Senior SME Solution & Systems Architect - Hybrid DC

Ignite IT; Washington; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Referral program

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Job summary

Ignite IT seeks a Subject Matter Expert, Solution & Systems Integration Architect, to own end-to-end architecture for a large federal modernization program. The role emphasizes hands-on architecture work, producing real views and decision artifacts, not just leadership.

Based in a hybrid role out of Washington, DC, the position requires U.S. citizenship and a track record across multiple domains (application, data, cloud/platform, security).

Qualifications

• 12+ years of IT experience, with at least 5 years designing or governing complex enterprise solutions.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent.
• Experience across three domains: application, data, cloud/platform, security, or IT operations.
• Ability to create diagrams and decision artifacts and explain tradeoffs to engineers and executives.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution architecture across complex, interdependent systems for a large-scale federal modernization program.
• Produce architecture views and decision artifacts to support design, review, and transition to operations.
• Lead or participate in design reviews and trade studies, including cloud adoption, modernization, and risk assessment.
• Coordinate across platform, network, security, data, mobility, and ITSM teams to align architecture with delivery.
• Ensure designs comply with enterprise standards, governance, and compliance requirements.
• Maintain architecture records and diagrams, and communicate tradeoffs to stakeholders.

Skills

Solution architecture

Design reviews

Cross-domain coordination

Stakeholder communication

Risk analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Tools

Sparx Enterprise Architect

Prolaborate

ArchiMate

UML

Job description

Ignite IT seeks a Subject Matter Expert, Solution & Systems Integration Architect, to own end-to-end architecture for a large federal modernization program. The role emphasizes hands-on architecture work, producing real views and decision artifacts, not just leadership.

Based in a hybrid role out of Washington, DC, the position requires U.S. citizenship and a track record across multiple domains (application, data, cloud/platform, security).