Financial Management Technology Solution Architect

Guidehouse • Arlington, VA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Guidehouse is seeking a Financial Management Technology Solution Architect to support Department of Defense (DoD) financial transformation, audit readiness, and modernization initiatives. The role serves as a technology leader responsible for architecting enterprise financial management solutions, leading delivery teams, and advising government executives on modernization strategies across finance, data, analytics, automation, and cloud platforms.

The position requires a minimum of two days per week onsite at client facilities, with additional onsite support as needed based on client and project requirements. Travel is up to 10%, and an active and maintained Secret clearance is required.

Requirements

• Active and maintained Secret federal or DoD security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree.
• At least 8 years of professional experience supporting DoD or federal technology modernization, enterprise data architecture, financial management transformation, digital transformation, analytics, or business systems modernization initiatives.
• At least 3 years of experience leading project teams, technical workstreams, solution implementations, architecture efforts, or cross-functional modernization initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, or overseeing enterprise technology solutions for financial management, audit readiness, enterprise analytics, data modernization, or digital transformation programs.
• Experience developing solution architectures, technical roadmaps, integration strategies, and modernization approaches for complex organizations.
• Hands-on experience with one or more of the following: Palantir Foundry, Databricks, AWS Cloud Services, Microsoft Azure, Power BI, Power Platform, UiPath, SQL and data warehousing technologies, or ERP platforms.
• Strong understanding of DoD or federal financial management processes, internal controls, audit readiness requirements, data governance, and enterprise reporting.
• Experience working in Agile, DevSecOps, or modern software delivery environments.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts, architecture decisions, and modernization strategies to executive, functional, and technical stakeholders.
• Experience facilitating workshops, requirements sessions, architecture reviews, and executive-level briefings.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Public Administration, or a related field.
• Experience as a lead architect, technical lead, or modernization advisor for DoD financial management organizations.
• Experience supporting Army modernization initiatives and enterprise data environments, including War Data Platform (WDP), GFEBS, GFEBS-SA, LMP, Advana, or related ecosystems.
• Experience designing and deploying solutions in Palantir Foundry, Databricks, AWS, Azure, or other large-scale cloud and analytics environments.
• Experience implementing intelligent automation using UiPath or comparable robotic process automation technologies.
• Experience with data governance, master data management, data quality, and enterprise data management frameworks.
• Experience supporting CFO organizations, Comptroller functions, audit readiness initiatives, or financial statement audit remediation.
• Experience leading technical proposals, solution development efforts, and client growth initiatives.
• Experience briefing SES, GO/FO, CFO, Comptroller, or other executive-level stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a lead solution architect for DoD financial management transformation, audit readiness, business process modernization, and enterprise data initiatives.
• Design and implement end-to-end technology architectures integrating financial, logistics, acquisition, workforce, and operational data across defense environments, in alignment with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and governance standards.
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise financial management, analytics, and decision-support solutions using technologies such as Palantir Foundry, Databricks, AWS, Azure, Power BI, Power Platform, UiPath, and ERP platforms.
• Architect scalable data platforms, modern data architectures, and analytics ecosystems that improve financial transparency, operational effectiveness, auditability, and executive decision-making.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight for project teams, mentor consultants and senior consultants, and coordinate workstreams to deliver client objectives.
• Partner with government stakeholders, functional leaders, product owners, and technical teams to define technology roadmaps, modernization strategies, and implementation plans.
• Translate financial management, audit readiness, and operational requirements into technical solutions, data models, integration architectures, and system designs.
• Lead requirements analysis, architecture reviews, technical design sessions, solution governance, and implementation planning throughout the system development lifecycle.
• Design and oversee integrations connecting ERP, financial, logistics, acquisition, and operational systems to establish trusted enterprise data environments.
• Support modernization initiatives in Army and broader DoD enterprise data environments, including the War Data Platform and emerging analytics and decision-support ecosystems.
• Ensure delivery adheres to federal financial management regulations, DoD policies, cybersecurity requirements, data governance standards, and audit readiness objectives.
• Lead Agile delivery teams, oversee technical execution, manage risks and dependencies, and drive implementation of complex transformation initiatives.
• Support business development through technical solutioning, proposal development, capability presentations, and client relationship management.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
• Personal and family sick time and company-paid holidays
• Potential eligibility for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental leave and adoption assistance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Basic life and supplemental life insurance
• Health savings account
• Dental/vision and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Student loan paydown
• Tuition reimbursement
• Personal development and learning opportunities
• Skills development and certifications
• Employee referral program
• Corporate-sponsored events and community outreach
• Emergency backup childcare program
• Mobility stipend

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior