Senior Systems Architect - Federal Cloud & Payroll

CVP (Customer Value Partners); Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CVP is seeking a Systems Architect / Technical Lead to serve as the technical authority for NIH's mission-critical time-and-attendance system. The role demands leadership in architecture, security, cloud modernization, and AD/service integration, with a focus on reliability for payroll processing.

Qualified candidates will have 10+ years in technical leadership, 8+ years in enterprise system development/integration, and 3+ years on complex scopes. Public Trust eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• BS/BA plus 10+ years of relevant experience.
• MS with 5+ years relevant experience.
• 10+ years of technical leadership experience.
• 8+ years of enterprise system development/integration experience.
• 3+ years on comparable scope/complexity efforts.
• Cloud/DevSecOps modernization experience.
• Deep Java enterprise application expertise.
• Strong knowledge of three-tier Web/Application/Database architecture, high availability/auto-failover, and payroll integration.
• Experience with resilient batch processing, Reporting Services Server/reporting, and performance design for payroll-critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical authority for software architecture, identity lifecycle design, and data/integration patterns.
• Lead security/ATO alignment, cloud modernization strategy, and root-cause resolution.
• Design and govern Active Directory integration, account provisioning, and enterprise web-service integration.
• Develop technical standards, produce ARB artifacts, and mentor the engineering team.
• Lead modernization patterns that protect fixed timecard submission schedules.
• Assess rapidly onboarded systems' architectures as required.

Skills

Technical leadership

Java enterprise

Three-tier arch

High availability

Payroll integration

Identity lifecycle

Data integration

Cloud/DevSecOps

Security/ATO

Mentoring

Education

BS/BA +10 yrs

MS +5 yrs

Tools

Active Directory

Reporting Services

Job description

CVP is seeking a Systems Architect / Technical Lead to serve as the technical authority for NIH's mission-critical time-and-attendance system. The role demands leadership in architecture, security, cloud modernization, and AD/service integration, with a focus on reliability for payroll processing.

Qualified candidates will have 10+ years in technical leadership, 8+ years in enterprise system development/integration, and 3+ years on complex scopes. Public Trust eligibility is required.