Solution Architect (Senior) (Remote)

Solution Architect (Senior) (Hybrid) inLanham, MD.
As a solutions architect on our team, you'll translate your customer’s IT needs and future goals into a plan by crafting architecture products, design specifications, statements of work, requirements, and scripts. Through your leadership, we’ll help transform the way our client uses technology, including cloud migration, integrating advanced technology, and modernizing legacy systems. What do you do next in a career where you’ve reached this level? You mentor the next set of developers to help them grow into tomorrow’s solutions architects. Join us and build the future of technology and protect a critical federal financial agency's mission for the better.
MUST HAVE:

• Current and up to date on all taxes or tax agreements
• Bachelor’s degree
• 10+ years of experience with Solution Architecture, particularly in architecting, designing, and implementing both Enterprise and Cloud based (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS) application implementation.
• 10+ years of experience working with business partners to define and understand business needs that help drive system design.
• 5 + years of experience with leading system architecture and engineering involving the integration of COTS, GOTS, and FOSS software solutions, cloud, infrastructure, data architecture, and cybersecurity.
• Experience with designing cloud-ready, independent applications and systems using open-source products.
• Knowledge of Architectural Modeling, Data Modeling, Software Infrastructure, IT standards, Platform Architecture, Technical risk management, IT Strategic Planning, Software Architecture, or IT Policies
• Knowledge of Cloud technologies, including AWS or Azure
• Knowledge of Data Management Analytics Platforms/technologies (e.g., AWS Redshift, Palantir)
• Ability to develop functional and technical architecture diagrams, presentations, analysis of alternatives and documentation.
• Ability to analyze portfolio and domain business needs, research possible solutions, and define solution implementation approach.
• Ability to integrate technical and functional considerations into comprehensive software designs and proposal documentation.
• Ability to articulate best practices around the EA function with a focus on emerging cloud, data, analytics technologies.

Nice to Have:

• Experience providing architecture-related support to the large federal agencies.
• Experience with EA methodologies/frameworks and Industry best practices on architecture development
• Experience architecting cloud-based enterprise solutions.
• Experience with cloud-based technologies and processes supporting Enterprise Portfolio systems (e.g., Agency Customer Experience systems, Tax Administration, Case Management, and Internal Operations Systems)
• Knowledge of IT Security compliance specifications (HIPAA, FISMA, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP)
• Knowledge of certification and accreditation processes for enterprise government solutions
• Applicable Industry certifications in Architecture Frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, FEAF)

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Current MBI or Candidate must be able to pass an IRS Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) security background check.
• Candidates must be a US Citizen or a Legal Permanent Resident (Green Card status) for 3 years.