Senior Solutions Architect

At Ardent, we hire people who want more than a job - they want to serve a mission that matters. Our teams support the federal government’s most critical national security and defense priorities, helping protect the nation, strengthen resilience, and advance the technologies and capabilities that keep America secure. For veterans, cleared professionals, and purpose-driven innovators, Ardent is a place to continue serving alongside a team that understands the importance of the mission and the people behind it.

We also know top talent has choices, which is why we back our mission with benefits and flexibility that stand out: competitive pay, comprehensive health coverage, flexible PTO, federal holidays off, tuition reimbursement, professional development support, wellness stipends, and a culture that values and rewards hard work, dedication, and adaptability. If you want to build something meaningful, while enjoying the kind of flexibility and support that you need to do your best work - Ardent is where your next mission begins.

Ardent is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect  to join our team.  

This is a remote position.

Position Description:

Ardent is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to join the team. The Senior Solution Architect is responsible for driving multiple customer solution design projects in parallel; conducts business and technical discovery with customers; finds novel solutions, architectures and use cases to help customers meet their objectives; provides robust recommendations for engagements while also identifying critical dependencies and gaps. Presents proposals to senior leadership in a clear and compelling way; has a balance of business and technology acumen, including ability to articulate high- level technical solutions to business problems and to tie solutions to program success criteria. Capable of independently applying a wide set of engineering disciplines for planning, design, analysis, coding, testing, roll-out and support of information systems architectures. Responsible for the designing of interface standards, quality assurance standards, performance standards, and cost-benefit analysis of modem state-of-the art information systems; analyzes available technologies and makes recommendations of technologies to use and how best to use them.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-scale technology solutions.
• Conduct business and technical discovery sessions with stakeholders to identify requirements and solution strategies.
• Develop solution architectures supporting cloud-native, hybrid, and enterprise application environments.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the full software development lifecycle, from planning and design through deployment and support.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations regarding adoption of new tools, platforms, and methodologies.
• Support modernization initiatives involving cloud engineering, containerization, microservices, DevSecOps, and platform automation.
• Design solutions utilizing multiple data stores, including relational and NoSQL technologies.
• Develop architecture standards, interface standards, performance standards, and quality assurance practices.
• Support implementation of enterprise data architecture, data governance, and metadata management strategies.
• Provide guidance regarding data integration, data conversion, and enterprise information architecture initiatives.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and business teams to ensure successful solution delivery.
• Present technical recommendations, roadmaps, and architecture strategies to executive leadership and stakeholders.
• Support implementation of AI and machine learning capabilities where appropriate to enhance mission outcomes.

Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience designing and implementing enterprise technology solutions.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience serving in a Solutions Architect, Enterprise Architect, or similar senior technical leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale cloud solutions.
• Experience with AWS and familiarity with Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or other major cloud providers.
• Strong experience leading software development initiatives utilizing Java, .NET, or similar enterprise technologies.
• Experience serving as a technical lead across the full software development lifecycle.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, DevSecOps practices, automated testing, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD).
• Experience designing architectures utilizing SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Strong understanding of enterprise integration, data architecture, and information management principles.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience leading large-scale cloud migration initiatives.
• Experience with Kubernetes, containerization technologies, service mesh platforms, and microservices architectures.
• Experience with enterprise data architecture, metadata management, and data governance programs.
• Experience implementing AI, machine learning, natural language processing, or advanced analytics solutions.
• Experience supporting federal government programs and enterprise modernization initiatives.
• Experience evaluating and implementing low-code application platforms and emerging technologies.
• Cloud, architecture, or cybersecurity certifications preferred.

Due to the nature of the work we support, all candidates in consideration for this role must be willing to undergo the government issued background investigation process. We highly encourage all Veterans and those with disabilities to apply.

Ardent is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other basis protected by state, local, or federal law.