Solution Architect/ SAFe SME

Company: Accenture Federal Services
Location: Washington
Posted on: March 12, 2025

Job Description:

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.Join Accenture Federal Services to do the work you love in an inclusive, collaborative, and caring community, where you can be empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!The work:Seeking a SAFe Solutions Architect on the Supply Chain Management Product Line DevSecOps and Integration program for evaluating the client business needs and determining how IT can support those needs leveraging software, hardware, or infrastructure. Aligning IT strategy with business goals is paramount, with this position helping to determine, develop, and improve technical solutions in support of client's business goals. The SAFe 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.Responsibilities:

• Analyze the current architecture and develop target architecture for Health portfolio IT systems. Develop systems roadmap and disposition diagrams.
• Develop enterprise system's architecture for modernizing the systems using cloud-based technologies and agency guidelines (example: Human Centered Design, Zero Trust Architecture etc.).
• Develop architecture artifacts such as operational views (OVs) and systems views (SVs) for complex systems integration using DoD Architecture framework (DODAF).
• Coordinate with partners and technical support teams to develop the interface control documents and to establish systems interface connections.
• Determine systems architecture requirements and priorities with the stakeholders and propose alternate solutions. Evaluate the alternate solutions to identify the best/right technical solution to solve the existing business problem effectively.
• Understand advancing cloud capabilities, IT, and business needs, while identifying and proposing cost and functional efficiency options for the customer's collaborative decisions and actions.
• Architect solutions using application monitoring, Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) methodology to enable automation in building, testing, deployment and maintenance of applications.
• Work in an agile DevSecOps environment, which includes assessment, design, development, re-architecture, enhancement, deployment and operations and maintenance processes and procedures, and which has the goal of continuously improving the cloud program, technical, and operational framework required to deliver and manage cloud migration capabilities effectively and efficiently.
• Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with a diverse group of staff members, stakeholders, and customers.Here's what you need:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Math, Engineering, or related field discipline.
  • Experience in developing the solution architecture for high visible enterprise IT systems.
  • Experience in developing complex IT systems architecture diagrams with technical, interface details.
  • Experienced with architecture artifacts such as operational views (OVs) and systems views (SVs) for complex systems integration using DoD Architecture framework (DODAF).
  • Certification in SAFe Solution Architecture or in cloud technologies (AWS).
  • Cloud experience in a solutions delivery, architecting, designing, developing, leading, and delivering cloud infrastructure and cloud application platform technology solutions over the entire lifecycle of large scale, multi-team, complex enterprise projects.
  • Experience in Core Infrastructure, Application Development, Data and Analytics, and Low Code/No Code.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen.Bonus points if you have:As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here.The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:$93,400 - $176,200 USD.What We BelieveWe have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.Equal Employment Opportunity StatementAccenture Federal Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion or sexual orientation.All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture Federal Services and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process.Apply for this job* indicates a required field
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