Solutions Architect

TechFlow, Inc. is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect who will support the Department of Homeland Security with the technical implementation of the enterprise governance tool, enterprise inventory, data architecture, and development of associating processes which include developing executive-level briefings, documents, and communications and guidance to be adopted by the greater DHS. You will work collaboratively with clients, project managers, developers, and other stakeholders, driving innovation and ensuring successful project delivery.

The Solution Architect shall be available to the COR via telephone between the core Statement of Work business hours of the workday, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday, and shall respond to a request for discussion or resolution of technical problems within 4 hours of notification.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Develop and document technical designs and specifications
• Work with development teams to ensure designs are implemented correctly
• Identify and mitigate technical risks and issues
• Provide guidance to project teams on the latest technology trends and best practices
• Communicate and present technical solutions to non-technical stakeholders
• Analyze existing technology infrastructure and make recommendations for improvements
• Responsible for driving multiple customer solution design projects in parallel
  
• Conduct business and technical discovery with customers
• Problem-solve novel solutions, architectures and use cases to help customers meet their objectives
• Provide robust recommendations for engagements while also identifying critical dependencies & gaps
• Present proposals to senior government officials in a clear and compelling way
• Continuously improve the team’s knowledge, methodologies and inventory of solution design blueprints for key customer segments and classes of use cases
• Responsible for, or assists in, the designing of interface standards, quality assurance standards, performance standards, and cost-benefit analysis of modem state-of-the art information systems

Requirements

• 7+ years overall software development experience
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering or comparable experience.
• • General work experience may be substituted for education. The requirement for education levels can be substituted at the rate of 1.5 years of experience for every year of education. An associate’s degree is 2 years of education, a Bachelor’s degree is 4 years of education, and a Master degree is 6 years of education. The work experience to be substituted for education must be in a relevant field such as Information Technology, Information Security, or a MBA. The years of specific experience used for satisfying an education requirement cannot also be used as filling the work experience requirement.
• Strong knowledge of a range of technologies including cloud computing, databases, networking, and security
• Experience with software development methodologies including Agile and DevOps
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to identify and implement emerging technology solutions
• Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a top-tier technical consulting or software development
• Strong drive to solve customer problems and drive projects end to end from ideation to deployment
• Balance of business and technology acumen, including ability to articulate high level technical solutions to business problems and to tie your solutions to program success criteria
• Capable of independently applying a wide set of engineering disciplines for planning, design, analysis, coding, testing, roll-out and support of information systems architectures.
• Analyzes available technologies and makes recommendations of technologies to use and how best to use them.
• Outstanding problem-solving and analytical skills, including ability to create clear observations, analysis and conclusions based on customer interviews and data

Benefits

Founded in 1995 at the start of the dot-com revolution, TechFlow helped large commercial clients such as Dreamworks, Toshiba, MGM, and others modernize their business systems. Today, with deep operational roots in the bi-coastal innovation hubs of California and Washington DC, TechFlow continues as a leader in applying innovative engineering, technology, integration solutions, and support services to the Federal Government’s most demanding mission and business challenges.

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