Systems Architect

Bespoketechnologies; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Bespoketechnologies in McLean, VA seeks a Systems Architect to lead consolidation and optimization of IT support and development for Sponsor applications. You will develop phased plans, define agile adoption, and create governance for documentation and architectures.

The role requires coordinating across design, engineering and product teams, driving standards for UX, accessibility, and operational excellence while ensuring secure, scalable systems alignment with sponsor objectives.

Qualifications

• Coordination across design, engineering and product teams.
• Quality assurance for technical documentation and usage guides.
• Experience driving adoption of product team initiatives.
• Experience managing design system or component libraries.
• Strong background in project management (waterfall and agile).

Responsibilities

• Oversee consolidation and optimization of IT technical support and development for Sponsor applications and systems.
• Develop phased project plan with resources and timelines.
• Create an Agile methodology implementation plan and roles.
• Develop a document management plan for all Sponsor applications and systems.
• Define a service management plan with tiered support.
• Draft reference architecture for adoption across Sponsor apps and systems.

Skills

Stakeholder coordination

Documentation QA

Agile project mgmt

Design system ownership

Systems architecture

Job description

BT-490 Systems Architect Location: McLean, VA Please do NOT apply if you do not have an active Poly clearance. Those without a Poly will not be considered.

Introduction

The Sponsor delivers human capital management technologies and services to the workforce, including data analytics that enable business decisions. The Sponsor seeks to build an integrated enterprise IT support model to drive efficiencies in the talent space and better address strategic requirements associated with learning, training compliances, foreign language development and retention, job advertisements, selection, and performance.

Work Requirements

The Contractor will oversee the consolidation and optimization of IT technical support and development for the Sponsor applications and systems. The Contractor shall work core hours from 0900 hours to 1500 hours. The Contractor shall develop a phased project plan, with implementation roles and resource projections, to consolidate IT technical support and development for the Sponsor's applications and systems. The Contractor shall develop an Agile methodology implementation plan, with roles, for Sponsor The Contractor shall develop a document management plan to address documents required for all Sponsor applications and systems, their storage locations and versioning requirements. The Contractor shall develop a service management plan, documenting Sponsor's tiered support for all applications and systems. The Contractor shall develop a reference architecture for adoption by all Sponsor applications and systems.

Required Skills and Demonstrated Experience

• Demonstrated experience coordinating between design, engineering, and product stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience managing and performing quality assurance for technical documentation, including usage guidelines, API documentation, migration guides, changelogs, and user support materials.
• Demonstrated experience driving adoption initiatives across product teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing design system or component library projects.
• Demonstrated experience with project management responsibilities, waterfall and agile, including leading software development teams.
• Demonstrated experience implementing industry best practices and associated technical solutions consistent with accessibility standards and agile methodology.
• Demonstrated experience proposing recommendations, with an emphasis on improving User Experience/User Interface (UX/UI), reducing O&M, increasing quality and speed of delivery.
• Demonstrated experience in analyzing and documenting web-based application, system, and service components and associated interfaces, including those with databases and web services/APIs to assist in decision-making regarding future development.
• Demonstrated experience managing user support processes, including triage, escalation work: flows, and knowledge base development.
• Demonstrated experience managing user support processes, including triage, escalation work:flows, and knowledge base development.
• Demonstrated experience developing and briefing IT support documents that include SOPs, digital IT workflows, IT knowledge base, pre and post deployment checklists, IT architectural diagrams, system security plans, and administrative processes.

Highly Desired Skills and Demonstrated Experience

• Demonstrated experience working with Sponsor and partner IT organizations.
• Demonstrated experience with design tool governance (Figma libraries, design tokens, or similar).
• Demonstrated experience with cloud technologies.
• Demonstrated experience with networking and platform hosting technologies.
• Demonstrated experience with AI/SI integration into existing business workflows.