Senior Solutions Architect

The Senior Solutions Architect will play a pivotal role in ensuring the continuity of legacy applications while assisting in building a strategic vision for the future of a federal agency. As the technical lead, the Senior Solutions Architect will provide continuous institutional knowledge throughout the duration of the contract and lead other developers in Operations and Maintenance (O&M) responsibilities. This role requires a deep understanding of application design, development, and analysis, along with strong leadership and communication skills. The position is a hybrid role with 2-3 days of onsite work required weekly.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and development of solutions, ensuring they align with agency’s strategic vision and technical requirements.
• Provide continuous institutional knowledge and guidance on legacy applications, ensuring their effective operation and integration with new systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into technical requirements.
• Lead the evaluation and selection of software, hardware, and technology services.
• Develop and maintain the technical architecture for the project, ensuring alignment with client’s enterprise standards.
• Architect and implement a data model adhering to industry best practices for flexible integration of new data types and efficiencies.
• Lead the strategic planning for cloud deployment considerations.
• Lead, guide, mentor, and influence a team in design and architectural discussions.
• Develop and present working prototypes to stakeholders.
• Integrate COTS/GOTS software and design/document common components within a service-oriented architecture (SOA).
• Oversee and direct development and O&M activities, ensuring adherence to best practices and standards.
• Foster a collaborative environment and support the professional growth of team members.
• Support security assessments (A&A) for new solutions.
• Ensure Section 508 compliance for all legacy applications.
• Apply application design, development, and analysis techniques to create robust and scalable solutions.
• Ensure that solutions are designed to meet both current and future needs of the organization.
• Develop and review technical proposals and ensure that solutions are feasible and aligned with organizational goals.
• Support client personnel during system deployment, including training and creating deployment scripts.

• Bachelor’s degree with preferred study in Computer Science, Information Science, Information Systems Management, Math, Statistics, Operations Research, or Engineering.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Information Technology, with a proven track record in application design, development, and analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to create system diagrams for review by both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong ability to interact with employees, management, and vendors at all levels.
• Demonstrated skill in taking initiative, showing sound judgment, and making the decision
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proven experience in leading, guiding, mentoring, and influencing design and architectural discussions.
• Possess technical knowledge based on industry experience as well as technical trends, and skilled in one or more technical domains
• Ability to propose and assess solutions for moderate to complex technical challenges.

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Perks of working at NetImpact Strategies

• Your health comes first – we offer comprehensive medical, dental, & vision insurance that starts the first of the month after you join the team
• Invest in your future – 401(k) Plan – Immediately vested employer contributions; no matching required
• Work hard, play hard – we offer a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy and observe ALL ten (10) federal holidays
• Pawsitively pawesome – Pet Insurance (because our little critters are part of our families, too!)
• Invest in your education – Tuition reimbursement, internal training programs, & company-sponsored industry certifications
• Be part of a dynamic and collaborative work environment recently ranked by The Washington Post as a Top Work Place in 2019, 2021,2022, & 2023!
• Have fun and celebrate and give back – Team building activities, community volunteering, quarterly HQ days, & an offsite annual awards banquet

ABOUT US

NetImpact Strategies Inc. (NetImpact) has been a Trusted Advisor driving impact through digital transformation for the Federal Government for over a decade. We solve complex problems with innovation and agility to create meaningful, transformative, and enduring change. As Trusted Advisors, NetImpact professionals partner with customer agencies to deliver solutions that empower them to not only meet their missions but also realize their strategic vision through agile, outcome-focused solutions addressing both strategic and tactical requirements. We design and implement comprehensive, tailored solutions that are both mindful of the client's culture and organizational dynamics. NetImpact’s core values and commitment to a customer and results-oriented delivery approach has propelled our growth and enabled us to deliver impactful value across Strategic Consulting, Process Automation, Cloud, DevSecOps, Data and Analytics, and Cyber Security for the Federal Government.

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