Senior Technical SME

ThinkTek; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and leave options

Job summary

ThinkTek LLC seeks a Senior Technical SME to provide leadership and subject matter expertise in implementing and deploying an enterprise HR system for a government client. You will serve as the trusted technical advisor and liaison between government stakeholders and technical teams from concept through deployment.

This role emphasizes requirements analysis, system testing, data migration, interfaces, configuration management, access controls, risk mitigation, and clear communication of complex

Qualifications

• Experience as a technical SME or tech lead on large enterprise system implementations.
• Strong skills translating business requirements into technical specs and test scenarios.
• Proven ability to guide testing, data migration, and system readiness activities.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to government leadership.
• Demonstrated capability to identify risks and propose mitigations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key SME guiding HR system concepts through design, implementation, testing, deployment, and commissioning.
• Provide technical guidance on architecture, configuration, integration, data, security, and operational readiness.
• Support testing to verify system integrity and validate HR business rules, data interfaces, workflows, and access requirements.
• Develop and execute technical test scenarios; document and resolve defects and discrepancies.
• Analyze results to identify trends, risks, defects, dependencies, and remediation needs.
• Act as the primary technical liaison between government stakeholders, implementation teams, and project leaders.
• Identify gaps and enhancement opportunities; route for approval and prioritization.
• Document and communicate functional/technical gaps to ensure DoW requirements are met.
• Facilitate discussions on risk, configuration control, data protocols, migrations, interfaces, and access control.
• Translate findings into clear briefings for government personnel and leadership.
• Provide updates on testing status, readiness, risks, and recommended actions.
• Support creation of technical documentation including requirements, test plans, interfaces, and migration records.
• Coordinate with teams to assess impact of changes and ensure change management controls.
• Monitor data migration progress and communicate risks and status to stakeholders.
• Review interface specs to ensure defined integration requirements are implemented.
• Assess access requirements and verify role-based access and controls.
• Identify dependencies and risks affecting implementation, testing, deployment, or readiness.
• Contribute to data visualizations and dashboards to communicate key metrics and status to stakeholders.
• Present technical data and recommendations in a clear manner to government personnel.

Skills

Technical SME

Requirements analysis

System testing

Communication with leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / CS / IS / related field

Job description

Who We Are

ThinkTek LLC is a fast-growing Certified SBA 8(a) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). We specialize in providing management and technology consulting services to support the business and technology modernization efforts of the Federal Government. ThinkTek was formed with the specific purpose of providing its clients a tailored solution around Program & Project Management, Strategic Planning, and IT Services.

Position Description

ThinkTek is seeking a highly experienced Senior Technical SME to provide technology leadership and subject matter expertise in implementing and deploying an enterprise-level Human Resources (HR) system. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted technical advisor and primary liaison between the government, system implementation teams, functional stakeholders, and technical teams throughout the system lifecycle-from concept and design through implementation, testing, deployment, and commissioning.

This role will provide hands‑on technical expertise in enterprise HR systems, requirements analysis, system testing, data migration, system interfaces, configuration management, access controls, risk mitigation, and technical performance reporting. The ideal candidate will be comfortable translating complex technical information into clear, actionable information for government leadership and functional personnel.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key technology subject matter expert (SME) supporting the government client in guiding enterprise HR system concepts through design, implementation, testing, deployment, and commissioning.
• Provide technical guidance and recommendations related to enterprise HR system architecture, configuration, integration, data, security, and operational readiness.
• Provide technical testing support to assist the Government in verifying system integrity and validating DoW-specific HR business rules, data interfaces, workflows, and system access requirements prior to deployment.
• Develop, review, and execute technical test scenarios and support the documentation, analysis, and resolution of system defects and discrepancies.
• Analyze testing results and identify trends, risks, defects, dependencies, and areas requiring additional validation or remediation.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison between government stakeholders, implementation teams, system integrators, functional SMEs, and other project stakeholders.
• Lead efforts to identify requirements gaps, system deficiencies, enhancement opportunities, and emerging requirements.
• Ensure identified gaps and enhancements are appropriately analyzed, documented, and formally routed through the designated Point of Contact (POC) for approval, prioritization, and disposition.
• Capture and document functional and technical gaps and provide actionable feedback to ensure the system fully supports DoW functional and operational requirements.
• Facilitate technical discussions and working sessions addressing risk mitigation, configuration control, data protocols, data migration, system interfaces, technical specifications, system access, testing, and other enterprise system management considerations.
• Translate complex technical findings, testing outcomes, system issues, and recommendations into clear presentations and briefings for government personnel and leadership.
• Participate in recurring technology meetings and provide concise updates on testing status, system readiness, risks, issues, requirements, and recommended actions.
• Support the development and maintenance of technical documentation, including requirements, test plans, test results, interface specifications, data migration documentation, system configuration information, and issue logs.
• Coordinate with technical and functional teams to assess the impact of proposed system changes and ensure appropriate configuration control and change management.
• Support data migration activities by monitoring migration progress, validating migrated data, identifying discrepancies, and communicating migration risks and status to government stakeholders.
• Review and assess system interface specifications and data exchange protocols to ensure integration requirements are clearly defined and appropriately implemented.
• Support analysis of system access requirements and assist in validating role-based access, permissions, and related system controls.
• Identify technical dependencies and risks that could affect system implementation, testing, deployment, or operational readiness.
• Support the development of data visualizations, dashboards, and status reports to communicate key metrics, milestones, risks, testing progress, data migration status, and system readiness to government stakeholders.
• Present technical data, system analysis, research findings, and recommendations to government personnel in a clear and understandable manner.
• Conduct research and technical analysis to evaluate system capabilities, identify potential solutions, and support government decision‑making.
• Promote consistent application of technical standards, processes, and best practices across the enterprise HR system implementation.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Human Resources, or a related discipline; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise technology implementations, HR systems, enterprise applications, or complex government IT programs.
• Demonstrated experience serving as a technical SME, technical lead, systems analyst, or technology advisor on large-scale enterprise system implementations.
• Strong experience with system testing, requirements validation, defect analysis, and system readiness activities.
• Experience translating business and functional requirements into technical requirements, test scenarios, system specifications, and actionable technical recommendations.
• Experience supporting data migration, data validation, system interfaces, data protocols, and enterprise system integrations.
• Demonstrated ability to identify requirements gaps, functional deficiencies, technical risks, and opportunities for system enhancements.
• Experience facilitating technical discussions involving multiple stakeholders with varying levels of technical expertise.
• Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts and testing results to various stakeholders including senior leadership, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, organizational, and written/verbal communication skills.

Pay Range

The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $120,030 – $133,020. This range is a good‑faith estimate and not a guarantee of compensation. Final compensation will be based on factors including experience, education, skills, geographic location, internal equity, market data, and applicable contract requirements, and may fall outside the posted range.

ThinkTek LLC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. ThinkTek offers medical, dental, and vision insurance to all full‑time employees; PTO and a variety of other paid leave options are also available. You can read more about ThinkTek benefits at https://www.thinktekllc.com/careers/.

Salary: $120000 - $133000 per year