Consulting Infrastructure SDx Architect

Northrop Grumman

. Architect and lead modernization of software-defined infrastructure, including compute, storage, virtualization, and automation platforms.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeFalls Church • Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $192,800 - $318,100 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect and lead modernization of software-defined infrastructure, including compute, storage, virtualization, and automation platforms.
Advance automation, infrastructure as code, AI-driven operations, and predictive/self-healing capabilities leading the long-range strategic plan execution in these areas.
Improve developer and application administrator experience through platform simplification, automation, and self-service models.
Ensure application teams effectively use infrastructure capabilities and follow enterprise infrastructure policies.
Evaluate emerging technologies and drive adoption where they provide measurable value in performance, resiliency, and operational efficiency.
Collaborate with cybersecurity, network, cloud, and application engineering teams to deliver integrated platform services.
Support modernization planning, lifecycle management, and technical-debt reduction efforts.
Drive thought leadership as the senior technical advisor to executive management (directors/VP) for evolution to software-defined infrastructure.

Requirements

What you’ll need

16+ years relevant experience with Bachelors in Science; 14+ Years with Masters; 12+ Years with PhD.
10+ years in enterprise infrastructure, platform engineering, or application architecture.
Demonstrated success leading modernization or transformation initiatives at scale.
Expertise in automation frameworks, application architecture, hybrid cloud, and software-defined infrastructure.
Experience with AI-enabled operations, infrastructure automation, or AIOps.
Actively or ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
9/80 work schedule
401k matching program

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Hard Skills & Tools

software-defined infrastructureautomation frameworksapplication architecturehybrid cloudinfrastructure automationAIOpspredictive capabilitiesself-healing capabilitiesinfrastructure as codetechnical-debt reduction

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationstrategic planningthought leadershipcommunication

Certifications

Top Secret security clearance