Principal Solutions Architect

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Summary: Leidos is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to drive innovation, growth, and efficiency across a large-scale digital modernization program for DISA and DoD agencies. Highlights: 1. Drive innovation and efficiency across a critical digital modernization program 2. Lead analysis of alternatives and proof-of-concept development 3. Partner with project teams to ensure execution aligns with improvements Apply Now Description Leidos is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to join our DoD Enterprise IT Modernizion (DEIM) team supporting a large-scale digital modernizion program critical to the Defense Informion Systems Agency (DISA) and DoD Fourth Este agencies. The Principal Solutions Architect works closely with Leidos and Government technical leadership to drive innovion, growth, and efficiency across the portfolio. Clearance: Active DoD Secret clearance required. U.S. Citizen required. **100% remote work - Candides must be based in the DMV area and capable of commuting to our Reston, VA headquarters on an as-needed basis for key meetings and events** Primary Responsibilities: Support the DEIM Chief Engineer in identifying service gaps and improvement areas, and drive continual innovion to evolve DoDNet against current and future requirements. Identify and assess opportunities to improve DEIM, then lead the analysis of alternives and proof-of-concept development th establishes dediced projects to implement approved improvements. Target areas include: Standardizing, automing, and streamlining site surveys and migrions so they are repeable, flexible, and efficient. Expanding automion to reduce staffing demand, lower the risk of human error, and free staff for higher-complexity work. Establishing open design principles th avoid vendor lock-in and minimize custom configurion. Incorporing emerging technologies th strengthen cybersecurity, reduce total cost, and improve the end-user experience. Partner with project teams to keep execution aligned to the intent of each approved improvement. Conduct initial feasibility assessments of candide initiives, followed by detailed analysis of alternives. Document and present analysis results to Leidos and Government stakeholders through the engineering review boards. Oversee proofs of concept, narrowly scoped efforts of three months or less th deliver demonstrable, measurable insight into a candide improvement. Draft detailed project plans covering technical approach, cost, schedule, and risk for full implemention. Basic Qualificions: BS degree and 12+ years of relevant experience in enterprise infrastructure and solutions architecture, including cloud and on-premise virtualized environments. Specific experience, educion and training may be considered in lieu of degree 8+ years architecting enterprise workloads on AWS or Azure, including architecture, deployment, and optimizion of enterprise workloads. Active DoD Secret clearance required. Active DoD 8570 IAT Level II certificion (CompTIA Security+ ce or equivalent) required time of hire. Experience designing secure, scalable, and resilient on-premise and cloud-based virtualized infrastructures. Demonstred ability to: Design secure, scalable, and resilient on-premise and cloud-based virtualized infrastructures. Lead the planning and execution of enterprise applicion and infrastructure migrions, including on-premise to cloud transitions. Autome infrastructure and operional tasks with Python or PowerShell in a production environment. Architect and manage enterprise identity and directory services scale, including Entra ID and LDAP. Work across enterprise network infrastructure, including Cisco and Aruba technologies, with network access control using Cisco ISE or Aruba ClearPass. Produce architecture artifacts and present designs to both executive leadership and technical review boards. Drive analysis of alternives to evalue and recommend technologies against performance, scalability, security, and cost criteria. Opere in a DevSecOps environment of comparable scale and complexity. Communice effectively, in writing and verbally, across all levels of an organizion. Preferred Qualificions: Experience designing, deploying, and maintaining IT infrastructures for DISA or other DoD organizions. Hands-on experience with Infoblox DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM). DoD 8570 IASAE Level II or higher certificion. Experience with infrastructure-as-code and modern automion tooling in a reguled environment. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the stus quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: May 28, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipes th this job requisition will remain open for least 3 days with an anticiped close de of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting de as listed above. Pay Range: Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compension or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, educion, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market da, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. About Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovions. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximely $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more informion, visit www.Leidos.com. Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Th's why we craft compension packages th reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compension, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits. Securing Your Da Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-reled informion during any part of the employment applicion process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communice with you through emails th are genered by the Leidos.com automed system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos th asks for payment-reled informion or any other personal informion (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediely by emailing us LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Commitment to Non-Discriminion All qualified applicants will receive considerion for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, nional origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic informion, pregnancy, family structure, marital stus, ancestry, domestic partner stus, sexual oriention, gender identity or expression, veteran or military stus, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws. #Remote Apply Now