SMX
Senior Solutions Architect (Remote) (1752)
SMX, Topeka, Kansas, United States, 66652
Senior Solutions Architect (Remote) (1752)
SMX is seeking an experienced Senior Solutions Architect to support projects across the Cloud Business Unit focusing on Defense and National Security Clients. The Senior Solutions Architect (SSA) will design and develop technical solutions for high visibility client engagements. The SSA must be a proven problem solver in technical and management disciplines as well as DoD. This is a hands-on role where the SSA serves in various functions, such as cloud technical SME, lead project architect, as well as performing capture support.The SSA will be responsible for translating customer requirements and needs into proven, fully documented, and cost-efficient design patterns. The SSA will help customers develop their vision and roadmap to modernize high-profile, mission-critical, legacy workloads as well as hands-on execution of those modernization efforts. The ability to design solutions for customers with incomplete information, leading the solution design process and planning, and documenting those solutions in the form of artifacts during project delivery as well as Statements of Work (SOWs) is a must.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Lead and support the technical delivery of cloud solutions on key client engagements.Act as a trusted advisor for technical decisions during client engagements.Develop courses of action using innovative and best practices cloud solution architecture based on customer requirements.Act as Technical Lead on projects providing technical direction and oversight to other Solutions Architects and Cloud Engineers.Drive Solution Design and assist with determining level of effort estimates for various efforts.Deliver design artifacts and as-built documents during project delivery.Facilitate white-boarding architecture sessions to help customers understand complex architectures and concepts.Take ownership of issues and act with a high sense of urgency when required providing direct support to AWS customers.Actively participate in the development and review of business and system requirements to obtain a thorough understanding of customer needs to deliver accurate solutions.Architect solutions to complex client challenges to support their broader cloud adoption objectives.Required Skills:Current clearance or the ability to obtain a Secret or Top-Secret clearance.Direct experience in migrating on-premise applications to cloud including methods such as rehosting, replatforming, and rearchitecting.Extensive design experience in the creation of high-quality technical documentation including solution design, data flows, and as-built documents.Delivery experience and working knowledge utilizing key Department of Defense guidance and governance.Experience and working knowledge of automation techniques and development of pipelines/scripts within a DevSecOps model and associated tooling.Experience with Infrastructure as Code using AWS Cloud Formation and Terraform.Extensive technical experience in the IT industry, with specific expertise in delivery areas of Cloud, IT Infrastructure, Architecture, and Security.Problem determination skills from design issues through packet level inspection.Experience in the configuration and use of continuous monitoring tooling and Security and Information Event Management (SIEM) logging.Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills.Strong creative ability to generate ideas for solving complex problems.Able to adjust to frequent changes in priorities.Ability to think strategically and tactically.Customer-focused attitude.Required Experience:8+ years overall IT experience.5+ years building and migrating infrastructure solutions on AWS platform.AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate (Professional preferred).CompTIA Security+.Bachelor’s degree; additional experience will be considered in lieu of degree.At SMX, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. From priority national security initiatives for the DoD to highly assured and compliant solutions for healthcare, we understand that digital transformation is key to your future success.SMX is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability status, protected veteran status, race, color, age, religion, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or genetic information. SMX is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including disability and veterans.Selected applicant will be subject to a background investigation.
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SMX is seeking an experienced Senior Solutions Architect to support projects across the Cloud Business Unit focusing on Defense and National Security Clients. The Senior Solutions Architect (SSA) will design and develop technical solutions for high visibility client engagements. The SSA must be a proven problem solver in technical and management disciplines as well as DoD. This is a hands-on role where the SSA serves in various functions, such as cloud technical SME, lead project architect, as well as performing capture support.The SSA will be responsible for translating customer requirements and needs into proven, fully documented, and cost-efficient design patterns. The SSA will help customers develop their vision and roadmap to modernize high-profile, mission-critical, legacy workloads as well as hands-on execution of those modernization efforts. The ability to design solutions for customers with incomplete information, leading the solution design process and planning, and documenting those solutions in the form of artifacts during project delivery as well as Statements of Work (SOWs) is a must.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Lead and support the technical delivery of cloud solutions on key client engagements.Act as a trusted advisor for technical decisions during client engagements.Develop courses of action using innovative and best practices cloud solution architecture based on customer requirements.Act as Technical Lead on projects providing technical direction and oversight to other Solutions Architects and Cloud Engineers.Drive Solution Design and assist with determining level of effort estimates for various efforts.Deliver design artifacts and as-built documents during project delivery.Facilitate white-boarding architecture sessions to help customers understand complex architectures and concepts.Take ownership of issues and act with a high sense of urgency when required providing direct support to AWS customers.Actively participate in the development and review of business and system requirements to obtain a thorough understanding of customer needs to deliver accurate solutions.Architect solutions to complex client challenges to support their broader cloud adoption objectives.Required Skills:Current clearance or the ability to obtain a Secret or Top-Secret clearance.Direct experience in migrating on-premise applications to cloud including methods such as rehosting, replatforming, and rearchitecting.Extensive design experience in the creation of high-quality technical documentation including solution design, data flows, and as-built documents.Delivery experience and working knowledge utilizing key Department of Defense guidance and governance.Experience and working knowledge of automation techniques and development of pipelines/scripts within a DevSecOps model and associated tooling.Experience with Infrastructure as Code using AWS Cloud Formation and Terraform.Extensive technical experience in the IT industry, with specific expertise in delivery areas of Cloud, IT Infrastructure, Architecture, and Security.Problem determination skills from design issues through packet level inspection.Experience in the configuration and use of continuous monitoring tooling and Security and Information Event Management (SIEM) logging.Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills.Strong creative ability to generate ideas for solving complex problems.Able to adjust to frequent changes in priorities.Ability to think strategically and tactically.Customer-focused attitude.Required Experience:8+ years overall IT experience.5+ years building and migrating infrastructure solutions on AWS platform.AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate (Professional preferred).CompTIA Security+.Bachelor’s degree; additional experience will be considered in lieu of degree.At SMX, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. From priority national security initiatives for the DoD to highly assured and compliant solutions for healthcare, we understand that digital transformation is key to your future success.SMX is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability status, protected veteran status, race, color, age, religion, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or genetic information. SMX is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including disability and veterans.Selected applicant will be subject to a background investigation.
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