Solutions Architect

Koniag Management Solutions LLC a Koniag Government Services Company is seeking a Solutions Architect with a Secret security clearance to support KMS and our government customer in Huntsville AL. This is an onsite offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health dental and vision insurance 401K with company matching flexible spending accounts paid holidays three weeks paid time off and Solutions Architect is responsible for defining target-state enterprise architecture designing end-to-end technical solutions for specific mission problems and providing oversight across the full software development lifecycle. This resource acts as the connective tissue between enterprise strategy and tactical technical execution advising senior leadership on emerging technologies while simultaneously guiding development teams through complex implementation challenges. Essential Functions Responsibilities & Duties may include but are not limited to:Define and maintain the enterprise target-state architecture connecting mission context organizational objectives and the technology roadmap into a single coherent blueprint that all solution and technical decisions align and architect end-to-end technical solutions that address complex mission requirements such as FMS case lifecycle workflows and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and program and govern architectural standards reference patterns and best practices that solution and technical architects build against across the analyze and optimize current-state and target-state business processes using recognized notation such as BPMN to surface capability gaps and inform the technology business process management (BPM) and business process engineering techniques including process improvement methods such as Lean or Six Sigma to streamline FMS workflows and align process redesign with automation with analysts project managers and development teams to translate mission requirements into actionable technical designs including system diagrams data flows and integration analysis of internal and external factors including evolving mission requirements the existing IT landscape and the cArmy GCP IL5 hosting environment to identify capability gaps and modernization and recommend technologies frameworks and tools that fit within approved enterprise standards and the cArmy GCP IL5 environment including emerging capabilities such as generative AI agent-based services and senior leadership on how emerging technologies can be applied to create measurable mission advantage translating complex architecture concepts into clear briefings and decision materials framed around strategic objectives and multi-year technology roadmaps sequencing initiatives to balance value delivery risk and resource enterprise infrastructure security controls and data governance are designed to support new applications while preserving program integrity and meeting IL5 data residency with cybersecurity and authorization teams to ensure portfolio architecture supports RMF and ATO objectives with reusable inheritance and control patterns across NIST control technical discovery sessions and requirements-gathering workshops with stakeholders proposing the component set that together offers the best technical oversight throughout the full software development lifecycle from initial design through deployment and post-launch support keeping all parties aligned and moving in the same with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of new solutions with existing systems and infrastructure including authentication and data and manage technical risk throughout delivery ensuring solutions are scalable secure maintainable and consistent with development teams by providing clear technical direction reviewing architecture decisions and resolving complex technical in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning stand-ups and retrospectives contributing to continuous improvement within the requirements current with industry frameworks government reference architectures and emerging technology trends evaluating their applicability to current and future other duties as and Experience:Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Systems Engineering or a related field from an accredited college or university; or7 years of experience in software engineering technical architecture or a related hands-on technical role or a combination thereofDemonstrated experience designing and governing solutions within a U.S. Government or DoD IT as a Business Process Engineer business process analyst or in a comparable process-focused role in addition to architecture experience applying BPM and business process engineering or re-engineering techniques to analyze and improve enterprise Six Sigma certification (Green or Black Belt) or a BPM credential such as OMG OCEB is a working within cloud environments preferably at an IL4/IL5 classification with Agile development methodologies and DevSecOps Skills and Competencies:Demonstrated ability to design end-to-end technical solutions including system diagrams data flow models integration specifications and multi-year technology with cloud-native architectures including infrastructure security and data knowledge of cybersecurity principles Risk Management Framework (RMF) Authorization to Operate (ATO) processes and NIST control integrating solutions with authentication and identity in business process modeling and notation (BPMN) including current-state and future-state process with BPM platforms and process improvement methodologies and the ability to connect process redesign to automation and technology to lead technical discovery sessions requirements-gathering workshops and architecture reviews with diverse stakeholder ability to monitor and manage technical risk throughout the software development lifecycle ensuring solutions are scalable secure and working knowledge of Agile development practices and Requirement:Ability to maintain required Secret security clearanceOur Equal Employment Opportunity PolicyThe company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race color religion creed ethnicity sex sexual orientation gender or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification) national origin or ancestry age disability citizenship military/veteran status marital status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment promotion wages benefits and all other privileges terms and conditions of company is dedicated to seeking all qualified applicants. 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