Senior Solutions Engineer

Job Overview

Join our team as a Senior Solutions Engineer, where you'll play a critical role in transforming enterprise mission needs into secure and effective technology solutions. You will lead engineering activities that encompass architecture design, proof-of-concept execution, and pilot validation, all while aligning with the priorities of OIT. Your expertise will be invaluable in driving data-driven decisions through quantitative analyses and clear recommendations for SEC stakeholders. Additionally, you'll contribute to ongoing improvements in enterprise infrastructure modernization by documenting outcomes, risks, and implementation considerations.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Solution Engineering: Engage in daily solution engineering tasks to identify technologies that fulfill SEC enterprise requirements.
• Translate functional, operational, and business needs into technical requirements and design criteria.
• Design architectural and engineering approaches that align with SEC’s infrastructure, security, and operational goals.
• Work collaboratively with technical teams and stakeholders to ensure solutions are feasible and scalable.
• Proof of Concept, Pilots, and Demonstrations: Plan and execute proof-of-concept projects to verify candidate technologies.
• Conduct pilots and demonstrations to assess solution fit for SEC mission and operational requirements.
• Establish success metrics, test scenarios, and evaluation criteria for each proof-of-concept activity.
• Summarize findings, limitations, and readiness for implementation to aid leadership decision-making.
• Analysis of Alternatives and Recommendations: Assess trade-offs between competing solutions using quantitative evaluation methods.
• Develop analysis artifacts that benchmark cost, risk, performance, security, and operational impact.
• Draft recommendation documents clearly stating methods, alternatives assessed, and rationale for selected options.
• Identify follow-on engineering tasks and any additional analysis required pre-implementation.
• Documentation and Stakeholder Engagement: Create clear technical documentation covering architecture options, engineering outcomes, and recommendations.
• Present findings to SEC stakeholders to facilitate informed decision-making.
• Ensure traceability from requirements through evaluation to next-step actions.
• Foster continuous improvement using lessons learned to update documentation.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship is required; dual citizenship is not permitted for this role.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Information Technology, Computer Science, or Engineering; extensive relevant experience may substitute for degree.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust.
• 8+ years of experience in business solutions engineering within enterprise IT environments.
• Proven experience in architectural and engineering design, proof-of-concept execution, and technical documentation.
• Skills in mapping functional requirements to technical specifications and generating formal recommendation documents.
• Experience in enterprise solution architecture, proof-of-concept planning, and quantitative evaluation of alternatives.
• Strong technical writing and research documentation abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Support experience in federal IT programs and infrastructure modernization projects.
• Familiarity with zero-trust principles and compliance standards (e.g., FISMA/FedRAMP) in technology evaluations.
• Capability to create data-driven dashboards and performance reports for technology decision support.
• Experience with cloud and hybrid technologies such as Azure and Microsoft 365.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Relevant certifications such as TOGAF, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or ITIL 4 Foundation.

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