Solution Architect

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USA
Salary, yearly, USD
140,000 - 175,000
Employment type
Full Time,
Job posted
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12 Jul 2026
Experience level
Senior
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AI Summary

This Solution Architect role at Everforth ECS in Arlington, VA (remote available) focuses on designing and implementing cloud architectures in AWS and Azure. The position requires 7+ years of experience, expertise in automation, DevSecOps, and enterprise transformation. The architect will gather requirements, lead solution sessions, and optimize cloud services. US citizenship and a bachelor's degree are required.

Role DNA

Job Complexity
Easy Hard
Pace & Pressure
Relaxed Fast-paced
Autonomy Level
Guided Full Ownership
Communication Load
Independent Highly Collaborative
AI Insight The role demands deep technical expertise across cloud platforms, enterprise architecture, and client interaction, along with strategic thinking and leadership, making it highly challenging.

Salary Analysis

Median Market Rate
USD157,500
US Market
USD120k – 200k
0 USD220k
AI Insight The offered salary range of $140,000 - $175,000 is competitive and aligns with the market median for Solution Architects in the DC area and nationally, though top-tier candidates may command higher.

Key Skills

Solution Architecture AWS Azure Cloud Migration DevSecOps Infrastructure Automation Enterprise Architecture ServiceNow Technical Leadership Stakeholder Management

Dear Hiring Manager,

I am excited to apply for the Solution Architect position at Everforth ECS. With over 8 years of experience in cloud architecture and enterprise transformation, I have successfully designed and implemented scalable solutions on AWS and Azure. My expertise in DevSecOps, automation, and strategic planning aligns perfectly with your needs.

I have led cross-functional teams to modernize legacy systems, reduce costs, and improve performance. I am adept at gathering requirements and translating business needs into technical roadmaps. I am eager to bring my skills to Everforth ECS and drive innovation.

Thank you for considering my application. I look forward to discussing how I can contribute.

Sincerely, [Your Name]

Describe your experience designing cloud architectures in AWS and Azure. Can you provide an example of a complex migration you led?
I led a migration of a legacy on-premise application to AWS using a combination of rehosting and refactoring. We used AWS Migration Hub, DMS, and CloudEndure to minimize downtime. The project resulted in a 30% reduction in operational costs and improved scalability.
How do you handle conflicting requirements from different stakeholders?
I facilitate workshops to prioritize based on business value and technical feasibility. I use a scoring matrix to evaluate trade-offs and ensure alignment with strategic goals. Communication and transparency are key to managing expectations.
Explain your approach to cost optimization in cloud architecture.
I implement tagging strategies, use reserved instances, and leverage auto-scaling. I also conduct regular cost reviews using tools like AWS Cost Explorer and Azure Cost Management, and recommend right-sizing resources based on usage patterns.
Can you discuss a time when you had to adapt a design due to unforeseen challenges?
During a project, we discovered that a third-party API had latency issues. I redesigned the architecture to include a caching layer using Redis and implemented retry logic with exponential backoff, ensuring the system met performance SLAs.
How do you stay current with emerging cloud technologies and industry trends?
I follow blogs like AWS Architecture Blog and Azure Update, attend conferences like re:Invent, and participate in cloud community forums. I also regularly experiment with new services in personal projects to evaluate their potential.

Everforth ECS is seeking a Solution Architect to work in our Arlington, VA office / remote.

Everforth ECS is looking for a Solution Architect who is passionate about automation, enterprise transformation, and continuously driving innovation. Strong candidates will have a desire to modernize existing architecture and establish innovative new architectures, while driving strategic initiatives that take advantage of modern approaches to technology, business delivery, and data.

The Solution Architect is responsible for working with customers to gather requirements and design sustainable cloud architectures in AWS and Azure, while also factoring in the additional tools and software needed to meet the customer’s needs. They will play a strategic role in painting a vision while merging technical, business, and customer needs into achievable objectives and driving the completion of those objectives. As an expert in delivering technical projects, the Solution Architect will identify challenges and improvements, then lead the solution development of those improvements.

Responsibilities:

  • Independently applies a wide set of engineering disciplines for planning, design, analysis, coding, testing, roll-out and support of information systems architectures.
  • Continuously optimizing Cloud platform services across all integration points.
  • Interact closely with key project stakeholders to gather requirements, design, plan and implement operationally sustainable solutions.
  • Work closely with the technical team to deliver proposed designs.
  • Provide thought and design leadership.
  • Serve as a technical SME for cloud services, providers, and platforms.
  • Lead solution architecting sessions, evaluating tradeoffs between design, risk, and cost.
  • Create technical solution proposals and cost estimates including labor, infrastructure, and licensing.
  • Problem solve challenges as they arise.
  • Adapt designs to new requirements or discoveries.
  • Leverage data driven approach to continuous solution, organization, and workforce improvement.
  • Optimizes performance across multiple teams by suggesting delivery process transformation towards evolving best practices based on each team and project context.

Salary Range: $140,000 – $175,000

General Description of Benefits

Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree
  • U.S. Citizenship is a requirement
  • Minimum of 7 years of related experience including a broad background in various technology solutions, including:
    • Cloud Services
    • Infrastructure Automation
    • DevSecOps
    • Open Source Ecosystems
    • Application Programming
    • Service Oriented Architecture
    • Enterprise Architecture
    • Microsoft
    • ServiceNow
  • Demonstrates a deep working knowledge of all aspects of Cloud Development Platforms.
  • Including: IT operations, Virtualization, Containerization, Networking, Storage, Disaster Recovery, Security Policy and Controls implementation, System Management, and Data Migration.
  • Demonstrates expertise in enterprise solution design and approaches to enterprise cloud solutions, and promotion of architecture principles along with conducting research in specific technology areas and being up-to-date with the latest of industry trends on application architectures.
  • Demonstrates very good written and oral presentation skills and outstanding client-interaction skills.
  • Thinks creatively and demonstrates the ability to work independently, or with a group, on complex tasks with little direction, supervision, and management oversight.

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