Solutions Architect

Job Summary:

We are seeking a fully remote Solutions Architect to design, build, and govern robust data, observability, and reporting architectures, bridging IT operations and enterprise strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architecture & Design: Translate IT operations requirements into actionable metrics and system integration patterns.
• Dashboarding & Migration: Build enterprise Grafana dashboards and lead evaluations or migrations to platforms like Dynatrace, Datadog, Power BI, or Tableau.
• Data Pipelines: Design and maintain secure ETL/ELT pipelines, semantic models, and dimensional schemas.
• Governance & Security: Implement data governance controls, row/column-level security, least-privilege access, and lineage tracking.
• Infrastructure & Scripting: Manage Linux data collection scripts (cron, systemd) and remote server access via SSH/RDP.
• Integrations & Troubleshooting: Integrate REST APIs and resolve complex connectivity and authentication issues (proxies, TLS, OAuth, Kerberos).

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

• Hands-on Grafana administration plus production experience with at least one alternative platform (Power BI, Tableau, Dynatrace, Datadog).
• Advanced SQL proficiency across enterprise databases (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL) with query tuning experience.
• Working knowledge of BI data governance, semantic models, and secure credential management.
• Proficiency with API troubleshooting (curl, Postman) and remote server administration.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Production experience across multiple BI/observability platforms.
• RHEL administration in hardened environments (STIG, SELinux).
• Scripting expertise in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Background in regulated/restricted environments (NIST 800-53 / FISMA) and enterprise data sources (SAP, VMware, ServiceNow, Splunk).

Education & Experience:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline with 15+ years of relevant experience (equivalent education and professional experience substitutions accepted in lieu of a degree).

Clearance:

• DOE-Q and/or Top Secret Clearance is preferred. The ability to obtain one is required

Travel/Work Model:

• This role is fully remote with OCCASIONAL travel to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The travel will be reimbursed when required.