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# Solutions Architect

- **Company:** Insight Global
- **Location:** Fairfax County, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $175,000.0 - $240,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Engineering, Distributed Systems, Elasticsearch, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Message Broker, Software Engineering, Enterprise Application Integration, Event Driven Architecture, Apache Kafka, Devsecops, Databricks, Microservices
- **Published:** August 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.insightglobal.com/jobs/find_a_job/virginia/hunter-mill/solutions-architect/job-559125/

## About the Role

10+ years of software development, DevSecOps, architecture, or cloud engineering experience
3+ years designing and deploying enterprise AWS applications
Strong AWS architecture expertise
Experience with AI/ML-enabled solutions
Experience with Databricks
Strong understanding of:

 * Microservices
 * Event-driven architectures
 * Distributed systems
 * Enterprise integration patterns
Application modernization experience
Kafka or comparable message broker experience
Elastic Stack and/or Amazon OpenSearch experience
Experience leading technical teams and architecture strategy
Ability to obtain DHS Suitability

## Description

* Design end-to-end technical solutions for complex federal initiatives.
 * Translate business requirements into scalable, secure architectures.
 * Lead architecture discussions across cloud, AI/ML, DevSecOps, data, and modernization efforts.
 * Partner with Data Scientists, ML Engineers, and Development teams.
 * Advise government executives on technology strategy and roadmap decisions.
 * Evaluate architecture performance, security, and cost optimization opportunities.
 * Support capture efforts, solutioning, and business development activities.
 * Guide application modernization and cloud transformation initiatives.


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