Solutions Architect

Job Title: Solutions Architect
Clearance Required: DHS Public Trust EOD, US Citizen (Secret or above preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid; Arlington, VA (Onsite 1-2 times a week & applicant must be based within a commutable distance (1-2 hours) to Arlington, VA).

Alpha Omega is seeking a qualified Solutions Architect. The Solutions Architect position will focus on establishing an enterprise roadmap for the maturation and migration of enterprise systems from a parent Federal organization to Department resources. This includes the policies, standards, and practices, at the department and Business and Functional level to achieve consistency, quality, and protection.

Responsibilities may include managing platforms, servers, storage, and delivery and networks required to manage cloud storage and on-premises workstreams.

The Solutions Architect serves as the main subject matter expert for enterprise architecture design, governance, quality, and protection issues, and will work closely with Business and Functional area leadership and stakeholders to improve the quality and value of core data assets, respond to regulatory protection requirements as well as support the strategic requirements of the department.

Key Responsibilities:

• Creation and management of HSI System Engineering Lifecycle (SELC)/Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) documentation.
• Understanding of multiple architectural platforms, relationships, and overlaps in an enterprise environment.
• Facilitate level-of-effort (LOE) estimate and staffing requirements of proposed work.
• Update and maintain HSI's existing Confluence Knowledge Management pages.
• Write and review standards and code while contributing to all technical discussions and architecture planning.
• Parse existing documents and artifacts for key information and preferred language and apply it to new documentation.
• Ensure consistency with all documentation and messaging.
• Author and maintain clear documentation and standards for cloud operations in the organization.
• Establish and manage enterprise system governance implementation roadmap including strategic priorities for development of information-based capabilities for the enterprise as well as migration of services.
• Actively engage in problem solving and solutioning.
• Work together with a team of application developers, engineers, and designers to deliver innovative technology solutions using on-premise, AWS, Azure, or hybrid cloud services.
• Collect and define technical requirements to enable business process and integrations.
• Ensure that solutions created by the development team adhere to technical architecture standards.
• Stay up to date on emerging technology trends and promote an environment of learning.
• Monitor the production environment and advance the obtainable monitoring setup as needed.
• Sustain performance and availability of production systems in the AWS or Azure Government and Commercial cloud infrastructures to achieve optimal uptime.
• Establish KPIs for monitoring cost efficiency, resource usage, and utilization (Ability to track business trend and use); correlate how business use cases impact cloud services utilization.

Required Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, MIS, or Information Management

Experience/Skills:

• 5-10 years of experience required in an IT development environment.
• 3-5 years of experience writing System Engineering Lifecycle (SELC)/Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) documentation.
• 5 years of experience in a major services organization, with large-scale or project management and oversight experience.
• 5 years in a Solutions Architect role, with transformation leadership experience.
• Knowledge of industry leading data quality and data protection practices.
• Knowledge of governance practices.
• Knowledge of enterprise information assets and approaches related to cyber security.
• Knowledge of data related government regulatory requirements and emerging trends and issues.
• Knowledge of change management concepts and strategies, including communication, culture change, and performance measurement system design.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure such as AWS and Azure.
• Knowledge of data migration, data mapping, and data modeling.
• Familiarity with microservices and composable business systems.
• Familiarity with Advanced Analytics (AA), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Large Language Models (LLM), and Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
• Ability to recognize internally and externally stakeholders and technical dependencies.
• Ability to take on the role of subject matter experts (SME); a self-starter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Leadership
• Highest personal and professional integrity and strong work ethics
• Ability to articulate vision of transformation efforts and a sense of mission.
• Willingness to take change and provide direction.
• Results orientation, willingness to commit to a direction and drive operations to completion.
• Demonstrated ability to manage adversity and challenging situations.
• Relationship Management
• Ability to manage senior relationships across all the Business and Functional areas.
• Ability to develop cooperative and constructive working relationships.
• Ability to handle complaints, settle disputes and resolve conflicts and negotiate with others.
• Collaborative team player orientation towards work relationships, strong culture awareness.
• Project Oversight and Decision-making
• Highly developed skills in priority setting and alignment of project priorities with Departmental strategy.
• Ability to break down complex problems and projects into manageable goals.
• Ability to get to the heart of the problem and make sound and timely decisions to resolve problems.
• Effectiveness in building trust, respect and cooperation among teams.
• Preferred expert knowledge in Microsoft Azure Cloud data offerings and usage.
• Experience working with DHS policies and systems.

Certification(s):

• N/A

Salary and Benefit Information:

The likely salary range for this position is $xxx- $180,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position and could fall outside of this range.

Application Deadline: 5/25/2025

Joining the Alpha Omega team entitles you to participate in all retirement benefits, plans of deferred compensation, health and insurance benefits, and other such benefits as set forth in the company's policy and benefits manuals. See below, to name a few:

• PTO including paid parental, military, and bereavement leave
• Eleven (11) paid Federal holidays, five of which are floating holidays (as designated by the company's holiday schedule each year)
• Health and Dental Insurance (including 100% employer paid premiums for employee coverage under the HDHP health plan)
• Life Insurance, STD/LTD term disability coverage, with employer paid premiums
• 401 (k) plan with a match that is 100% vested after you complete two years of service
• FSA/DFSA/HSA flexible benefit plans
• Annual Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement benefit

We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Culture and Values:

Guided by our core values-Harmony, Engagement, Accountability, Resourcefulness, and Tenacity (HEART)- we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning and are committed to delivering high-impact solutions. We recognize and reward hard work.

Through our H.E.A.R.T. Awards Program, colleagues and managers can recognize each other for actions that exemplify these values. Recognized employees receive a detailed nomination highlighting their contributions, which is shared with their manager. Each quarter, select nominees have the opportunity to receive a monetary bonus as an extra thank-you for their impact.

Our Company:

Alpha Omega is an award-winning Federal IT solutions provider dedicated to delivering mission-enabling technology and strategic solutions across the National Security, Federal Financial, Healthcare, and Space & Science domains. Since our founding in 2016, we have grown to over 800 employees nationwide with $230m in revenue. With the January 2025 acquisitions of SeKON and Macro Solutions, we have expanded our capabilities to further support our customers in digital modernization, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.

We are committed to supporting our agency partners as they transform their operations, delivering on our purpose to ensure the safety, security, and well-being of future generations:

• National Security - Supporting agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State.
• Federal Financial - We bring deep expertise in enterprise financial systems, supporting agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
• Healthcare - Our Health IT capabilities, enhance health outcomes for the warfighter via the Defense Health Agency (DHA) and support public health initiatives at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
• Space & Science - We leverage technology to advance agricultural sustainability, secure our nation's food supply, and prepare for natural disasters, working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Through strategic partnerships, intellectual property, and relentless drive for innovation, Alpha Omega is shaping the future of government technology. We are proud to be a Virginia Best Places to Work 8 times, an Inc. 5000 honoree 7 times, and a Washington Post Top Workplaces 4 times. Join us in driving transformation that secures the nation's future.

Alpha Omega Integration, LLC (Alpha Omega) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.