Solution Architect (Onsite Hybrid - Washington, DC)

Marathon TS • Washignton, DC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Marathon TS is seeking a Solution Architect to support the Client ICE IT PMO. The role serves as a technical subject matter expert for OCIO, supporting enterprise architecture design, governance, quality, and protections for systems, data, and networks. The Architect works collaboratively with business and functional leadership, stakeholders, and technical teams to align solutions with the department’s strategic requirements.

The position designs, reviews, and oversees implementation of complex solutions focused on consolidation, modernization, migration, and management of operational systems, data, and networks across cloud platforms and on-premises environments. The Architect must follow departmental regulations, policies, standards, and practices to promote consistency, quality, protection, and transparency. The role also provides technical oversight throughout implementation and support, contributes to lifecycle documentation and security assessments, and communicates architecture decisions, risks, trade-offs, and benefits to stakeholders.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience in an IT development environment.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Information Management, or equivalent.
• At least 3 years of experience writing SELC/SDLC documentation.
• At least 5 years of experience in a major services organization, with large-scale or project management and oversight experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in a Solutions Architect role, with transformation leadership experience.
• Knowledge of leading data quality and data protection practices.
• Knowledge of enterprise information assets and approaches related to cybersecurity.
• Knowledge of data related to government regulatory requirements and emerging trends and issues.
• Knowledge of change management concepts and strategies, including communication, culture change, and performance measurement system design.
• Knowledge of risk management frameworks and experience with risk management.
• Knowledge of data migration, data mapping, and data modeling.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure such as AWS and Azure.
• Familiarity with microservices and composable business systems.
• Familiarity with Advanced Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, and Robotic Process Automation.
• Ability to recognize internal and external stakeholders and technical dependencies.
• Ability to act as a subject matter expert and be a self-starter.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to articulate a vision for transformation efforts and a sense of mission.
• Results orientation, willingness to commit to a direction, and ability to drive operations to completion.
• Ability to manage senior relationships across business and functional areas.
• Collaborative team-player orientation, with strong cultural awareness.
• Project oversight and decision-making experience.
• Highly developed priority-setting skills and ability to align project priorities with departmental strategy.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud data offerings and usage.
• Experience working with Client policies and systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in REST APIs, authentication, field mapping, scripting, synchronization, error handling, monitoring, and reconciliation.
• Use Microsoft Power Platform when needed.
• Ensure reliable connections between identity, onboarding, asset management, and reporting systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand and document business needs, technical requirements, and constraints.
• Coordinate with technical teams to translate business requirements into solutions using on-premises, AWS, Azure, or hybrid cloud services.
• Develop pilots and proofs of concept to demonstrate capabilities, value, or feasibility.
• Develop architecture diagrams, models, and documentation using government-approved technologies, frameworks, and platforms, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, reliable, and cost-effective.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance during implementation and support, resolving technical challenges and making critical decisions.
• Collaborate on the creation and management of Client ICE System Engineering Lifecycle (SELC) and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) documentation.
• Present solutions, roadmaps, and capabilities to business leadership and stakeholders.
• Document and communicate risks, trade-offs, and benefits.
• Ensure new solutions integrate with existing systems and provide interfaces for interoperability.
• Incorporate security best practices and compliance requirements into solutions.
• Support Client ICE security assessments, certifications, audits, and authorizations.
• Produce and present clear documentation for architecture, processes, and decisions.
• Monitor emerging technologies and recommend improvements.
• Build knowledge bases in Confluence, Teams, SharePoint, and similar tools, including clear documentation and step-by-step guides for onboarding, awareness, and collaboration.
• Facilitate level-of-effort estimates, staffing requirements, and proposed-work scope, and support acquisition package creation.
• Establish KPIs to monitor cost efficiency, resource usage, and utilization; track business trends and correlate business use cases with cloud-services utilization.

What This Job Offers

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