Solution Architect Lead

GovCIO • Boyers, PA

173d • $150,000 - $180,000

About The Position

GovCIO is currently hiring for a Solution Architect Lead to perform maintenance, remediations, and updates to mission critical applications used to support the DCSA background investigation processes. Provide architecture, development and cyber security support for the High Value Assets (HVAs) that make up the background investigation system. This position will be located in the DMV area and will be a hybrid position with a need for occasional on-site support.

Requirements

• Bachelor's with 15+ years (or commensurate experience) on large scale application design and development.
• 5+ years' experience working with customers on defining requirements.
• Expert proficiency working with customers to define requirements.
• Strong ability to design solutions across multiple systems or sub-systems.
• Demonstrated experience interacting with software application program development and management personnel.
• Demonstrated experience interacting with infrastructure support and management personnel in both cloud and on-premises environments.
• Proficient in O365 components to include Word, Excel, etc.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• US Citizenship and ability to hold a TS Security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Active Security Clearance of Top-Secret level or higher.
• Familiarity with Confluence and Jira.
• Working knowledge of ServiceNow.
• Experience with meeting hosting via MS Teams.

Responsibilities

• Designs and develops system architectures, and defines key capabilities and performance requirements.
• Defines total systems design and technology maturity constraints in accordance with mission requirements.
• Develops systems and system element architecture and design and interface definitions.
• Defines system implementation approach and operational concept.
• Develops models and architectural guidelines for current and future system development.
• Ensures requirements are met and evaluates performance with customer.
• Interfaces with the user(s) and all other stakeholders in order to determine their needs.
• Generates the highest level of system requirements, based on the user's needs and other constraints such as cost and schedule.
• Performs cost-benefit analyses to determine whether requirements are best met by manual, software, or hardware functions.
• Designs and develops solutions to applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns.
• Develops partitioning algorithms to allocate all present and foreseeable requirements into discrete partitions.
• Supports the Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA), Background Information Systems (BIS), Case Processing and other background investigation systems.
• Supports requirements elicitation, analysis, development, testing, and application level operational support for mission critical applications.
• Serves as a team lead of the architecture team working both operational and maintenance (O&M) and enhancement initiatives.
• Requires interaction and coordination touchpoints related to infrastructure, networking, security, and other support entities.
• Uses ServiceNow as the primary workflow management tool.
• Manages a team of enterprise and technical architects.
• Conducts comprehensive assessments of existing background investigation support systems and processes.
• Interacts with all levels of customers and stakeholders to understand user requirements and program needs.
• Designs and proposes scalable and efficient solution architectures.
• Ensures compliance with federal regulations and standards.
• Collaborates with development teams to ensure the successful implementation of proposed solutions.
• Conducts regular reviews and assessments to measure the effectiveness of implemented solutions.
• Provides expertise in federal contract and grants management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Uses Atlassian tools including JIRA for requirements tracking.
• Designs solutions that efficiently and effectively meet customer's requirements.
• Anticipates customers and project needs and proactively identifies potential solutions.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Corporate Discounts
• Learning & Development platform, to include certification preparation content
• Training, Education and Certification Assistance
• Referral Bonus Program
• Internal Mobility Program
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible Work Environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree