Senior Technical Architect – Hybrid IT Leader

NXT; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Fully company-paid healthcare

Flexible hours

Training and certifications

Performance-based bonus

Job summary

NXT is seeking a Technical Architect to manage major projects involving professional support services and the integration, implementation and transition of large, complex systems. The role focuses on design, development and architectural oversight across e-government solutions and backend infrastructures.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in IT application design/implementation, 6+ years in large-scale site design, and leadership as chief architect.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, CS, math or related technical field; master’s preferred.
• At least 10 years designing and implementing IT application systems.
• At least 6 years designing medium to large-scale sites and managing 5+ internet projects.
• Led or been chief architect in a major IT applications implementation.
• Strong background in software engineering principles and techniques.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Provides design and development of e-government solutions and is responsible for technical design and implementation of the architecture.
• Designs, develops and maintains infrastructure and backend applications.
• Provides expertise on defining the role of broadband and wireless applications.
• Provides definition of current state architecture blueprints.
• Provides expertise with web servers, gateways, and application servers and content management systems.
• Provides experience in web application technologies and middleware solutions.
• Research new technologies and products for their applicability to business processes.
• Must be able to compare various solutions and determine the most suitable.
• Ensures that development efforts are well planned and in agreement with standards.

Skills

Strong communication

Business acumen

Decision making

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/CS/Math

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Web servers

Gateways

Application servers

Content management systems

Middleware

Job description

NXT is seeking a Technical Architect to manage major projects involving professional support services and the integration, implementation and transition of large, complex systems. The role focuses on design, development and architectural oversight across e-government solutions and backend infrastructures.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in IT application design/implementation, 6+ years in large-scale site design, and leadership as chief architect.