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Accenture Federal Services · 1 day ago

Solution Architect

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$108K/yr - $203K/yr

Accenture Federal Services is dedicated to helping the US federal government enhance national security and improve the quality of life for citizens. As a Solutions Architect, you will evaluate client business needs and align IT strategies to develop and implement effective technical solutions. The role involves designing scalable solutions, assessing IT systems, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure business goals are met.

ConsultingFinanceInformation TechnologyManagement ConsultingOnline PortalsProfessional Services

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Aligning IT strategy with business goals is paramount, with this position helping to determine, develop, and improve technical solutions in support of the client’s business goals

The Solutions Architect bridges communication between IT and business operations to ensure everyone is aligned in developing and implementing technical solutions for business problems

The process requires regular feedback, adjustments, and problem-solving in order to properly design and implement potential solutions

Assess current and legacy CLIENT IT systems and define a target, cloud-ready enterprise architecture across applications, data, integration, and security layers; produce roadmaps and disposition diagrams

Design scalable, highly available, and resilient solutions using modern patterns (microservices, event-driven architectures, APIs, serverless, and containers such as Kubernetes/OpenShift)

Develop and maintain architecture artifacts and models (e.g., DODAF operational and system views), interface control documents, and integration patterns

Coordinate with partners and technical support teams to author interface control documents and establish system-to-system connections

Determine architecture requirements and priorities with stakeholders; propose and compare alternative solutions

Evaluate alternatives to identify the most effective, fit-for-purpose technical solution to current business problems

Stay current on evolving cloud capabilities and business needs; recommend options that improve cost efficiency and functionality to support informed, collaborative decisions

Enable built-in monitoring and CI/CD to automate the application lifecycle (build, test, deploy, maintain) and drive continuous improvement across the Agile DevSecOps process from assessment through operations

Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with a diverse set of staff, stakeholders, and customers; communicate complex designs clearly and professionally

Qualification

Cloud-native toolsArchitectural design patternsCloud technologies certificationAgile environment experienceDoDAF architecture artifactsComplex IT system architectureEnd-to-end cloud solutionsCommunication skillsCollaborative work ability

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related discipline

Experience with cloud-native tools and architectural design patterns

Proven ability to develop complex IT system architecture diagrams with technical and interface details

Experience creating architecture artifacts—such as Operational Views (OVs) and System Views (SVs) for complex system integrations using the DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF)

Certification in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS)

Experience working in an Agile environment

Extensive cloud experience delivering solutions end-to-end: architecting, designing, developing, leading, and implementing cloud infrastructure and application platform technologies across large-scale, multi-team enterprise programs

Experience across core infrastructure, application development, data and analytics, and low-code/no-code platforms

Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain Public Trust

The ability to work in a remote environment