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Sr. Systems Architect - DHS - name
Software Engineer
We're looking for a Software Engineer focused on designing and building scalable technical solutions. This lead role requires 9+ years of relevant experience.
About the role
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Geography or a related field.
- 12+ years of progressively responsible systems, software, or enterprise architecture experience, including at least eight years supporting GIS/geospatial platforms and five years leading architecture for complex enterprise or cloud solutions.
- Demonstrated architecture and engineering experience with Esri Portal/ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, geospatial services, enterprise geodatabases, custom web applications, and AWS or comparable cloud environments.
- Strong knowledge of systems engineering, requirements, integration, verification/validation, configuration management, DevSecOps, networking, identity/access, databases, APIs, observability, backup/recovery, and lifecycle operations.
- Experience evaluating and integrating COTS/GOTS products and leading proofs of concept, alternatives analyses, technical reviews, modernization roadmaps, and architecture governance.
- Working knowledge of .NET/C#, Python, JavaScript/web technologies, Esri APIs/SDKs, REST, SQL, Git-based workflows, automated testing, and infrastructure/configuration practices.
- Ability to produce clear architecture diagrams, technical specifications, decision records, test evidence, executive briefings, SOPs, and lifecycle documentation.
- Excellent technical leadership, analytical, communication, facilitation, mentoring, and stakeholder-management skills; ability to satisfy DHS suitability, background-investigation, EOD, security, and access requirements.
- TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Professional, INCOSE CSEP/ESEP, Esri enterprise system design/administration certification, CISSP, or comparable credential.
- Experience supporting DHS or another federal homeland-security, public-safety, emergency-management, critical-infrastructure, defense, or intelligence mission.
- Experience with DHS enterprise architecture and SELC governance, FISMA/ATO and continuous monitoring, IPv6 transition, Section 508, privacy, and federal records requirements.
- Experience architecting highly available public/private cloud integrations, large-scale geospatial information sharing, situational-awareness platforms, and automated data pipelines
- Develop, maintain, and communicate current-state, target-state, transition, logical, physical, data, application, integration, security, and deployment architecture products for enterprise and operational geospatial capabilities.
- Assess geospatial business objectives and existing environments; perform gap analyses; identify business and technical requirements; evaluate alternatives, technical trends, constraints, costs, risks, dependencies, and lifecycle impacts.