Lead Solutions Architect - Cloud as a Service

Within Peraton’s Space and Intel sector, there is an immediate need for a cleared Lead Solution Architect (LSA) to support growth opportunities within the US Intelligence and Space Community. This is a hybrid work position, with occasional telework and on-site work at Peraton locations in Chantilly and/or Herndon, Virginia plus the flexibility to travel to locations to support classified and non-classified solution activities.  As an LSA, you will be responsible for leading the design of technical innovative and cost-effective mission relevant solutions for inclusion in submitted government proposals. Solution components could include enterprise architecture, systems engineering, Cloud-as-a-Service (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) [preferably AWS] with both on-premise and off-premises (hybrid) cloud applications, and specialized staffing infrastructure solutions that address the operational and technology needs of our customers while helping to grow our business. Emphasis for this position is knowledge of cloud services, operations, and architecture of government agencies within the US Intelligence and Space Communities

 Key Responsibilities may include: 

• Being responsible for leading teams of solution professionals and technical subject matter experts in the development of integrated, cost-effective solutions for inclusion in proposal responses that meet the customer’s requirements and maximize Peraton’s competitive advantage
• Leading the technical solution development, participates in the competitive costing, and business case alignment of Peraton solutions to the Government client’s proposal requirements
• Overseeing the creation and the documentation of the technical solution, plus participates in the development of the costing of the solution for insertion into a proposal response to a government client. The ability to collaborate effectively with the appropriate Peraton business leaders and their teams to design the solution and agree on key solution costing parameters activities is key
• Working closely with business development, delivery accounts and corporate offerings teams to determine the overall technical solution strategy and approach to align to the customer’s objectives and requirements, including merging industry point of view with broad technical knowledge and mission understanding to generate value propositions and approaches to solve Government customer challenges
• Establishing strong relationships with Peraton partners to drive high quality solutions and compelling value propositions
• Confidently articulating all aspects of the technical and management solution during governance reviews with senior Peraton management, identifying and evaluating solution risks and creating strategies and plans to mitigate those risks

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum requirement of 8+ years of experience with a BS/BA, 6+ YOE with a MS/MA, or 3 YOE with a Ph.D. 4 years of additional work experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelors’ degree
• Professional cloud provider certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, or GCP Certified Cloud Architect
• A self-starter with the ability to work effectively independently and in team settings to include close collaboration with technical subject matter experts, program managers, proposal and capture managers, and business development teams to determine and solution to customer requirements in complex and often ambiguous environments
• Experience developing successful technical enterprise-as-a-service cloud solutions within large and complex opportunities and proposal submissions for US Government customers
• 5+ years supporting major Cloud Providers within the IC or Space government agencies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated expert level knowledge across a broad range of mission focused enterprise IT technology services and solutions, coupled with a strong customer focus and understanding within the IC and Space community
• A proven track record of delivering end-to-end mission value to program sponsors specific to the IC and Space community, while understanding the unique needs of Enterprise support vs. Mission support
• Ability to clearly translate the benefits of our approach to specific levels of seniority within the sponsor teams (strategic vs. tactical)
• This role may occasionally require out-of-area travel (<10%). Most required travel will be within the immediate NoVA footprint
• Candidates for this role should live within ~30 miles (or 50 commuting minutes) of the Herndon/Chantilly offices, to enable on-site work toward proposal deliverables
• An active/current Top Secret clearance, with SCI eligibility and US Citizenship is required for this role

Desired Qualifications:

• A degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business, computer science, electrical engineering, systems engineering, information technology, or a related field is highly preferred
• Active certifications related to Cloud and As a Service such as- CCSP, AWS Certified Security, CCSK, CompTIA Cloud+, Professional/expert level Solutions Architect are highly desired
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships and communicate at the senior and executive management levels
• 6+ years’ cloud / network architecture / applications experience with relevant government agencies, along with the ability to operate effectively in the government space toward delivering end-to-end mission value to program sponsors
• 5+ years of experience in developing successful CaaS/IaaS technical solutions for large and complex opportunities/proposal submissions for IC and/or Space adjacent agencies
• Analytical aptitude to evaluate and fuse multiple inputs and synthesize a winning technical solution
• An active/current Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph is desired.
• Having a mature network of IC industry contacts to include government, OEMs, and large and small businesses
• The ability to translate innovation and R&D into differentiated solutions for customers working with company technology leadership