Senior Architect

Senior Architect -Federal Civilian Sector Office of the Chief Technology Officer

Peraton is seeking an experienced Senior Architect to join our team The ideal candidate serves as a key technical contributor on major federal civilian pursuits leading solution design on large-scale opportunities ($25M$100M TCV) and supporting Principal Architects on larger pursuits. You design enterprise-grade architectures lead technical workstreams within solutioning sessions author proposal content and present technical solutions to internal and external stakeholders.

• Serve as lead architect on mid-size federal civilian pursuits ($25M$100M TCV) and as a key contributor on larger pursuits ($100M) under the direction of a Principal Architect.
• Design enterprise architectures across cloud application modernization cybersecurity data/AI IT operations and managed services tailored to customer missions.
• Lead specific technical workstreams within solutioning sessions; coordinate with capture teams partners and SMEs to develop integrated solution components.
• Author and review technical proposal volumes - ensuring content is compelling compliant and aligned to evaluation criteria.
• Develop architecture artifacts including system diagrams integration approaches transition plans and technical narratives.
• Conduct competitive technical analysis and contribute discriminators that strengthen solution positioning.
• Engage with federal customers to understand mission requirements technology environments and strategic direction.
• Evaluate Peraton Labs capabilities partner technologies and emerging tools for inclusion in solutions.

Location: Reston Virginia. Telework flexibility with travel to customer sites as needed.

• BS/BA degree in Computer Science Engineering IT or related field and minimum 12 years experience
• Must have a minimum 8 years in enterprise IT solution architecture or technical leadership preferred.
• 3 years as a solution architect on enterprise-level pursuits ($25M TCV) with significant solution design responsibility.
• Demonstrated architecture experience across at least three domains: cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI) application modernization cybersecurity/zero trust data/AI-ML IT operations DevSecOps enterprise platforms etc.
• Track record of contributing to winning competitive proposals - translating customer requirements into deliverable solutions.
• Experience presenting architectures to internal leadership gate review panels and federal customers.
• Working understanding of federal acquisition processes evaluation methodologies and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP FISMA NIST CMMC).
• Strong technical writing and communication skills for both technical and executive audiences.
• US Citizenship required; Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

• Masters degree in CS Engineering Cybersecurity or related field.
• Experience with federal civilian agencies.
• Professional certifications: AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Professional Azure Solutions Architect CISSP TOGAF or SAFe Architect etc.
• Experience with generative AI agentic AI post-quantum cryptography AIOps and other emerging technologies.
• Background in ITIL Agile/SAFe delivery DevSecOps CI/CD and price-to-win analysis.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.