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title: 'Infrastructure Architect (Modernization) at Strategic Growth Partners'
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# Infrastructure Architect (Modernization) at Strategic Growth Partners

- **Company:** Strategic Growth Partners
- **Location:** Washington, DC
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-11-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/strategic-growth-partners/b96a5954-0fb6-4409-98aa-529d6c75359e

## Job description

Strategic Growth Partners provides both operations and strategic support to commercial organizations. Our client is a leading global professional services firm dedicated to helping organizations tackle their most complex business issues, maximize stakeholder value, and deliver sustainable change. Their Corporate Performance Improvement practice is looking for an Infrastructure Architect to lead large-scale infrastructure and network modernization, hosting and cloud readiness assessment, and architecture transformation. This role requires someone who has redesigned enterprise infrastructure architecture at scale — not just optimized existing environments. The candidate should be well versed in the latest market trends in infrastructure technology transformation. Workplace Type: 80% travel. Hybrid. Employment Type: Full-Time Clearance: Active Top Secret Clearance required; SCI eligibility preferred where required by the engagement. Compensation: Hourly rate is DOE. Experience Should Include:

- Data center architecture, infrastructure consolidation, and legacy system modernization at enterprise scale, including consolidation of government or defense computing centers.
- Cloud readiness assessment, migration planning, and hybrid/multi-cloud architecture design (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle), including DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (SRG).
- Enterprise network and transport architecture, including MPLS, SD-WAN/SASE, satellite and cloud-provider transport, and retirement of legacy TDM circuits across NIPR, SIPR, and other classified networks.
- Virtualization strategy and optimization, including compute, storage, and hyperconverged infrastructure.
- Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), automation frameworks, and CI/CD pipeline architecture within accredited government environments.
- Legacy application assessment, refactoring strategies, and containerization/Kubernetes readiness.
- Storage modernization, database migration, and data architecture consolidation.
- Infrastructure security modernization and compliance mapping, including Zero Trust Architecture (DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture), Risk Management Framework (RMF), NIST SP 800-53 controls, DISA STIGs, and cross-domain considerations.
- Capacity planning, performance baseline analysis, and cost modeling across the infrastructure footprint.
- AI-driven infrastructure monitoring, predictive analytics, and optimization tooling. Baseline competency with AI-assisted tools is expected; candidates should articulate how AI accelerates infrastructure analysis and optimization.
- DoD and federal environments, including direct experience with DoD infrastructure standards and mission partner environments (military departments, combatant commands, and defense agencies). This experience is a strong advantage and preferred for this role.
- Vendor evaluation, negotiation, and optimization of infrastructure contracts and commercial agreements.
- Federal contracting, including working knowledge of FAR and DFARS requirements.

Responsibilities:

- Lead infrastructure assessment and baseline analysis, including topology mapping, capacity utilization, performance bottleneck identification, and cost analysis.
- Design modernized target infrastructure architectures (cloud-native, hybrid, or optimized on-premises) aligned with mission requirements, security accreditation constraints, and cloud migration roadmaps.
- Assess cloud readiness, identify gaps in skills, tooling, and governance, and develop a phased migration strategy with sequencing logic, including representative customer testing and exception handling before cutover.
- Develop infrastructure automation and IaC implementation roadmaps to reduce manual toil and improve deployment velocity.
- Evaluate dependencies between infrastructure modernization, application refactoring, enterprise service migrations, and broader digital transformation initiatives.
- Define and integrate infrastructure findings into our client's broader engagement scope and deliverables, partnering with A&M's Digital and Technology Services business and other practices.
- Support Digital and Technology Services practice development through internal training, content creation, and people development.

## Qualifications’

- 12+ years of professional experience in infrastructure architecture for complex, large enterprises, with consulting or advisory delivery experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading infrastructure modernization, cloud migration, or large-scale transformation programs.
- DoD or federal infrastructure environment experience is strongly preferred. Deep modernization experience in other regulated industries, such as financial services or healthcare, may substitute.
- Bachelor's degree required. Cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator), infrastructure and security certifications (CISSP, CCNP, ITIL Master), or equivalent certifications are strongly preferred. Certifications that satisfy DoD 8140 workforce requirements are a plus.
- Comfortable with travel up to 80%, including on-site work as required.
- Full-time, contract, and project-based engagements are available.
- Active Top Secret Clearance required; SCI eligibility preferred where required by the engagement.
- United States citizenship required.
- Must physically reside in the United States.
- Ability to meet DoD information system access and training requirements, including annual cyber awareness training and, where applicable, DoD 8140 workforce qualification requirements.

