Solutions Architect - SME

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Washington, DC
In-Office
130K-216K Annually
Consulting
The Role

Job Family:

IT Architecture/Cloud


Travel Required:

None


Clearance Required:

Active Top Secret (TS)

What You Will Do

Guidehouse is looking for an experienced Solutions Architect at the Subject Matter Expert (SME) level with experience in supporting federal organizations.  Your duties will be in support of a federal client in developing, operating, maintaining, and enhancing their suite of enterprise systems. The selected candidate will be responsible for creating new applications, algorithms, and optimize workflows and improved data analytics. This includes defining requirements for technical solutions, conducting research and deploying emerging technology, and enhancing the overall solution portfolio.

Duties may include but are not limited to:

  • Initiate, supervise, and/or develop requirements from a project’s inception to conclusion for complex to extremely complex programs.

  • Provide strategic advice, technical guidance and expertise to program and project staff.

  • Provide detailed analysis, evaluation and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts for client-specific or mission critical challenges/issues.

  • Design, build, implement, and maintain enterprise systems and processes to support client mission needs. Develop baseline and target architecture for enterprise, production environments.

  • Identify design gaps in existing and proposed architectures and recommended changes to ensure interoperability, scalability, and stability.

  • Support ATO and accreditation processes.

What You Will Need

  • An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TOP SECRET/SCI federal security clearance

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other related analytical, scientific, or technical discipline.

  • TEN (10) or more years' experience architecting solutions based on customer-provided requirements and leading technical teams in designing, building, and implementing solutions.

  • TEN (10) or more years' experience with systems design and cloud architecture, cloud computing, networking, and security. designing and implementing automated pipelines for building and deploying, as well as supporting DevOps platforms.

  • TEN (10) or more years' experience engineering, configuring, and administering technology platforms including Windows, Linux, VMware, AWS, Google Cloud, and/or Azure.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

  • Cloud certifications for Amazon Web Services and/or Microsoft Azure Cloud.

  • Experience with Java, JavaScript, SQL, Python, HTML, XML, JSON.

  • Experience with Splunk, GitLab, JFROG Artifactory and Xray, Hashicorp Vault, Boundary, Terraform, and/or Consul.

  • Experience with Nexus, JIRA, Crucible, Jenkins, Ansible and/or Ansible Tower.

  • Experience integrating third-party components, the introduction of new custom capabilities, modification of existing code, process improvement recommendation, and automation of operations and maintenance tasks.

  • Platform experience with Windows Server and Linux.

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 Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at [email protected]. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or [email protected].  Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse.  Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.

If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact [email protected]. Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties.

Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

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HQ: Washington, DC
12,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success.

The company has more than 12,000 professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies.

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