Senior Architect

Senior Architect - Federal Civilian Sector – Office of the Chief Technology Officer

Peraton is seeking an experienced Senior Architect to join our team The ideal candidate serves as a key technical contributor on major federal civilian pursuits, leading solution design on large-scale opportunities ($25M–$100M TCV) and supporting Principal Architects on larger pursuits. You design enterprise-grade architectures, lead technical workstreams within solutioning sessions, author proposal content, and present technical solutions to internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as lead architect on mid-size federal civilian pursuits ($25M–$100M TCV) and as a key contributor on larger pursuits ($100M+) under the direction of a Principal Architect.
• Design enterprise architectures across cloud, application modernization, cybersecurity, data/AI, IT operations, and managed services tailored to customer missions.
• Lead specific technical workstreams within solutioning sessions; coordinate with capture teams, partners, and SMEs to develop integrated solution components.
• Author and review technical proposal volumes - ensuring content is compelling, compliant, and aligned to evaluation criteria.
• Develop architecture artifacts including system diagrams, integration approaches, transition plans, and technical narratives.
• Conduct competitive technical analysis and contribute discriminators that strengthen solution positioning.
• Engage with federal customers to understand mission requirements, technology environments, and strategic direction.
• Evaluate Peraton Labs capabilities, partner technologies, and emerging tools for inclusion in solutions.

Location: Reston, Virginia. Telework flexibility with travel to customer sites as needed.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field and minimum 12 years’ experience
• Must have a minimum 8+ years in enterprise IT solution architecture or technical leadership preferred.
• 3+ years as a solution architect on enterprise-level pursuits ($25M+ TCV) with significant solution design responsibility.
• Demonstrated architecture experience across at least three domains: cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI), application modernization, cybersecurity/zero trust, data/AI-ML, IT operations, DevSecOps, enterprise platforms, etc.
• Track record of contributing to winning competitive proposals - translating customer requirements into deliverable solutions.
• Experience presenting architectures to internal leadership, gate review panels, and federal customers.
• Working understanding of federal acquisition processes, evaluation methodologies, and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST, CMMC).
• Strong technical writing and communication skills for both technical and executive audiences.
• US Citizenship required; Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

 Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master's degree in CS, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• Experience with federal civilian agencies.
• Professional certifications: AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Professional, Azure Solutions Architect, CISSP, TOGAF, or SAFe Architect, etc.
• Experience with generative AI, agentic AI, post-quantum cryptography, AIOps, and other emerging technologies.
• Background in ITIL, Agile/SAFe delivery, DevSecOps CI/CD, and price-to-win analysis.