Engineer / Solutions Architect

Govcio LLC

Fairfax, VA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$210,000–$240,000
SKILLS
Adobe ColdFusion, Agile Programming Methodologies, Application Programming Interface (API), Architectural Design, Best Practices, Buses, Business Model, Business Processes, Business Solutions, Cloud Computing, Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS), Cross-Functional, Data Storage, Database Technology, Design Document, Documentation, Emerging Technology, Enterprise Architecture, FISMA - Federal Information Security Management Act, Firewalls, Government, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Internet Security, Java, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Mentoring, Microservices, Network Design, Network Routers, Network Switching, NoSQL, Operating Systems, Project Planning, Project/Program Management, REST (Representational State Transfer), Regulatory Compliance, Requirements Management, Research Skills, Risk Management, SQL Databases, Scrum Project Management and Software Development, Secret Clearance, Security Protocols, Service-Oriented Architecture (fka Distributed Object Architecture), Software Development, Strategic Planning, System Architecture, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy, Technical/Engineering Design, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Unified Modeling Language (UML), United States Department of Justice (DOJ), United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Web Server, Web Services Architecture
LOCATION
Fairfax, VA
POSTED
Today
Overview:

GovCIO is currently hiring for an experienced and highly skilled Engineer / Solutions Architect with an active Secret clearance to provide strategic technical leadership in designing, integrating, and optimizing secure IT solutions for government systems. This position will be on-site 5 days a week in Merrifield, VA.

Responsibilities:
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members, serving as a subject matter expert across multiple domains
  • Shape and influence the organization's strategic direction through visionary planning and collaboration with stakeholders
  • Design, implement, and align solution architectures with Data and Enterprise Architecture standards, ensuring compliance and modernization
  • Lead development and documentation of formalized solution methodologies, maintain architecture repositories, and promote best practices
  • Conduct research on emerging technologies to recommend cost-effective, flexible solutions that drive innovation across cloud, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and enterprise platforms
  • Collaborate closely with delivery teams, project managers, vendors, and government stakeholders to estimate, plan, and oversee solution implementation and integration
  • Model business and system processes to provide technical artifacts such as system diagrams, detailed design documents, workflow diagrams, and project plans
  • Provide ongoing technical guidance during solution implementation within Agile cross-functional teams, managing risks and communicating with senior leadership
  • Review and advise on architectural designs from other architects to ensure adherence to
  • Drive modernization of legacy systems and align technology initiatives with mission objectives, fostering collaboration across development, product owners, and government teams
Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree with 12+ yrs experience with large integrated projects

 

Required Skills and Experience

 

  • Extensive experience in developing strategic systems architecture
  • Experience in system design and development
  • Experience in system and network design and development
  • Ability to produce requirement artifacts: data flow diagrams, UML modeling techniques include sequence, component, deployment and domain models
  • A background in software development with ability to code at some level and knowledge of APIs and SDKs
  • A technical architecture background with an understanding of high-level networks, routers, switches, firewalls, servers, and operating systems
  • Strong experience with, web servers, API gateways, cross-domain solutions, service-oriented architectures, web services (REST), microservice patterns, service buses and integration patterns, security practices used in federal spaces
  • Proven experience with databases and data storage including NoSQL and SQL database
  • Familiarity with cross-domain solution architectures, data labeling, and secure data transfer protocols.
  • Experience working in secure environments, preferably within the DOJ, and understanding of FISMA, NIST, or RMF compliance.
  • This individual will understand the vision and communicate technology solutions along with roadmaps to achieve modernization results
  • Familiarity with REST, Java, and ColdFusion
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and leading cross-functional teams.

Clearance Required: Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain and hold DEA suitability

 

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Posted Salary Range: USD $210,000.00 - USD $240,000.00 /Yr.

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