Resident Architect (RA)/Solutions Architect
Job Description
K&K Global Talent Solutions Inc. is an international recruiting agency that has been providing technical resources in the Canada and the USA region since 1993.
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This position is with one of our clients in USA, who is actively hiring candidates to expand their teams.
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\n Job Title: Resident Architect (RA) / Solutions Architec
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tLocation: Mountain View, CA/Remot
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ryThe Resident Architect (RA) delivers architectural excellence, provides hands-on technical leadership, and designs robust enterprise infrastructures that help our public sector customers modernize legacy systems, accelerate cloud adoption, and scale critical capabilitie
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\n Key Responsibilit
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- iesProvide embedded architectural excellence and hands-on leadership within the client's technical team, from initial concept through completi
- on.Collaborate with client engineers to evaluate technical tradeoffs and recommend integration strategies, enterprise architectures, and application infrastructu
- re.Engage cross-functional internal partners and cloud platform engineering resources to proactively manage project risks, issues, and schedul
- es.Manage key and executive stakeholder relationships as a trusted technical advisor; translate technical analyses into actionable recommendations and strategic roadma
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\n Required Qualificat
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- ions5+ years of experience advising enterprise or government customers in cloud solutions architecture, technical project management, stakeholder management, professional services, or technical consult
- ing.3+ years of hands-on experience with object-oriented programming languages (e.g., C++ or Python), acting as a "keyboard engineer" on technical deliv
- ery.Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance — candidates do not need to hold an active clearance at time of application; sponsorship is provided post-of
- fer.Ability to travel up to 30% as nee
- ded.Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experie
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\n Preferred Qualificat
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- ions:Technical familiarity with major cloud platform services (compute, storage, managed databases, networking, and managed Kubernetes) and experience supporting at-scale deployments, migrations, or cloud transformat
- ions.Active TS/SCI clearance strongly preferred — significantly reduces time-to-start via reciprocity versus a new investiga
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\n Preferred Character
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- isticsEqually comfortable explaining complex analyses to C-suite executives as discussing architectural tradeoffs with client engi
- neers.Proven "trusted advisor" mindset; able to navigate the compliance, security, and networking requirements of complex U.S. Government organiza
- tions.Collaborative, hands-on focus with a strong commitment to team success and embedded technical del
- ivery.Deep understanding of cloud computing concepts (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and a proactive approach to emerging cloud, edge computing, and AI technol
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\n Security Cl
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- earanceRequired (ability to obtain TS/SCI). New clearance investigations for TS/SCI typically take 8-15 months; candidates with an active, transferable clearance can often start within weeks via recip
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\n Work L
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- ocation:This role requires regular physical access to a secure facility (SCIF) for classified work. Fully remote arrangements are generally not viable — please confirm candidate proximity to an approved government or contractor facility (DC metro preferred) before sub
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mitting.