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Sr. Systems Architect

Guidehouse
Washington, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 27 May 2025
💰 $216,000/yr($130,000/yr$216,000/yr)

About the role

Job Family:

Systems Engineering


Travel Required:

None


Clearance Required:

Active Top Secret (TS)

What You Will Do:

Our Sr. Systems Architect will establish system information requirements using analysis of the information engineer(s) in the development of enterprise-wide or large scale information systems. Designs architecture to include the software, hardware, and communications to support the total requirements as well as provide for present and future cross-functional requirements and interfaces. As appropriate, ensures these systems are compatible and in compliance with the standards for open systems architectures and profiles of standards. Evaluates analytically and systematically problems of work flows, organization, and planning and develops appropriate corrective action. Provides daily supervision and direction to staff.

Responsibilities of this role are as follows, to include but not limited to:

  • Developing solutions architecture and evaluating architectural alternatives for private and hybrid cloud models.

  • Design, execute, and support mission enabling various IT solutions

  • Facilitate onboarding of project CI/CD pipeline development and automation

  • Facilitate creation of program epics that will become the technical implementation

  • Communicate organizational priorities to the systems engineering team

  • Quickly identify and develop innovative solutions to technological and environmental blockers to ensure continued progress

  • Collaboratively defines the technology and architecture that connects solutions across the classified engineering environment

  • Understanding of the intelligence community and customer domain, along with a strong focus on architecting cloud solutions and management in support of end-to-end mission.

  • Work in a classified engineering environment

What You Will Need:

  • An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "TOP SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance; must UPGRADE and MAINTAIN a "TOP SECRET/SCI (TS/SCI)" Federal or DoD security clearance

  • EIGHT (8) or more years of experience designing complex IT systems

  • Experience automating unit, integration, performance, and/or end-to-end testing

What Would Be Nice To Have:

  • Bachelor's Degree

  • Strong communication skills (oral and written), including the ability to produce clear, logical, and concise products

  • Flexibility in a constantly changing business landscape

  • Experience with automated unit testing

  • Experience taking a lead role in a team environment

  • Experience with hands-on classified system services configuration, automation, and operations experience

  • Experience with coordinating processing through IT Change Management Systems

The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00-$216,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.


What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan

  • Basic Life & Supplemental Life

  • Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

  • Student Loan PayDown

  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

  • Skills Development & Certifications

  • Employee Referral Program

  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

  • Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair C

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