Solutions Architect with Security Clearance

Join Us in Making a Difference in the Lives of Those Defending Our Nation! Why SURVICE? Come join the SURVICE Engineering mission to protect, enhance, and enable those who defend the United States. Since 1981, we have supported the DoD community, as well as Homeland Security, advanced technologies, environmental, and commercial markets. Our employees have backgrounds in engineering, physics, mathematics, chemistry, computer science, acquisition, technical writing, training, and other technical and administrative fields. And many of our personnel have DoD and/or operational military experience. If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding career with a leading organization, come see what we can offer you!

Position Solutions Architect Location: Fort Walton Beach, FL
Security Clearance: Active Clearance Required - U.S. citizenship required
Salary: $100,000 - $150,000 Depending on Experience and Education
Travel: 10%
Benefits: SURVICE Engineering offers a total rewards package to include competitive salaries, comprehensive insurance options, paid time off, 401k, flexible spending, tuition reimbursement.

Position Summary SURVICE Engineering is currently seeking a Solutions Architect to support our Gulf Coast Operation. You will accelerate your career and become an integral team member within the defense community. Primary Duties and Responsibilities of Solutions Architect Develop and communicate end‑to‑end solution architectures spanning cloud services, enterprise applications, data pipelines, and software systems. Partner directly with customers, PMs, CORs, and engineering teams to translate mission requirements into actionable designs.

Serve as a technical lead, advising engineering teams on design decisions, best practices, DevSecOps, CI/CD, cybersecurity, and system integration. Ensure solution architectures meet reliability, security, scalability, and compliance goals. Create high‑quality architecture documentation, diagrams, whitepapers, and briefings. Support proposal development, technical strategy, and capture activities for new opportunities. Identify risks and recommend mitigation strategies throughout design and delivery phases. Assist with system accreditation (ATO) support as required.

Minimum Qualifications of Solutions Architect Bachelor's Degree in Technical Field of study and 5+ years of relevant experience. Candidates are not required to possess all qualifications; is you possess some of the desired qualifications, please apply. Desired Experience Proven experience as a Solutions Architect, Systems Architect, or comparable technical leadership role. Strong understanding of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or similar). Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and modern development practices.

Demonstrated ability to work with cross‑functional teams and communicate effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders. Familiarity with cybersecurity principles and secure system design. Strong problem-solving and systems‑thinking skills.

About Us SURVICE Engineering is a nationally recognized, single-source engineering service provider for Government and Industry organizations involved in all phases of the systems engineering process. Our employees are our most valuable asset, and they are proud to have supported the development, testing, analysis, and modeling and simulation (M&S) of many of the major U.S. air, land, and sea combat systems in the field today.

They have also contributed their expertise to other vital national defense programs and technologies that involve survivability, cybersecurity, information technology/management, software engineering, unmanned aerial systems (UASs), and metrology/reverse engineering. SURVICE Engineering is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.