Sr. Solutions Architect

Description

Founded in 2007, Initiate Government Solutions (IGS) a Woman Owned Small Business. We are a fully remote IT services provider that delivers innovative Enterprise IT and Health Services solutions across the federal sector. Our focus is on data analytics, health informatics, cloud migration, and the modernization of federal information systems.
 

IGS uses ISO 9001:2015, 20000-1:2018, 27001:2013, 28001:2007, CMMI/SVC3, CMMI/DEV3 best practices, and PMBOK® methods to provide clients with a strategy to build solid foundations to grow capabilities and revenue. Our range of IT services and delivery methodologies are tailored to our customers’ unique needs to achieve maximum value.

IGS is currently recruiting a remote Sr. Solutions Architect to support IGS by supporting company-wide decisions regarding technology. 

The Sr. Solutions Architect should be well researched and experienced with the latest technology, as well as possess innovative, and effective written, communication and leadership skills. The Senior Solutions Architect supports technology aligned to the overall strategic plan by initiating, planning, designing, and managing staff for technology within IGS and providing recommendations to our customers. The Senior Solutions Architect may lead and support technology decisions for bids and support both the business development and operations efforts through delivery. 

Assignment of Work and Travel:

This is a remote access assignment. The candidate will remotely access IGS systems and therein use approved IGS provided communication systems. Travel for the position is 25% for conferences, meetings and off-site meetings as requested.

Responsibilities and Duties (Included but not limited to):

• Support the company’s technology strategies, binding it to the overall strategic plan to support operations and business development objectives.
• Research and make recommendations on potential selections of new IT technologies. 
• Review IGS technical environments used for training, solutioning and innovating. 
• Advise IGS and/or government teams, as well as stakeholders, on the feasibility of future potential projects and IT strategies to advance the customer's IT enterprise and mission. 
• Work to understand customer needs, validate solutions, and define and create solution diagrams and documents to ensure seamless integration and address all customer priorities, including performance, functionality, ease of use, and security considerations.
• Research and develop innovative technologies to implement in the organization.
• Evaluation of software specifications, interface specifications, and technical standards to meet business requirements and hardware/software compatibility
• Present to customer/stakeholders’ concepts of IT solutions. This includes oral presentations to customers. 
• Provide support to the business development team to develop and/or review technical solutions that are cost effective for each proposal that is submitted on behalf of IGS.
• Review and make recommendations for data security policies and ensure employees are complying with policies and procedures.
• Develop articles or use cases to publish on IGS website.
• Support development of material for website coordinating with operations on news and events related to IT.
• Support IT training for each technical staff which may include building curriculum and facilitating training sessions. 
• Manage strategic vendor and technology partner relationships.
• Attend industry seminars and conferences. 
• Promote IGS capabilities with potential partners and customers. 
• Provide support to generate quotes for any IT application or hardware needed for IGS or for a proposal.
• Develop feasibility studies and decision analysis studies providing detailed quantitative and qualitative comparative analysis of technologies, products, and solutions.
• Provide expertise and stay up to date on federal IT and security regulations. 
• Ad Hoc Assignments
• Other duties as assigned. 

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or equivalent scientific or technical discipline; ten (10) years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education.
• Ten (10) years’ technical architecture experience, including a variety of programming languages, platforms, and operating systems. 
• Prior experience as an engineer overseeing architecture and engineering for enterprise-wide technology platforms. 
• Broad knowledge of software engineering languages, frameworks, techniques, and industry trends. 
• Ability to lead technical professionals in a highly collaborative, team-based environment. 
• Extensive