Senior Solution Architect: Cloud & Mainframe Modernization

General Dynamics Information Technology; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

401K match

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Culture and awards

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology seeks a Senior SME Solution Architect to drive modernization of federal financial applications, bridging mainframe heritage and cloud-native platforms. You’ll lead architectural design, guidance, and cross-team collaboration to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Join a mission-focused environment that values technical excellence, clear communication, and stakeholder alignment across multiple agencies while migrating legacy systems and enabling DevSecOps

Qualifications

• Experience applying tools to design cloud-based solutions involving complex applications, databases, and interfaces.
• Proven modernization strategies for hybrid environments combining mainframes with multiple vendors.
• Mapping experience and tools demonstrated in interviews, with ability to articulate skills.

Responsibilities

• Review client mainframe and mid-range architecture to understand current state processes.
• Propose future state processes and architectural solutions with best practices.
• Lead implementation of modern technical solutions and design PoCs for adoption.
• Develop technical drawings and design for adoption with client and vendors.
• Communicate requirements to teams to draft agile stories.
• Coordinate with partner organizations and multiple teams to align with federal requirements.
• Map workflows using Visio or equivalent tools.
• Develop strategies to migrate legacy COBOL/JCL/CICS/DB2/VSAM to modern environments.
• Provide architecture-level recommendations for integration and data migrations.
• Create technical documentation and modernize roadmaps and data migration plans.
• Lead DevSecOps and cloud-native patterns in development teams.
• Support testing, validation, and deployment across environments.

Skills

Mainframe modernization

Java/Spring Boot

PostgreSQL

RESTful APIs

Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

DevSecOps

Data migration

System integration

Architecture leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/IS

Tools

Tomcat/WebLogic

Linux

Visio

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology seeks a Senior SME Solution Architect to drive modernization of federal financial applications, bridging mainframe heritage and cloud-native platforms. You’ll lead architectural design, guidance, and cross-team collaboration to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Join a mission-focused environment that values technical excellence, clear communication, and stakeholder alignment across multiple agencies while migrating legacy systems and enabling DevSecOps