IT Solutions Architect SME

Maximus

1d • $190,000 - $210,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Maximus is hiring a subject matter expert-level IT Solutions Architect to support a National Security client in Bethesda, Maryland. The role documents and shapes the client’s IT needs and ensures solutions align with the client’s vision. It influences strategic project and program goals by recommending and developing technical solutions, products, and standards, and leads and manages technical staff whose work significantly affects project results.

The position supports analysis and planning across transition activities, intelligence information requirements, architecture baselines, mission and system needs, and fiscal requirements. It develops innovative solutions through research and integration of best practices, and provides recommendations to support sponsor decision-making. The role also assists the government client with program goals, schedules, and executive reporting; communicates technical topics to senior audiences; and manages program, project, cost, schedule, risk, and performance analysis.

This is an onsite position in Bethesda, MD. Candidates must already possess a TS/SCI clearance with a CI polygraph.

Requirements

• Must currently possess a TS/SCI security clearance with CI polygraph.
• Typically requires a bachelor's degree and 12 or more years of relevant experience, or a master's degree and 10 or more years of relevant experience; a doctorate in a technical domain portfolio may also be held.
• Portfolio management experience monitoring and analyzing IT portfolios of programs and their associated capabilities and services.
• Strategic planning experience supporting the evolution of a sponsor’s strategic direction and priorities.
• Extensive experience collaborating across multiple entities.
• Ability to communicate with executive leadership about matters of significant importance to the organization or project.
• In-depth understanding of technical principles, theories, and concepts and their application across a range of programs.
• Strong writing and grammatical skills for drafting products.
• Knowledge of portfolio, program, and project management disciplines.
• Familiarity with planning, programming, budgeting, and execution disciplines.
• Knowledge of key performance indicators.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to provide audience-appropriate written and verbal communications and demonstrate strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Ability to work with senior personnel in a diverse, fast-paced, multitasking environment while managing competing priorities.
• Familiarity with counterintelligence tools.
• Recent experience in the Intelligence Community.

Responsibilities

• Analyze transition planning and intelligence information requirements, and develop architecture baselines.
• Research and assist with implementation of community policies and guidance.
• Support business process improvements and systems analysis for missions, systems, and fiscal requirements.
• Resolve highly complex problems through application of technical knowledge, conceptualization, reasoning, and interpretation.
• Develop innovative solutions through research and integration of best practices.
• Recommend strategies and roadmaps, identify risks, capability and performance gaps and dependencies, assess alignment with strategic priorities, and address funding and related program issues to aid sponsor decision-making.
• Assist the government client with programmatic goals and objectives, schedules, and reports to senior-level executives.
• Communicate technical topics in a non-technical manner to senior-level audiences.
• Monitor investment compliance.
• Develop business cases, concepts of operations, and memoranda of agreement.
• Monitor, forecast, evaluate, and assess programmatic trends and relationships.
• Develop and maintain project plans and schedules.
• Develop integration and transition plans.
• Conduct quality reviews of products and services.
• Produce deliverables in multiple formats, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Develop program assessment processes and methodologies.
• Track and report progress, and analyze cost, schedule, risk, and performance.

Benefits

• Flexible schedules
• Technical upskilling
• Generous paid time off
• Paid holidays
• 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Education and training support
• Paid parental leave
• Health insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Short- and long-term incentives and program-specific awards may be available

What This Job Offers

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