Senior Solution Architect Job at Microsoft Corporation (Springfield)

Senior Solution Architect

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
United States , Springfield

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

100000.00 - 204000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

We are looking for a Senior Solutions Architect to join Microsoft Federal. The Microsoft Federal organization was established to address the unique mission, legal, and regulatory requirements of the United States Government (USG). Microsoft Federal is committed to delivering secure, scalable, and mission-aligned cloud solutions across classified and unclassified environments. As a Solution Architect, you will provide technical leadership across multi-hybrid cloud environments with a strong focus on DevSecOps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), secure networking, and automation. You will work closely with government and internal stakeholders to design, deploy, integrate, and validate mission-critical capabilities while ensuring security, compliance, and operational excellence.

Job Responsibility:

Architecture Design and Deployment
Collaborates with the Account Team and/or Bid Team to understand the business solution/problem
Drives agreement, based on the customer's priorities, requirements/constraints, approach, principles, concepts, and expectations
Builds and documents a realistically costed Solution Approach with traceability of requirements, constraints, decisions, and tradeoffs that balances risk, technical credibility, and technical innovation to meet customer need, predominantly based on existing solution offerings and/or reference architecture
Creates clarity around responsibility and accountability for the cybersecurity of the solution
Follows SFI principles
Jointly leads the implementation in close partnership with the Project Manager, working with IDCL
Exercises oversight and governance and establishes quality practices and standards to realize the business solution
Uses a cohesive build methodology with an agreed release schedule and timeline so the solution can be transitioned to live operations
Ensures communication of and adherence to the pre-sales value proposition
Works with the Project Manager to highlight where assumptions have proven false
Uses change requests to modify the solution/project approach when needed
As needed, collaborates with Subject Matter Experts to receive specialized advice that can help define the solution and project approach and increase the time to value for the customer
Leverages a structured SFI approach to architecture projects using existing methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, Iterative) that make use of existing reference architecture and established architectural styles and design patterns
Builds and maintains an architecture description document, an architecture decisions log, and a requirements/constraints traceability matrix to ensure the rationale for the business solution's Architecture is known and understood
Collaborates with the Project Manager to jointly drive project/technical governance of the design, build, and deployment into use of proof of concepts (POCs) and pilots
Works with customers to understand and demonstrate business value (e.g., release of revenue, cost savings) that the business solution realizes
Works in close collaboration with the Project Manager and Account Team to identify, categorize, and communicate business and technical risks (including security)
Defines risk mitigation activities that are foundational to the project plan
Defines risk contingency plans for invocation should the risk occur
When appropriate, oversees a broad portfolio of accounts
Manages and ensures the all-up delivery of consulting engagements, as necessary
Maintains the risk log
Defines and documents the SFI architecture through an architecture description document, an architecture decisions log, and a requirements/risk/constraints traceability matrix to communicate the value proposition of the business solution along with the project approach
Leads cost-based and technology-based discussions to explain the architecture in terms of its build, deployment, and ongoing operational use to determine customer appetite for the business solution
Uses a business-value approach that values return on investment (ROI) and customer costs-savings over technical ease of execution
Identifies scenarios that could slow or impede pre-sales/delivery
Orchestrates the broader Microsoft team to address and record technical blockers and works with account/project team to resolve non-technical issues
Reports significant problems to Microsoft management and escalates when needed
Includes Security practitioners in early stages to cover customers CISO and CRO concerns as well as security and data privacy regulation
Plans a way forward in complex and ambiguous situations with an innovative approach and durable design
Delegates and uses specialist skills of others to drive technical alignment across internal/external teams
Coordinates disparate approaches into a single plan of action
Works with the business sponsor and customer/partner stakeholders (e.g., Business users, Enterprise Architects, Security Team, Operations Team) to gather and ratify requirements and constraints
Manages and resolves ambiguity in the requirements and constraints (including legislative and regulatory) and documents assumptions and implications where it cannot be resolved
Maintains the requirements/constraints traceability matrix to prove that solution components have a rationale/justification for inclusion in the Architecture of the business solution
Drives development and execution of Test Plans by SMEs to prove that each requirement/constraint has been implemented as expected by the customer, and includes security features and controls in test plans
Where there are defects or risks, works in close collaboration with the Project Manager and Customer to redress, mitigate or accept and document the status of the test results

Requirements:

Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security) OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security) OR equivalent experience.
The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government TOP SECRET/SCI Security Clearance.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.
This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security) OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security) OR equivalent experience.
4+ years technical sales experience.
4+ years project management experience.
Technical or Professional Certification in Domain (e.g., Security).
10+ years of experience in solution architecture, cloud architecture, or systems engineering.
Proven experience designing and operating multi-hybrid environments across cloud and on‑premises platforms.
Strong background in DevSecOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated security controls.
Hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and containerized workloads.
Expertise in Azure networking concepts including virtual networks, peering, NSGs, private connectivity, and hybrid networking.
Experience supporting federal security requirements, including ATO processes and artifact development.
Ability to produce architecture artifacts suitable for Authorizing Official (AO) and executive review.
Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across government, contractor, and engineering teams.

Nice to have:

Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security) OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security) OR equivalent experience
4+ years technical sales experience
4+ years project management experience
Technical or Professional Certification in Domain (e.g., Security)
10+ years of experience in solution architecture, cloud architecture, or systems engineering
Proven experience designing and operating multi-hybrid environments across cloud and on‑premises platforms
Strong background in DevSecOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated security controls
Hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and containerized workloads
Expertise in Azure networking concepts including virtual networks, peering, NSGs, private connectivity, and hybrid networking
Experience supporting federal security requirements, including ATO processes and artifact development
Ability to produce architecture artifacts suitable for Authorizing Official (AO) and executive review
Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across government, contractor, and engineering teams

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 15, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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