Senior Solutions Architect
Watermark Risk Management International · Arlington, VA
$100,000–$300,000from the description
Jul 11, 2026
Arlington, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level architecture role supporting data platform enablement within a Department of Defense environment. The work centers on designing and stewarding a Mission Assurance data architecture, configuring enterprise data platforms (notably Palantir Foundry) to support analytics, monitoring, and automation, and coordinating with DAF data offices and governance bodies. The position requires a Top Secret clearance from day one and is fully on-site in a government SCIF.
Senior level · 10+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Master's required · Top Secret clearance · Full-time
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The role requires an active Top Secret clearance on Day 1; the ability to obtain TS/SCI (with Caveats) is also required but is framed as an ongoing obligation rather than a Day 1 gate — the clearance requirement field reflects the Day 1 hard gate (TS).
Enterprise architecture experience (TOGAF, DoDAF, or equivalent) is listed under 'preferred' in the experience requirements, so it is treated as preferred rather than required. TOGAF is the primary skill with DoDAF as an alternative.
Palantir Foundry experience is explicitly marked 'preferred' in the posting, as is prior DoD data governance/architecture experience — both are treated as preferred.
The compensation range of $100,000–$300,000/year is unusually wide; the posting notes it is influenced by Contract Wage Determination and Federal Government Contract Labor categories, which likely accounts for the breadth.
The position is contingent on contract award, which may affect actual hiring timing.
The role is 100% on-site within a Government SCIF in the National Capital Region; remote work is not possible.
Requires a Top Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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