Solution Architect

Title: Senior Solutions Architect – Data Science
Location: McLean, VA
Clearance: Active Secret (TS preferred)
Compensation: $170K–$200K base + bonus (up to ~$240K total)

Overview:

We are seeking a U.S. Government–cleared Senior Solutions Architect to join our Data Science Center of Excellence. This role provides technical leadership across advanced analytics, AI/ML, and data integration initiatives, partnering with customers, internal teams, and OEM partners.

Responsibilities:

 Architect and deliver end-to-end data and analytics solutions.

 Serve as SME for Qlik, Elastic, Confluent, and Databricks.

 Lead technical discovery, solution design, demos, and pre-sales support.

 Translate business requirements into scalable data architectures.

 Mentor technical staff and contribute to practice growth.

 Support RFP/RFI technical responses.

Requirements:

 Active DoD Secret clearance (TS preferred)

 Strong expertise in Qlik (Replicate, Compose, Sense, QDI).

 15+ years of experience in federal data engineering, analytics, or solution architecture.

 Proven ability to lead customer-facing technical engagements.

Preferred:

 Databricks, Elastic, Snowflake, Confluent experience

 Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or GCP