Solutions Architect (Associate Principal)

Job Description

Job Description

Solutions Architect (Associate Principal)
The Colony, TX 75056

About Us
Oceus Networks’ mission is to enable our customers to securely communicate anywhere at any time. Our team of telecommunications experts works to solve the unique communications and data challenges in a wide range of commercial private networks, combat tactical, austere, and emergency response situations. We develop, integrate, and customize technology for delivering access to fast, reliable broadband connectivity in mission-critical operations. For more information, please visit us at

Security Clearance Requirement:  Current clearance or ability obtain a secret clearance
Location:  Local to The Colony, TX to support on-site work
Travel: Expected 5-10%
Job Type:  Full Time offering competitive salary and eligibility for company benefits

Position Overview  
Our Solutions Architects support end-to-end solutions, systems, and products for our customers. The team investigates and resolves product and solution problems in conjunction with other engineering and technical personnel. Candidates load software, configure, integrate, verify, and troubleshoot solutions in a lab environment or customer site using Oceus Network’s products, 3rd party products, and/or customized packages.


Position Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship
• Current secret security clearance (or ability to obtain a clearance)
• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science/Telecommunications or related field

Preferred Qualifications:
Current U.S. Government Security Clearance is preferred

Techno-Functional Competency Requirements:

• Ability to work independently, demonstrating initiative and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical information clearly
• Strong partnership interaction experience with the ability to manage complex relationships across teams
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and deliver with high quality
• Ability to solve problems and work with minimum supervision
• Ability to learn quickly and work in a team environment

Core Technical Knowledge Requirements:

• Knowledge of installation and configuration of servers, routers and switches

Preferred Technical Skills:
Working knowledge of wireless technologies such as LTE and GSM is a plus.

Associate Principal (10-12 years)

• Experience: 10-12 years of engineering experience in computer technology, telecommunications, or related systems integration roles.
• Skill Focus: Advanced proficiency in designing distributed systems, large‑scale enterprise architectures, and multi‑tier platforms, with proven ability to guide cross‑functional implementation teams. Significant hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), including identity and access design, networking architectures, workload optimization, and multi‑environment governance. Strong understanding of integration patterns, microservices architectures, container orchestration, message brokers, and CI/CD pipelines. High‑level analytical and troubleshooting skills, capable of resolving complex multi‑system issues involving infrastructure, data flows, application logic, and security controls. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate architectural decisions clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences and influence team direction. Demonstrated leadership experience working across engineering, product, and security teams, fostering collaboration and ensuring architectural consistency. Strong command of secure architecture principles, threat modeling, compliance frameworks, and defense‑in‑depth methodologies. Commitment to continual learning and staying current on modern architectural frameworks, emerging technologies, and industry best practices. 
• Responsibilities: Provide enterprise level architectural leadership by developing long term solution roadmaps, multi domain integration strategies, and scalable frameworks that support organizational growth and mission critical objectives. Lead the design and development of major solution architectures by creating detailed blueprints, integration strategies, and scalable system designs aligned with customer requirements and organizational goals. Act as the primary technical escalation point for challenging architectural issues, coordinating with engineering, product, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams to ensure cohesive solutions. Conduct technical discovery sessions with stakeholders, analyze business and operational constraints, and translate requirements into actionable architectural specifications and design artifacts. Evaluate emerging technologies, tools, and third-party platforms to recommend reliable, cost-effective components that enhance solution robustness and long-term maintainability. Enforce architectural governance practices, ensuring consistent adoption of design standards, integration patterns, and documentation requirements across engineering teams. Collaborate closely with executive leadership, product strategy teams, and cybersecurity stakeholders to ensure architectural alignment with organizational direction, compliance frameworks, and customer mission needs. Lead technical scoping, proof of concept development, and risk assessments for significant solution initiatives, ensuring feasibility and alignment with customer and product objectives. Guide engineering teams through architectural implementation, providing detailed directions on integration patterns, security considerations, and system interfaces. Collaborate closely with product strategy, engineering, and cybersecurity teams to ensure solutions meet functional requirements, compliance obligations, and mission specific needs. Drive modernization projects such as cloud native migrations, core platform updates, and multi system integration efforts to improve performance, reliability, and scalability. Present architectural decisions, tradeoffs, and technical impacts to internal leaders and customer teams, influencing alignment and promoting understanding across stakeholders. Mentor senior engineers and team members by providing architectural guidance, conducting design reviews, and supporting the development of advanced technical skills. 

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This position offers a full-time salary and eligibility to participate in the company's benefits program. Oceus offers competitive compensation and benefits to all employees. Salary ranges are advertised based on good faith estimates at the time of posting and indicating pay that Oceus anticipates for successful applicants. The estimated salary range displayed in this posting is dependent upon position requirements, individual qualifications, education, experience, location, and other job-related factors. Our recruiting team will review candidates' related experience and desired salary targets during the evaluation process. All qualified candidates will be considered.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At Oceus our people are as diverse as our projects. We understand and embrace the belief that our differences are what make us a team. We are guided by Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) principles and laws and provide qualified applicants opportunities for employment based on merit and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: 
Family and Medical Leave Act
EEOC - Know Your Rights
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)

Oceus complies with Form I-9 identity and legal work authorization requirements, and we utilize E-Verify for Employment Eligibility Verification in accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA).