Solutions Architect - TS/SCI with Polygraph

Why GDITAre you ready to be a part of an elite team at GDIT, working on a large-scale, pioneering National Intelligence program? This is an incredible opportunity to immerse yourself into an environment that fuses innovation, speed, and security to safeguard our Nation.At GDIT, you'll thrive in a dynamic and collaborative setting, where your technical skills will be both challenged and expanded. This program offers the chance to engage with cutting-edge technologies and contemporary development practices in support of a vital mission. You'll play a critical role in addressing some of the most intricate security and operational challenges facing Intelligence and Homeland Security today.Come join us and contribute to a mission that truly matters, while advancing your career alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry.What You'll AchieveThe Solution Architect plays a strategic, high-impact role at the IDIQ level, embedded within the PMO and serving as the lead architect across multiple task orders and product lines. In this role, you will:Serve as the single, trusted focal point for application portfolio rationalization across the IDIQ, driving consistency and alignment among multiple projects and teamsProvide architectural leadership across multiple task orders and product lines, ensuring solutions are cohesive, scalable, and aligned with enterprise prioritiesProactively identify opportunities to consolidate and modernize applications, reduce technical duplication, and simplify the technical environmentEvaluate and recommend emerging and existing technologies that improve performance, security, user experience, and mission outcomes for the customer.Guard against the adoption of competing or redundant technologies by driving alignment to an enterprise-wide vision and standardsLead and influence the implementation of the Sponsor's unified systems roadmap across product lines, systems, and services at the IDIQ levelEnsure solutions consistently comply with Sponsor standards, architectures, and long-term strategies, while balancing innovation with risk and costIn addition, you will help shape and execute our strategy for integrating AI‐enabled tools and capabilities into the development lifecycle by identifying opportunities for automation, improving developer productivity, and advising on responsible, mission‐aligned AI adoption.This position is ideal for architects who enjoy shaping enterprise technology direction at scale, partnering closely with the PMO, and driving measurable improvements across a broad portfolio of complex, mission-critical initiatives.How You'll Make an ImpactExperience analyzing and rationalizing IT portfolio-based platform(s) (cloud applications, hardware, software) to support enhancements to current applications and systems; as well as streamlining and consolidating stacksExperience and knowledge of various architecture patterns such as microservicesExperience with designing and implementing cloud-based solutionsExperience architecting solutions for Salesforce and ServiceNowExperience in developing/supporting complex technical solutions.Experience and familiarity integrating with emerging technologies into an enterprise frameworkMentor and coach engineers on DevSecOps, agile delivery, and automation best practices.Stay current with industry trends, tools, and practices in DevSecOps, CI/CD, cloud platforms, containers, and serverless, and recommend improvements.Program Delivery OversightMonitor team roadmaps and delivery milestonesIdentify blockers and risks impacting deliveryConduct root cause analysis when teams miss objectivesIdentify and implement process improvementsTranslate technical issues into executive-level communicationsParticipate in Monthly Program Management Reviews (PMRs) - delivery health and risk reportingTechnical AdvisoryServe as technical advisor to division leadership on strategic initiativesParticipate in executive meetings requiring deep technical expertiseBridge communication between technical and non-technical stakeholdersRequired QualificationsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.TS/SCI with Poly10+ years of experience in software development, DevOps, or platform engineering roles.5+ years of experience as a solutions architect3+ years of experience leading multiple teams across task orders, or similar leadership role.Demonstrated experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines for complex applications.Hands-on experience with:CI/CD tools (e.g., Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, ArgoCD).Source control and branching strategies (Git, trunk-based, GitFlow, etc.).Cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and associated services for VMs, containers, and serverless.Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, AKS, EKS, GKE).Serverless architectures (e.g., AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Google Cloud Functions).Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation).Strong knowledge of DevSecOps practices, including automated security testing and compliance integration.Solid understanding of agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe or similar scaled frameworks).Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.Demonstrated experience evaluating and integrating AI‐enabled development tools, with the ability to identify automation opportunities, improve developer workflows, and guide responsible AI adoption within complex software environments.Demonstrated experience working with ServiceNow and/or Salesforce and its core capabilities, including integrating workflows managing platform configuration, and leveraging their solutions to support enterprise development operational needs.Desired Skills and ExperienceMaster's or Doctorate degree in a related field.Certifications such as:AWS/Azure/GCP Architect or DevOps EngineerCertified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or similarDevOps or Agile certifications (e.g., SAFe RTE, SAFe DevOps, CSM, PSM)Security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CSSLP, CCSP)Experience implementing policy-as-code and security-as-code (e.g., OPA, Sentinel, Conftest).Experience using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure