JIRA & Confluence Architect, Sr.

M9 Solutions • Washington, DC

21h • $60,000 - $180,000 • Onsite

About The Position

M9 Solutions is seeking a JIRA & Confluence Architect, Sr. to work on-site in Washington, DC, supporting a government contract. The position requires an active Top Secret clearance and focuses on security architecture and network modernization efforts, particularly for National Security Systems (NSS). The architect interprets federal policies and requirements, works with stakeholders to define and meet technical specifications, and designs and improves solutions in compliance with U.S. government security protocols.

The role includes complex security architecture work across design, evaluation, planning, testing, and operations in support of system development, engineering, analysis, and research. The successful candidate will coordinate technical personnel and management, help fulfill operational mission requirements with minimal disruption, and develop secure, optimized, and cost-effective solutions. This is a full-time employee position. The stated salary range is $60,000–$180,000 USD; compensation is not guaranteed and may depend on several factors.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret security clearance.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience.
• Jira architecting experience.
• Ability to translate requirements between non-technical and technical audiences and communicate them verbally and non-verbally.
• Ability to interpret, understand, identify, or provide solutions to problems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with network architecture, segmentation, and data encryption.

Responsibilities

• Read, understand, and interpret federal government policies, laws, directives, executive orders, CNSS instructions, and other requirements, and translate them into actionable items.
• Work on network modernization efforts, with a focus on National Security Systems (NSS).
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure technical specifications are met or exceeded within required timeframes.
• Leverage organizational resources to fulfill operational mission requirements in a timely manner with little to no disruption.
• Establish relationships with stakeholders in federal and intelligence community mission areas to deliver requirements effectively and efficiently.
• Interpret and overcome obstacles, develop innovative solutions, and draw on knowledge from across the organization.
• Engage technical personnel and management to design and implement solutions that comply with U.S. government security protocols and requirements.
• Ensure federal government security requirements, policies, guides, and standards are met or exceeded during system design, redesign, and implementation.
• Design solutions based on requirements gathered through discussions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Work with stakeholders to optimize current solutions for improved security, performance, and cost-effectiveness.
• Perform complex and advanced security architecture work in design, evaluation, planning, testing, and operation in support of system development, engineering, analysis, and research.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package; benefits are referenced via the M9 Solutions benefits webpage, but individual benefits are not specified in the posting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed