IT Specialist (Solution/Platform Architect)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Information Technology (OIT) seeks an IT Specialist (Solution/Platform Architect) to serve as a senior technical authority on enterprise-wide cloud strategy, multi-cloud environments, Hybrid Cloud architecture, and cloud migration initiatives.

This GS-2210-15 role requires specialized experience in migrating mainframe systems, designing enterprise architecture for cloud adoption, and coordinating with inter‑agency groups and industry

Qualifications

• One year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to GS-14 in the Federal government.
• Experience managing enterprise data center projects to migrate to cloud environments.
• Experience designing enterprise architecture solutions for cloud migrations.
• Experience collaborating with inter-agency groups and industry partners on digital modernization initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior technical authority and strategic architect on enterprise-wide cloud strategy.
• Lead initiatives covering multi-cloud environments, Hybrid Cloud architecture, and cloud migrations.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure operational continuity across cloud platforms.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Customer Service

Oral Communication

Problem Solving

Job description

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Information Technology (OIT), Infrastructure and User Services Group. As an IT Specialist (Solution/Platform Architect), GS-2210-15, you will serve as a senior technical authority and strategic architect on enterprise-wide cloud strategy, multi-cloud environments, Hybrid Cloud architecture, and cloud migration initiatives.

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from being considered further. There is a BASIC REQUIREMENT AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT for this position. You must meet both requirements.

BASIC REQUIREMENT: You must have IT‑related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below:

• Attention to Detail – Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Customer Service – Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
• Oral Communication – Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Problem‑Solving – Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

AND In order to qualify for the GS‑15, you must meet the following:

• At least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS‑14 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include:
• Managing enterprise data center projects to support an organization's modernization of mainframe systems or databases into cloud environments.
• Designing enterprise architecture solutions to migrate legacy systems into cloud‑based applications.
• Collaborating with inter‑agency working groups and industry partnerships to advance mission‑critical digital modernization initiatives.
• Providing technical support for key infrastructure services across multiple cloud platforms to ensure operational continuity.

Time-in-Grade: To be eligible, current or former Federal employees and current or former Federal employees applying under the VEOA eligibility who hold or have held a permanent General Schedule position in the previous year must have served at least 52 weeks (one year) at the next lower grade level from the position/grade level(s) to which they are applying.