Technical Architect Job Auburn area,Washington USA,IT/Tech

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other

Required:

None

Job Family:

Technical Solutions

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Architecture Development, Information Technology (IT) Solutions, Technical Solutions

Certifications:

None

Experience:

15 + years of related experience

US Citizenship

Required:

Yes

Job Description:

GDIT has a position opening for a Technical Architect to provide technical leadership and support in the areas of IT planning, solution specification/design, and target architecture development. The well qualified candidate will have a strong knowledge of information technology and commercial solutions; and significant experience architecting and developing technical solutions. The preferred candidate will have excellent communications skills, a strong customer service orientation, and experience serving as an advisor to federal CIOs and senior IT managers.

Responsibilities include:

Participating as a member of the Enterprise Architecture Working Group (EAWG) and working with the GDIT enterprise architecture team to develop target architectures and evaluate IT investment requests.
Working with the customer CIO and GDIT project staff to facilitate IT strategic planning
Responding to technical questions and research requests from the customer CIO.
Performing solution scans and designing and estimating the cost of technical solutions that satisfy the requirements of IT investment requests.
Preparing solution packages documenting recommended technical solutions and estimated costs and benefits.
Advising/driving an application modernization initiative
Facilitating staff in conducting “Fit-Gap” evaluations of proposed COTS solutions
Providing advice and support for systems development and engineering projects
Coordinating “reachback” with technical subject matter experts (SME) within GDIT to obtain specific knowledge or expertise to address technical issues
Preparing deliverable reports and briefings

Qualifications:
Mandatory

BA/BS and 15 years of relevant experience
Strong knowledge of information technology, including all layers of the IT stack
Strong knowledge of commercial products/solutions, especially COTS software application products (e.g., Service Now, CRM, ECM, BPM, etc.)
Strong knowledge of infrastructure technologies and solutions including Cloud
Solution architecture experience
Successful systems development experience involving COTS integration
Experience developing lifecycle cost estimates for technical solutions
Strong communication, presentation and facilitation skills
Customer service orientation

Desirable

MA/MS in Computer Science or Engineering
Experience architecting and/or leading application modernization initiatives
Experience leading Cloud migration initiatives
Understanding of federal enterprise architecture concepts
Federal IT capital planning knowledge and experience
Business analysis skills

The likely salary range for this position is $187,179 - $189,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA DC Washington

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off…