Job Description
Are you a highly motivated solutions architect with exceptional technical and leadership skills?
Do you have a passion for developing both the systems and relationships that lead to tangible impact?
If so, consider joining us in the Decision Systems Group (QAX) as we work to advance the safety and security of the nation through “Critical Contributions to Critical Challenges”. We are advancing analytic methods and developing integrated software systems empowering informed decision making. We are working to advance the forefront of national and health security.
As Solutions Architect in QAX, you will…
- Design and develop high-performance, scalable, and resilient decision support systems.
- Collaborate with internal and external partners to understand and translate requirements into deployable solutions
- Evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools for analytic and decision support applications
- Develop proof of concept prototypes to explore and validate architectural recommendations and new technologies
- Create detailed system architecture diagrams and documentation, communicating system concepts to an audience with a broad range of technical backgrounds
- Provide technical leadership on project teams from a systems perspective
- Conduct architectural reviews and broader risk assessments for existing and developing systems
Qualifications
You meet our minimum qualifications for the job if you…
- Possess a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or other technical field
- Have 5+ years managing teams and projects developing technical enterprise solutions for business process improvement
- Have knowledge of data and/or microservices architectures
- Possess excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Are able to obtain a Secret level security clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.
You’ll go above and beyond our minimum requirements if you…
- Have experience evaluating different software architectures and providing recommendations based on user requirements and constraints
- Have experience migrating legacy applications to cloud environments
- Are familiar with government and Department of Defense acquisition and ATO processes
- Have experience working as part of cross-functional teams and leading by influence
