Technical Lead - Solutions Architect at A-TEK Inc.
$180,000–$215,000from the description
Jul 10, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hybrid Washington, DC role serving as the principal technical authority over an enterprise application portfolio for a federal contractor. Day-to-day work spans defining solution architecture and modernization roadmaps, guiding cloud-native development on Microsoft Azure, overseeing DevSecOps practices, and mentoring development teams. The position suits a seasoned architect with a decade of enterprise software experience and a background in federal IT environments.
Senior level · 10+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (6)
The title 'Technical Lead / Solution Architect' carries no explicit seniority level word, so the title states no level. The actual requirements (10+ years total, 5+ years in a leadership/architecture role, enterprise-scale scope) firmly support Senior.
The role is a hybrid IC/architect position — it has no direct people-management or budget ownership described, so 15-1252 (Software Developers) is preferred over 11-3021 (Computer and Information Systems Managers). 15-1299 is noted as a runner-up given the strong solution-architecture framing.
The 'Required Technical Skills' section is structured as a flat enumerated list of technologies without per-skill gating language. All items in that section are treated as hard gates consistent with the section's placement under required qualifications.
The 'Preferred Qualifications' and 'Preferred Experience' sections are clearly secondary; Microsoft Dynamics 365 and AWS appear only there and are marked preferred.
Clearance: the JD requires ability to obtain a Tier 2 (Moderate Risk) Background Investigation — this is a federal suitability/background check, not a formal US security clearance (Confidential/Secret/TS), so the clearance requirement is set to None.
The 5-year minimum for a technical leadership/architecture role is a role-level requirement captured in the overall years minimum (10 years overall); the 5-year sub-requirement is noted here for the hiring manager's awareness but is not separately representable as a skill.
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