructure as code (IaC) practices using Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation for scalable and repeatable deployments. - Define and enforce security, compliance, and governance frameworks for cloud and hybrid solutions. - Establish robust documentation, technology sustainment strategies, and continuous process improvement plans. - Provide technical leadership to cross-functional teams, ensuring solution feasibility, scalability, and performance optimization. - Mentor and develop engineering teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence. - Stay at the forefront of emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices to drive continuous improvement and competitive advantage. - Influence organizational technology strategy, helping shape future solution offerings and capabilities. Required Qualifications - Excellent client-facing communication and presentation skills, capable of translating complex technical concepts into business value. - Ability to lead diverse technical teams, prioritize tasks, and drive projects to completion. - Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to problem-solving and execution. - 5+ years of experience in technical leadership roles, including Solutions Architecture, Cloud Engineering, or Enterprise Architecture. - Proven expertise in modern software architectures, containerized environments, and cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and hybrid infrastructures. - Deep understanding of microservices architecture, APIs, and event-driven systems - Extensive experience with cloud-native development and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, AKS, EKS). - Proficiency in DevSecOps automation, CI/CD pipeline implementation, and Infrastructure as Code. - Proficiency with data pipelines, data integration, ETL processes, data governance principles, and data security best practices - Proficiency in SQL/NoSQL database technologies and data warehousing solutions. - Security-focused mindset, ensuring compliance with customer and industry cloud security frameworks and best practices. - Eligibility for security clearance - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field Preferred Qualifications: - Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Job Type
Hybrid role
Skills required
No particular skills mentioned.
Location
Washington, DC
Salary
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Date Posted
April 17, 2025
Expression is seeking a Solutions Architect to design and deliver scalable solutions that meet client needs. This role involves overseeing the solution lifecycle and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure successful implementation.