Microsoft
Senior Solution Architect - CTJ - TS/SCI
$102K–$208K
Springfield, VA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- Required: 4+ years with a master's degree, or 6+ years with a bachelor's degree, in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or a technology domain, or equivalent experience. Preferred: 6+ years with a master's degree or 8+ years with a bachelor's degree; also lists 10+ years in solution architecture, cloud architecture, or systems engineering.
- Education
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field, or bachelor's degree in one of those fields, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads the design, deployment, validation, and documentation of secure hybrid-cloud solutions and mission enclaves for U.S. government customers, with a focus on Azure, DevSecOps, networking, and automation.
What you'll do
- Designs and governs solution architectures, deployments, and integrations, coordinating with customers, project managers, and technical teams.
- Builds and sustains development, test, and integration environments; validates deployments through testing and documented results.
- Maintains architecture, security, requirements, and operational artifacts, including ATO materials and documentation for Authorizing Official review.
What they ask for
- Active U.S. Government TOP SECRET/SCI Security Clearance; must meet required security screening and pass the Microsoft Cloud background check.
- U.S. citizenship, subject to verification.
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of relevant experience, or bachelor's degree in one of those fields and 6+ years, or equivalent experience.
Nice to have
- 4+ years of technical sales experience and 4+ years of project management experience; technical or professional certification in the domain is also listed.
- Experience with hybrid cloud architecture, DevSecOps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure networking, and federal ATO requirements.
Pay
USD $101,800 - $193,800 per year (base salary); USD $126,100 - $207,600 per year (base salary) for the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area.
Tools
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure, DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, Confluence, virtual networking, network security groups
AI focus
Understands how Microsoft supports similar customers through automation/AI; no specific AI development work is described.
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