Senior Systems Architect – Cloud & Modernization Strategy

CACI; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 115,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI International is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support FEMA's ITSA program, providing expert-level systems engineering and portfolio assessment across cloud, data, and security modernization. You will translate complex architectures into actionable modernization roadmaps, evaluate monolithic vs.

microservice patterns, and guide decisions that balance risk, cost, and mission impact. You will conduct deep architectural reviews, assess data governance, IAM, and compliance with federal

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 15+ years in enterprise systems engineering and solution architecture.
• Proven expertise in integration architecture, API design, data architecture, and security engineering.
• Experience assessing complex federal IT portfolios and developing modernization strategies.
• Deep hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or hybrid multi-cloud).

Responsibilities

• Analyze application and system architectures including platform dependencies, middleware components, configuration management practices, and deployment patterns.
• Evaluate monolithic vs. microservices architectures and assess decomposition opportunities.
• Review development frameworks, technology stacks, programming languages, and technical debt accumulation.
• Assess containerization readiness, cloud-native architecture potential, and modernization feasibility.
• Document architectural constraints, tightly coupled dependencies, and technical barriers to modernization.
• Identify legacy technology risks including unsupported platforms, vendor lock-in, and obsolescence challenges.

Skills

Integration architecture

API design & governance

Data architecture

Security engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree and 15+ years of enterprise systems engineering and solution architecture experience across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

CACI International is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support FEMA's ITSA program, providing expert-level systems engineering and portfolio assessment across cloud, data, and security modernization. You will translate complex architectures into actionable modernization roadmaps, evaluate monolithic vs.

microservice patterns, and guide decisions that balance risk, cost, and mission impact. You will conduct deep architectural reviews, assess data governance, IAM, and compliance with federal