Modernization Engineer. Reston LilyLifestyle

Modernization Engineer Responsibilities and Duties

Supports Engineering modernization efforts by providing independent technical expertise to both the government and the implementation contractor, aka System Integrator.

This role serves as a technical advisor and bridge between stakeholders, ensuring that solution designs, implementation approaches, and modernization strategies align with government objectives, enterprise architecture standards, and industry best practices. Prepare and track project plans for project inception to completion. Participate in effective problem solving.

The ideal candidate is hands‑on technical, comfortable discussing deep technical subject matter (ETL, EDI, APIs, cloud‑native architecture), and capable of evaluating technical solutions from an architectural, operational, and compliance perspective. Must have strong verbal and written communication skills interfacing with business and technical personnel at all levels.

• Provide technical oversight and advisory support for modernization initiative.
• Review, evaluate, and provide feedback on architecture designs and technical implementation approaches, including:
• ETL and data integration solutions
• EDI processing and translation frameworks
• API design and integration patterns
• Reporting modernization using Qlik
• Portal modernization using Service Now
• Assess solution architectures to ensure alignment with:
• Government mission objectives
• Functional and non‑functional requirements
• Security and compliance standards
• Scalability, performance, and reliability requirements
• Apply industry‑recognized methodologies and architectural evaluation frameworks to assess and compare technology candidates for modernization.
• Evaluate cloud‑native architectures and implementation strategies, including:
• Microservices
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Serverless computing
• Containerization
• Provide technical recommendations regarding cloud adoption strategies (AWS and OCI), integration tools, and modernization sequencing.
• Serve as a technical liaison between Customer stakeholders and engineering teams to clarify requirements, risks, trade‑offs, and implementation impacts.
• Identify architectural risks, gaps, or inefficiencies and provide actionable recommendations for improvement.
• Support technical discussions, design reviews, and vendor evaluations.
• Ensure modernization efforts follow industry best practices in Dev Sec Ops , cloud architecture, data integration, and enterprise system design.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Must possess IT‑II security clearance or have a current National Agency Check with Local Agency Check and Credit Check (NACLC).
• DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification:
  Category IAM Level III in a relevant field, Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Systems/Technology, such as CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services and cloud‑native architecture.
• Understanding of cloud concepts, including:
• Microservices
• Infrastructure as Code
• Serverless computing
• Containerization
• Experience with ETL, EDI, and API‑based integration patterns.
• Ability to analyze and critique architecture designs and implementation methodologies.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical topics to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Security Clearance Level: IT‑II / NACLC.

• Four years of experience in a related field.
• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Knowledge of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Experience with Ab Initio.
• Experience with Informatica.
• Familiarity with Qlik and Service Now.

All qualified applicants are considered for employment, and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship, disability, or Veteran status. Additionally, the company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.