Lead Solutions Architect (Cloud)

Location: McLean, Virginia, United States; Suitland, Maryland, United States; Virginia, DC, Maryland Metro Area

Company

hirify.global delivers federal technology solutions with a product-oriented approach focused on speed, ownership, and execution.

What you will do

• Provide technical leadership across enterprise solution architecture efforts for a large-scale federal modernization program.
• Design end-to-end architectures spanning applications, integrations, APIs, cloud platforms, data ecosystems, and operational systems.
• Lead system-of-systems integration across multiple vendors, contractors, enterprise platforms, and delivery teams.
• Define architecture standards, roadmaps, reference architectures, modernization strategies, and governance artifacts.
• Modernize legacy and on-premises systems into scalable, resilient, cloud-native architectures supporting high-volume, near real-time processing.
• Align architecture with DevSecOps, CI/CD, Agile and SAFe delivery, NIST, FedRAMP, ATO, Zero Trust, and secure SDLC requirements.

Requirements

• US citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance are required.
• 15+ years of experience in solution architecture, enterprise systems design, or large-scale modernization.
• Experience designing and governing enterprise architectures across application, integration, cloud, and data domains.
• Experience with system-of-systems integration, multi-cloud architecture, APIs, messaging, event-driven systems, and distributed integration patterns.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, Terraform, CI/CD platforms, API gateways, Git, Jira, Confluence, and enterprise integration technologies.
• Strong communication, governance, modernization planning, and stakeholder management skills across technical, operational, executive, and multi-contractor environments.

Nice to have

• Certified Solutions Architect certification from AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Professional.
• CCSP or another enterprise security certification.
• DevOps or DevSecOps certifications.
• Experience with large-scale federal modernization programs.
• Experience designing AI/ML-enabled enterprise solutions or advanced analytics platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible schedules and teleworking options.
• Medical insurance, including HSA-eligible plans.
• Employer-paid dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance options.
• 5% 401(k) company matching, paid holidays, PTO accrual, and paid parental leave.
• Professional development, career growth opportunities, and team and company-wide events.