Systems Architect (Hybrid)

Location: Washington DC (US)

Description

BDR Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.About us:

BDR Solutions, LLC, (BDR) supports the U.S. Federal Government in successfully achieving its mission and goals. Our service and solution delivery starts with understanding each client’s end-state, and then seamlessly integrating within each Agency’s organization to improve and enhance business and technical operations and deployments.

(Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply)

Role Overview:

The Systems Architect leads the design, operation, and modernization of a hybrid enterprise IT environment, with responsibility for both the current on-premises data center and its ongoing migration to a cloud architecture. The on-premises environment includes Cisco network switching, enterprise data storage, and virtualized servers. This role will drive the phased migration of these workloads to the cloud while maintaining a stable, secure, and well-documented hybrid environment for the foreseeable future. 

The Systems Architect designs target-state architectures, plans and executes migration workstreams, and ensures on-prem and cloud components operate cohesively throughout the transition — balancing modernization with the reliability of existing infrastructure. 

Responsibilities:

• Design, document, and maintain hybrid architectures spanning on-premises infrastructure (Cisco switching, storage, virtualized servers) and cloud environments. 
• Analyze user and business requirements and translate them into scalable technical designs for both current operations and future-state cloud architecture. 
• Lead migration planning and execution, including workload assessment, sequencing, cloud landing zone design, and data center rationalization. 
• Administer and optimize on-premises network and storage infrastructure, ensuring performance, availability, and security during the migration period. 
• Architect cloud networking and connectivity (VPCs, routing, VPN, transit gateways) to support hybrid operations. 
• Develop governance, security standards, and operational processes spanning both environments, including monitoring, patching, and configuration management. 
• Support integration between infrastructure monitoring tools and to drive automated ticket/task generation for operational issues. 
• Evaluate and recommend improvements for cost optimization, performance, and operational efficiency across on-prem and cloud. 
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, migration plans, and system designs. 
• Collaborate with stakeholders, engineers, and leadership to resolve technical issues and maintain architectural integrity throughout the migration. 

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in systems architecture, infrastructure engineering, virtualization, or cloud computing. 
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or related discipline. 
• Experience with Cisco switching and enterprise network administration. 
• Familiarity with enterprise virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware) and storage systems. 
• Hands-on experience architecting and deploying solutions on AWS/Azure/GCP, including migrating on-prem workloads to the cloud. 
• Experience with infrastructure as code and automation (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible). 
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, VPCs, routing, load balancers, and hybrid connectivity. 
• Experience with system maintenance, patching, monitoring, and advanced troubleshooting across hybrid environments. 
• Familiarity with or similar ITSM platforms is a plus, particularly around monitoring integration and automated ticketing (not a core requirement). 
• Possess demonstrable experience in at least 3 of the following areas: 
• Cloud architecture, migration, and governance 
• Cisco networking and network security 
• Enterprise storage administration and storage migration to cloud 
• Infrastructure as Code and automation 
• Vulnerability management and security operations 
• IT service management / monitoring integration (e.g., ) 
• Server virtualization (e.g., VMware) 

Certifications 

• An active professional certification in one of the following is required: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or CCNP Enterprise. certification is not required but is a plus. 

In addition, U.S Citizenship is required. Select applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be able to obtain a government-granted security clearance. Individuals may also be subject to a background investigation including, but not limited to criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre‑employment drug test. This position is also subject to the company’s random drug testing policy.



BDR Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

The compensation range for this position is $130,000 - $145,000. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to location, skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

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