Junior Solutions Architect at Peraton
Reston, VA
$86,000–$138,000from the description
Jul 5, 2026
Reston, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An early-career role embedded within a federal civilian technology office, where the architect supports senior colleagues on government IT pursuits — researching technologies, producing technical artifacts such as system diagrams and vendor comparisons, and drafting sections of proposal volumes. The position suits a recent graduate or early-career engineer with hands-on exposure to at least one domain such as cloud, cybersecurity, or DevSecOps, who wants to grow toward senior solution architecture work in the federal market.
Junior level · 2+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
We read this from the posting text with AI. Skim the description below before ruling yourself out.
How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 770 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer systems analysts). range 580–1,000
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
What the occupation pays Median $129,834 (middle half $101,882–$164,857). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The role title says 'Junior' and the requirements (2+ years, early-career framing, foundational experience) squarely support a Junior classification — an unusual case where advertised and actual seniority agree.
SOC classification is a judgement call: the day-to-day work is pre-sales solution architecture and technical proposal writing for federal pursuits, which sits closest to Computer Systems Analysts (15-1211). It is not primarily software development or a single technical discipline, so 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is noted as a plausible alternative.
The cloud platform requirement (AWS/Azure/GCP) is listed in the Basic Qualifications as 'at least one architecture domain: cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)…' — a genuine hard gate on cloud familiarity, with the three named platforms treated as interchangeable alternatives.
Clearance: the JD requires U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance, but does not require an active clearance at hire. Public Trust is not a national-security clearance level covered by the schema, so the clearance requirement is set to None.
The salary range ($86,000–$138,000/year) is notably wide for a junior role; Peraton notes it reflects variation in experience, geography, and contract considerations.
Read the full posting
The employer publishes the full description on their own site — read it there ↗. Or sign in to read it here — it's free, and it also lets you track this application.