Systems Architect
- Washington DC
- $125,528-169,832 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead/facilitate solutioning discussions with the customer and vendor.
- Identify system interface requirements and develop solution to meet the requirements, including creation of technical architecture diagrams.
- Ensure technical teams understand short term and long-term goals of the program and business efforts by facilitating communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
- Work with business units to understand long-term system vision and create the technical implementation strategy to ensure scalability and long-term organization growth.
- Help clarify requirements and propose solutions that meet business milestones as well as directing the technical implementations.
- Engage current customers to understand critical needs, socialize and vet solutions, and advise on strategies to achieve desired results.
- Identify and select the best technical solutions and approaches to meet anticipated or actual requirements.
- Lead solution design and the development of key artifacts including, but not limited to architectural models, process diagrams, concepts of operation, etc.
- Will jump in when necessary to help diagnose larger system issues and work with project managers to confidently complete projects on time.
- Additional tasks will include helping to determine high-level and detailed estimates, creating technical workflow and other supporting documentation to help drive the implementation of large enterprise systems projects as well as helping to implement best practices around technical development and deployment.
- BA/BS degree (computer science/systems, information systems/technology, engineering/engineering technology, software or related degree)
- 15+ years of technical leadership experience
- Track record of leading and managing successful application modernization implementations, particularly mainframe to web/mobile environments
- Effective written and verbal communication skills (both technical and non-technical)
- Deep experience in developing and managing workflows, user interfaces, decision rules, and data models.
- Thorough understanding of and experience in software development lifecycle and Agile delivery methodology
- Experience and/or certification in Microsoft Azure
- Experience with UI/UX and mobile development
- Ability to obtain a public trust clearance.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting
- This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.
- 475 L’Enfant Plaza, Washington DC.
- Some telework/hybrid work possible
- 401K with company match
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages
- Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career.
- Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications.
- Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
- Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays