Solution Architect FEMA ITSA

What Youll Get To Do as a Solutions Architect:

We are seeking a senior Solution Architect to lead the technical assessment of a large federal IT application portfolio. You will evaluate systems across hosting integration cost cybersecurity and AI readiness then translate findings into defensible modernization dispositions (retain rehost replatform reengineer replace consolidate or retire) and a prioritized roadmap that agency leadership can act on. This is a hands-on client-facing role on an enterprise IT assessment engagement with opportunities to support follow-on modernization and implementation work.

• Develop system-specific modernization recommendations (retain rehost replatform reengineer replace consolidate retire) supported by clear analysis and rationale.
• Document the benefits risks dependencies estimated complexity cost implications mission impact and implementation considerations for each recommendation.
• Recommend priority and sequencing of modernization initiatives and contribute to the portfolio-level disposition roadmap.
• Build migration archival and decommissioning considerations into retirement and consolidation recommendations.
• Evaluate hosting models (cloud on-premises hybrid vendor-hosted SaaS) infrastructure and major platform dependencies.
• Assess scalability availability resiliency performance limits and environment complexity including behavior during surge operations.
• Review data storage architecture backup continuity of operations and disaster recovery posture.
• Assess the maturity of DevSecOps CI/CD and modern deployment and operations practices and judge the fitness of current hosting for future mission needs.
• Map upstream and downstream dependencies data exchanges interfaces and external stakeholder integrations.
• Assess API availability and maturity and identify opportunities to improve interoperability through secure APIs shared services and data mesh patterns.
• Identify manual workarounds duplicative data entry tightly coupled or undocumented dependencies and data standards and quality issues.
• Analyze the downstream impact of modernizing or retiring a system on dependent systems and stakeholders.
• Analyze operations and maintenance DME licensing hosting and contractor support costs; identify cost drivers trends and unit costs where feasible.
• Identify cost-reduction consolidation and shared-service opportunities and the financial risks of continued sustainment.
• Factor ATO status identity and access management posture and legacy or unsupported technology risk into architecture recommendations.
• Evaluate existing automation analytics and AI capabilities and the system constraints that limit their adoption.
• Help develop the assessment methodology scoring model rationalization categories disposition criteria and prioritization model.
• Help establish and validate the master application and system inventory and collect architecture artifacts cost data and operational metrics.
• Conduct technical interviews workshops and questionnaires with system owners IT operations and mission users at headquarters and in the field.
• Document assumptions constraints information gaps and confidence levels and validate findings with client stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 15 or more years of progressive IT experience including significant time as a solution or systems architect on enterprise-scale systems.
• Demonstrated experience assessing legacy applications and developing modernization or cloud migration strategies (e.g. the 7 Rs of migration).
• Deep knowledge of cloud (AWS Azure and/or Google Cloud) hybrid and on-premises architectures including resiliency continuity and disaster recovery design.
• Hands-on experience with system integration APIs middleware and enterprise data exchange patterns.
• Experience with application portfolio rationalization and IT cost and TCO analysis.
• Strong interviewing facilitation and technical writing skills with the ability to brief senior executives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal civilian agencies ideally DHS components.
• Familiarity with OMB Circulars A-130 and A-11 FITARA FISMA FedRAMP and federal enterprise architecture and IT governance practices.
• Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert Google Professional Cloud Architect TOGAF or PMP.
• Experience with grants case management financial or emergency and mission-critical operational systems.

Security and Eligibility Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a favorably adjudicated Public Trust suitability determination (Tier 2 or Tier 4 depending on position risk designation) prior to start.
• Must complete required federal security privacy and insider threat awareness training within the clients required timeframes and recertify annually.
• Work is performed primarily from company facilities or remotely with periodic travel to Government facilities in the Washington DC metropolitan area and northern Virginia.

Salary Description

$130000 to $180000

Required Experience:

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