What Distinguishes a Great Candidate Has designed and led large-scale infrastructure and network modernization programs — not just operated existing systems. Understands the dependency between infrastructure readiness and application modernization success, and the security accreditation steps that gate both. Can work across infrastructure, security, operations, and partner teams. Brings AI-assisted infrastructure analysis into the delivery toolkit as standard practice. Comfortable designing for hybrid and multi-cloud environments without being prescriptive about platform choice, and defining required outcomes and open standards rather than mandating individual products. Collaborates effectively across our client's Digital and Technology Services and Corporate Performance Improvement teams, bringing technology advisory and delivery capability into client engagements.

## About Strategic Growth Partners

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Strategic Growth Partners (SGP) is a full-lifecycle growth partner for government contractors, helping small businesses enter the federal marketplace, scale efficiently, and achieve exit through an integrated shared-services model.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held)
- **Headquarters**: Silicon Valley, California, United States (with presence in India)
- **Founded**: 2025 (following the merger of GovContractPros, Strategic Growth Advisors, Softek Global Services, and Digital Twin Capital)
- **Founders**: Not applicable (formed via merger); key leaders include John Cook (CEO), Rajesh Shah (Chairman), Himanshu Shah (COO), Jerrod Mallinger (Chief Strategy Officer), and Pami Shah (CFO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Government contracting advisory, business development, back-office support, mergers & acquisitions, compliance, and Tribal 8(a) program consulting.
- **Target customers**: Small businesses, Tribal 8(a) organizations, and other government contractors (B2B, primarily SMBs and mid-market).
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “SGP exists to make a difference by giving back. This purpose is woven into everything we do — delivering financial & economic opportunities for our tribal clients and their communities, empowering our trusted partners, and caring for the dedicated individuals that are the heart of SGP.”

## Products & Services
- **Business Development**: End-to-end support for winning federal contracts, including market entry strategies, capture management, and proposal support.
- **Back Office Support**: Fractional CFO, accounting, HR, payroll, and administrative services tailored to government contractors.
- **Mergers & Acquisitions**: Advisory for buying, selling, or merging GovCon businesses, including valuation, due diligence, and integration.
- **GovCon Xcelerator & Compliance**: Training, certification assistance (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB), and ongoing compliance management.
- **Tribal 8(a) Advantage**: Specialized ecosystem leveraging SBA Tribal 8(a) benefits to accelerate growth for tribes and their partner businesses.
- **Launch / Ignite / Transform / Fortify**: A suite of growth programs covering market entry, rapid scaling, long-term transformation, and operational strengthening.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue not publicly available; workforce of approximately 29 employees (LinkedIn, 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed; works extensively with tribal nations and federal primes
- **Growth Signals**: Rebranded and unified four entities under one name in January 2025; 12 active job postings as of mid-2025; expanding presence in India; LinkedIn follower count of 3,240

## Competitive Advantages
- Deep specialization in the Tribal 8(a) program, a unique regulatory advantage for rapid growth.
- Full-lifecycle support from inception to exit, reducing the need for multiple vendors.
- Team combines decades of firsthand experience in federal agencies and private sector executive leadership.
- Fractional expert model provides small businesses with high-caliber talent without full-time cost.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue to expand the Tribal 8(a) ecosystem and forge mutually beneficial partnerships.
- Strengthen compliance and back-office services to reduce barriers for small government contractors.
- Grow through M&A advisory and strategic partnerships, targeting both new entrants and established firms.
- Scale the shared-services model to serve a broader range of socioeconomic small businesses.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: Mission-driven, selfless leadership, integrity, and a commitment to uplifting tribal communities and partners. Emphasizes teamwork, creativity, and sustainable growth.
- **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Not explicitly stated; headquarters in Silicon Valley, CA, with roles likely requiring some in-office presence. Many positions (e.g., Senior Accountant, Operations Manager) may be hybrid or remote-friendly.
- **Notable perks or engineering culture**: Not a traditional tech company; roles span finance, HR, operations, business development, and consulting. Offers the chance to work directly with federal agencies and tribal nations, providing meaningful impact. The careers page lists 12 open positions including Senior Accountant, Operations Manager, Controller, HR Business Partner, and Project Engineer.

## Sources
1. [strategicgrowthpartners.com](https://strategicgrowthpartners.com/)
2. [strategicgrowthpartners.com/about-us](https://strategicgrowthpartners.com/about-us/)
3. [LinkedIn – Strategic Growth Partners](https://www.linkedin.com/company/stratgrowthpartners)
4. [LinkedIn – SGP Recruiting](https://www.linkedin.com/company/sgp-recruiting)
5. [Ashby Careers – Strategic Growth Partners](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/strategic-growth-partners)

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