Microsoft
Sr Solution Architect-CTJ-Top Secret/SCI
$102K–$208K
Springfield, VA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years with a master's degree, or 6+ years with a bachelor's degree; equivalent experience is also accepted.
- Education
- Master's or bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- “This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.”
About the job
Provides technical leadership to design, deploy, integrate, and validate secure mission-critical solutions across hybrid cloud environments for government customers.
What you'll do
- Architects and governs solution design, implementation, deployment, and cybersecurity across customer projects.
- Develops and sustains DevSecOps capabilities, automation, and development, test, and integration environments.
- Validates deployments and integrations through testing, demonstrations, and documented results, including connectivity, ATO status, and workload validation.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience; alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in one of those fields and 6+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
- Active U.S. Government TOP SECRET/SCI Security Clearance.
- Must meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including a Microsoft Cloud background check.
- U.S. citizenship verification is required.
Nice to have
- 8570 certification, e.g., Security +, CCNP, CISSP, or CCNA.
Pay
USD $101,800 - $193,800 per year (base salary); USD $126,100 - $207,600 per year (base salary)
Tools
DevSecOps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), hybrid cloud, automation, Secure Architecture Framework
AI focus
Understands how Microsoft supports similar customers through automation/AI.
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