System Architect

Type of Requisition: Pipeline Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Public Trust/Other Required: MBI (T2) Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations Job Qualifications: Skills: Systems Architecture, Systems Architecture Design, Technology Implementations Certifications: None Experience: 15 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: No Job Description: Job Description Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a Systems Architect at GDIT. Here, you’ll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you’ll make the end user’s experience your priority and we’ll make your career growth ours. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Systems Architect you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on Systems Architect joining our team to help modernize a critical legacy application by leveraging Agile and Cloud development practices. HOW A SYSTEMS ARCHITECT WILL MAKE AN IMPACT - Lead/facilitate solutioning discussions with the customer and vendor. - Identify system interface requirements and develop solution to meet the requirements, including creation of technical architecture diagrams. - Ensure technical teams understand short term and long-term goals of the program and business efforts by facilitating communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. - Work with business units to understand long-term system vision and create the technical implementation strategy to ensure scalability and long-term organization growth. - Help clarify requirements and propose solutions that meet business milestones as well as directing the technical implementations. - Engage current customers to understand critical needs, socialize and vet solutions, and advise on strategies to achieve desired results. - Identify and select the best technical solutions and approaches to meet anticipated or actual requirements. - Lead solution design and the development of key artifacts including, but not limited to architectural models, process diagrams, concepts of operation, etc. - Will jump in when necessary to help diagnose larger system issues and work with project managers to confidently complete projects on time. - Additional tasks will include helping to determine high-level and detailed estimates, creating technical workflow and other supporting documentation to help drive the implementation of large enterprise systems projects as well as helping to implement best practices around technical development and deployment. WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED: Education: - BA/BS degree (computer science/systems, information systems/technology, engineering/engineering technology, software or related degree) Required Experience: - 15+ years of technical leadership experience - Track record of leading and managing successful application modernization implementations, particularly mainframe to web/mobile environments - Effective written and verbal communication skills (both technical and non-technical) - Deep experience in developing and managing workflows, user interfaces, decision rules, and data models. - Thorough understanding of and experience in software development lifecycle and Agile delivery methodology - Experience and/or certification in Microsoft Azure or AWS - Experience with UI/UX and mobile development - Ability to obtain a public trust clearance. Security Clearance Level : - Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting - This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to h