ICF Next

Senior Technical Solutions Architect

Skills

Cloud ComputingArchitectural DesignBusiness CaptureDiagram DesignOralPresentation SkillsService Orientation

Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related discipline (or equivalent experience and certifications)
4+ years providing architectural leadership for a complex, public-facing web modernization effort with high visibility
4+ years of experience with prominent cloud, service-oriented, and open-source technologies with demonstrated architectural design and system development accomplishments
2+ years supporting architectural discovery and solution development for new business opportunities, including developing solution diagrams and writing proposal language
2+ years providing architectural guidance for systems within a Microsoft stack (e.g. Azure, Sitecore, .NET)
Must be able to successfully complete client background check including travel to California for fingerprinting

Expertise in SDLC and RMF for federal customers
Familiarity with TOGAF and SAFe
Expertise with AWS, GCP, Azure, or modern container orchestration systems (e.g., Kubernetes)
Familiarity with industry standards for building services in Cloud environments
Familiarity with ServiceNow, Appian, and Salesforce
Comfort facilitating technology discovery or system design workshops

In this high visibility role, you will work in a hands-on capacity to lead design and technical discussions with project teams, assisting in the design of technical solutions for proposals, and gaining trusted advisor status with clients.
You will become a trusted advisor to our clients and delivery teams by reviewing our products and engineering processes to improve, standardize, and drive business value.
You’ll design solutions that address complex modernization challenges while balancing our clients' business constraints and help roadmap the path to more performant, reliable, scalable, and maintainable approaches.
You’ll work with the new business capture teams to understand requirements that are frequently vague or ambiguous, define a logical solution that meets the requirements, and document the solution clearly using diagrams and benefit statements.
You’ll provide architectural perspective to the 75-person engineering practice and collaborate with other teams across ICF, particularly in the context of large and cross-cutting new business opportunities.