Senior Solutions Architect

AVER, LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AVER, LLC is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to translate government requirements into scalable enterprise technology solutions. You will lead architecture for data platforms, cloud environments, and mission applications within a complex Federal context.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years of IT/architecture experience, strong data engineering background, and the ability to communicate technical concepts to stakeholders and leaders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT/solutions architecture experience.
• Experience designing enterprise data platforms and data-centric solutions.
• Ability to translate mission needs into architectural plans and roadmaps.
• Proven ability to present designs to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior Solutions Architect and technical advisor for IT, data, and portfolio modernization.
• Translate requirements into solution architectures, specifications, and roadmaps.
• Architect enterprise solutions integrating data platforms, cloud services, and mission systems.
• Lead architecture reviews and communicate risks, dependencies and tradeoffs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional Federal teams across governance, cybersecurity, and ops.

Skills

Enterprise data

Cloud tech

Data lakes

Data integration

Analytics platforms

Mission apps

Stakeholder comm

Architectural leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering

Job description

AVER is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to support a Federal Law Enforcement Agency. This individual will serve as a senior technical advisor and solutions lead, translating complex Government mission, operational, data, and business requirements into scalable enterprise technology solutions. The ideal candidate will bring strong experience architecting enterprise data solutions and platforms, with an understanding of how applications, data, cloud environments, integration technologies, and enterprise systems work together. Experience with data lakes, data engineering and integration, analytics platforms, cloud technologies, and mission applications within complex Federal environments is highly desired. Join our collaborative team who values AVER’s mission, focus, and culture and to deliver exceptional client service with great people and transformative technology solutions to enable Government mission success.

Responsibilities Include:

• Serve as a senior Solutions Architect and technical advisor supporting enterprise IT, data, application, and portfolio modernization initiatives
• Work with Government stakeholders to understand mission objectives, operational workflows, business requirements, technical constraints, and desired outcomes
• Translate Government requirements into solution architectures, technical specifications, architectural recommendations, and implementation roadmaps
• Architect enterprise solutions that integrate applications, data platforms, cloud services, analytics capabilities, and mission systems
• Assess existing application and technology portfolios to identify dependencies, integration requirements, technical gaps, modernization opportunities, and risks
• Analyze application inventories and develop architecture recommendations that improve interoperability, scalability, performance, data accessibility, and business processes
• Provide architectural guidance for enterprise data environments, including data lakes, data integration and engineering pipelines, analytics platforms, cloud environments, and mission applications
• Collaborate with Federal architecture, engineering, cybersecurity, data, infrastructure, and operational stakeholders throughout solution planning, implementation, modernization, and sustainment
• Evaluate proposed technologies and solutions based on technical feasibility, mission value, performance, scalability, security, integration requirements, cost, and return on investment
• Develop and present solution and application architecture designs, diagrams, technical approaches, and recommendations
• Lead architecture reviews and walkthroughs with technical and nontechnical stakeholders
• Communicate complex technologies, architectural decisions, implementation risks, dependencies, and technical tradeoffs to Government leaders and program stakeholders
• Provide strategic recommendations regarding emerging technologies and their potential application within complex Federal environments

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field

Experience Requirements:

• 10+ years of relevant IT experience, including solutions architecture, technical architecture, enterprise architecture, solutions engineering, or related technical leadership
• Demonstrated ability to design enterprise technology solutions that integrate applications, data sources, platforms, cloud technologies, and other enterprise systems
• Strong background architecting enterprise data platforms and data-centric solutions, including data integration, data lakes, analytics environments, and data engineering ecosystems
• Ability to assess complex application and technology environments, identify dependencies and technical gaps, and develop modernization, integration, and architectural recommendations aligned with business and mission objectives
• Experience translating mission and operational needs into business requirements, technical specifications, solution architectures, and implementation roadmaps
• Proven ability to evaluate technology solutions based on technical feasibility, performance, scalability, interoperability, security, business value, mission impact, and ROI
• Demonstrated success working across architecture, engineering, cybersecurity, data, infrastructure, and business teams and presenting architecture designs and technical recommendations to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders

Desired Experience:

• Previous experience supporting Federal mission environments, including large-scale data modernization, application modernization, cloud transformation, or enterprise integration initiatives
• Experience architecting enterprise solutions that integrate multiple systems, data sources, data platforms, mission applications, and operational workflows, with an emphasis on data integration, governance, analytics, and accessibility
• Familiarity with enterprise data architectures and technologies such as Palantir, Databricks, ServiceNow, Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Azure or other cloud platforms, data lakes, APIs, data integration pipelines, and analytics environments

Location:

• Washington, DC
• HYBRID, on site as required

Security Requirements:

• Ability to obtain and maintain government clearance (Public Trust)
• This role supports a government agency which requires U.S. citizenship

About Us:

AVER, LLC is a Data & Digital Transformation company that delivers exceptional client service with great people and transformative technology solutions to enable Government mission success. We provide customers with specialized technical skills and deep subject matter expertise focused on Homeland Security, Biometrics, Law Enforcement and Healthcare domains to meet the complex mission challenges today and tomorrow. We are a verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that strives to provide a customer‑centric experience building trusted partnerships with our clients and people.

AVER is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled