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Company

Konark Software provides technology consulting services to government and commercial entities.  We strive to provide innovative solutions that help our customers address their business requirements.  We strive to provide a high degree of customer satisfaction in delivering information technology solutions.  Eligible full-time employees receive several benefits including Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance, Retirement Plan, Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays, Life Insurance, Short Term and Long-Term Disability etc.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced and motivated IT Solutions Architect for a potential opportunity at Arnold AFB.  The Solutions Architect will bridge the gap between complex business needs and enterprise-grade technology solutions. In this role, you will design scalable, secure, and future-proof application and integration architectures. You won't need to spend everyday day writing code; instead, you will serve as a strategic technical leader, guiding engineering teams, mitigating risks, and driving our cloud modernization and Zero Trust initiatives.
If you are an experienced technical leader with a strong foundation in infrastructure and a passion for high-level system design, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Solution Architecture & Design

  • Design End-to-End Solutions: Translate complex business requirements into high-level technical architectures, models, and robust integration patterns.
  • Drive Modernization: Support legacy system reduction, cloud adoption, and continuous platform optimization.
  • Risk Mitigation: Identify architectural risks, gaps,  and trade-offs early, proposing proactive mitigation strategies.

• Technical Leadership & Alignment

  • • Guide Engineering Teams: Provide architectural direction to development teams and external partners, reviewing proposed designs and implementation approaches.
    • Strategic Advising: Advise on enterprise IT strategy and guide technical teams on implementing enterprise-wide services and capabilities.
    • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with IT leadership, application development, security, infrastructure, and business units to ensure total alignment.

• Process Optimization

  • Enhance Efficiency: Evaluate enterprise systems and deployment workflows to improve quality, delivery speed, and operational efficiency.
  • Data-Driven Decisions: Participate in data-gathering sessions and lead product selection initiatives (including automation, orchestration, and Secure DevOps).

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience & Education

  • Professional Experience: 5+ years in technology leadership, IT consulting, or enterprise solution delivery.
  • Note: A strong background in infrastructure engineering transitioning into architecture is highly preferred.

  Technical Expertise

  • Architectural Literacy: Ability to deeply engage with senior technical architects and engineering teams at a conceptual level without without getting bogged down in the source code.
  • Technical Breadth: Ability to seamlessly navigate and connect modern application ecosystems, complex ERP systems, data platforms, and cloud environments across both Windows and Linux.
  • Cloud & Infrastructure: A solid understanding of major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and solutions deployment in cloud environment.
  • Zero Trust Architecture: Proven experience architecting Zero Trust solutions, roadmaps, and capabilities aligned with industry standards (e.g., NIST 800 or DoD Zero Trust Strategy).
  • Security & Access Control: Experience with identity and access management (IAM), conditional-based access, and attribute-based access control (ABAC).

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field, or an equivalent blend of education and professional experience

Other:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Clearance at the level required for the government projects which requires U.S. Citizenship

Konark Software is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information  or other legally protected status.