Solution Architect Lead
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 50319, USA
Listed on 2026-01-02
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IT/Tech
IT Consultant, Systems Analyst
Overview
GovCIO is currently hiring for a Solution Architect Lead to perform maintenance, remediations, and updates to mission critical applications used to support the DCSA background investigation processes. Provide architecture, development and cyber security support for the High Value Assets (HVAs) that make up the background investigation system. This position will be located in the DMV area and will be a remote position with a need for occasional on-site support.
The client locations are Boyer, PA, Baltimore, MD, and Quantico, VA.
In this role you will support the Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA), Background Information Systems (BIS), Case Processing and other background investigation systems. The successful candidate will support requirements elicitation, analysis, development, testing, and application level operational support for mission critical applications providing background investigation processing. The position serves as a team lead of the architecture team working both operational and maintenance (O&M) and enhancement initiatives associated with application-level development and operations support.
The position requires interaction and coordination touchpoints related to infrastructure, networking, security, and other support entities. Service Now is the primary workflow management tool used within the environment.
Specific responsibilities will include:
- Manage a team of enterprise and technical architects
- Conduct comprehensive assessments of existing background investigation support systems and processes at DCSA and other federal agencies
- Interaction with all levels of customers and stakeholders to understand user requirements and program needs
- Design and propose scalable and efficient solution architectures
- Ensure compliance with federal regulations and standards
- Develop solution architectures that address identified requirements and align with federal regulations
- Collaborate with development teams to ensure the successful implementation of proposed solutions
- Conduct regular reviews and assessments to measure the effectiveness of implemented solutions
- Provide expertise in federal contract and grants management throughout the project lifecycle
- Use Atlassian tools including JIRA for requirements tracking
- Design solutions that efficiently and effectively meet customer’s requirements
- Interaction and support with other development team personnel
- Anticipates customers and project needs and proactively identifies potential solutions
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s with 15+ years (or commensurate experience) on large scale application design and development
- 5+ years’ experience working with customers on defining requirements
- Expert proficiency working with customers to define requirements
- Strong ability to design solutions across multiple systems or sub-systems
- Demonstrated experience interacting with software application program development and management personnel.
- Demonstrated experience interacting with infrastructure support and management personnel in both cloud and on-premises environments.
- Proficient in O365 components to include Word, Excel, etc.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Clearance Required:
Active Security Clearance of Top-Secret level or higher
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with Confluence and Jira
- Working knowledge of Service Now
- Experience with meeting hosting via MS Teams
GovCIO is a team of transformers--people who are passionate about transforming government IT. Every day, we make a positive impact by delivering innovative IT services and solutions that improve how government agencies operate and serve our citizens.
But we can’t do it alone. We need great people to help us do great things - for our customers, our culture, and our ability to attract other great people. We are changing the face of government IT and building a workforce that fuels this mission. Are you ready to be a transformer?
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