Sr. Lead Technical Architect 102321

Sr. Lead Technical Architect 
Location: Herndon, VA 
Required Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with FS Poly  

ManpowerGroup Public Sector (MGPS) provides Skilled Experts and Leading-Edge Solutions to Support Our Nation’s Most Critical Intelligence, Defense and Civilian Missions. MGPS specializes in solving our clients’ diverse linguistic, technical and data management challenges created by the dramatic rise in the volume, variety and complexity of open source data. We harness machine learning, artificial intelligence and the latest data acquisition and mining tools, paired with expert human skills to provide customized solutions for every customer.

U.S. Citizenship Mandatory: Due to our US federal government contract, candidates for this position are required to be a US Citizen and will be subject to a background investigation.  

Job Description:

MGPS is seeking a Technical Computing Architect (Senior or Lead) to join our client's Mission Operations team in Herndon, VA. 

This team focuses on delivering complex solutions in some of the most challenging environments on Earth & provides support for their Mission Operations Portfolio area which design, build, test, deploy, operate, and maintain a wide variety of mission critical platforms and systems for commercial and government customers. 

The Technical Lead/Solutions Architect will provide hands-on technical leadership of a multi-disciplinary team of Software Engineers, DevOps engineers, Systems Engineers, and System Administrators. The Technical Lead/Solutions Architect will create new solutions to hard technical problems and provide system support using best practices with modern and innovative tooling. The Technical Lead/Solutions Architect will also support the design, validation and configuration management of computing systems, both on premises and in the cloud. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Promote and lead implementation of the overall program's technical vision, in partnership with the Portfolio Chief Engineer.
• Promote the established Portfolio's engineering processes and best practices.
• Ensure consistent design and implementation across features.
• Be responsible for coordination and documentation of the epics, tasks, and sub-tasks documented in Jira.
• Help resolve the hardest technical issues and document the debugging steps and solutions.
• Be responsible for project design, implementation, testing, training and deployment.
• Support Project and Program Management, in partnership with the Portfolio Chief Engineer.
• Staying up to date with the latest technologies, industry trends, and security practices, and continuously improving skills and knowledge. 

Required Skills:

• Experience managing and maintaining cloud environments, servers, workstations, related infrastructure components, and software systems.
• In-depth knowledge and experience with networking, cloud, software, and various versions of Windows and Linux Servers.
• Experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and other core system/network services.
• Advanced troubleshooting skills and problem-solving abilities and able to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues.
• Strong knowledge of security best practices.
• Familiarity with on-premises virtualization technologies such as VMware, Hyper-V, ProxMox, and/or AHV.
• Level 4: 5+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8+ years of experience in Software, Solutions Architect, Cloud Engineering, and/or Systems Administration.
• Strong knowledge of systems, architecture principles and methodologies.
• Experience with hardware/software integration and system design.
• Familiarity with computing platforms, operating systems, and networking concepts.
• Proficiency in relevant programming or scripting languages.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Understanding of security principles and compliance requirements related to system architecture. 

Desired Skills:

• Level 5: 10+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Expertise in on-premises virtualization (AHV, VMWare ESXi, Hyper-V, etc.) and/or cloud expertise (AWS or Azure).
• Experience with documenting technical details in Confluence and task tracking in Jira.
• Cloud, INFOSEC, and/or any recent IT certifications Applicable and appropriate educational/certification credentials from an accredited institution and/or equivalent experience is required. 

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field