Systems Architect - Senior | TS/SCI w/ Poly

Fallstechnology; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement contribution 9%

Premium medical coverage

4 weeks PTO

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Falls Technology seeks an on-site architect/PM in McLean, VA, to consolidate IT applications and systems for a federal mission. You will plan phased rollouts, establish design-system standards, and drive Agile adoption so product teams ship with less O&M drag.

Responsibilities include coordinating design, engineering and product stakeholders; QA for technical docs; creating a reference architecture; and leading UX/UI improvements to reduce O&M and accelerate delivery.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph is required.
• Experience coordinating design, engineering and product stakeholders.
• Quality assurance for technical documentation (usage guidelines, API docs, migration guides, changelogs).
• Ability to drive adoption initiatives across product teams.
• Experience managing design-system or component-library projects.
• Project management with both waterfall and Agile methods.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and Agile delivery practices.

Responsibilities

• Build a phased project plan to consolidate IT support and development.
• Develop an Agile methodology implementation plan with sponsor adoption.
• Create a document-management plan with storage locations and versioning.
• Produce a service-management plan for tiered support.
• Define a reference architecture for cross-application adoption.
• Coordinate design, engineering and product stakeholders; drive adoption initiatives.
• Lead QA for technical documentation (usage guidelines, API docs, migration guides, changelogs).
• Manage design-system work and propose UX/UI improvements to reduce O&M and speed delivery.
• Analyze and document web apps, systems, services and interfaces for future development.
• Manage user-support processes and brief SOPs and system security plans.
• Work core hours 0900–1500 on site.

Skills

Project management

Agile delivery

Stakeholder coordination

Documentation QA

UX/UI improvements

Architecture planning

Accessibility standards

Tools

Figma

Design tokens

Job description

Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph required. U.S. citizenship required.

Location: On-site in McLean, VA (Full-Time).

Own the architecture that consolidates how a federal national-security mission runs its applications and systems. You'll plan the phased rollout, stand up design-system and documentation standards, and drive Agile adoption so product teams ship with less O&M drag.

What you’ll do

• Build a phased project plan (roles and resource projections) to consolidate IT technical support and development across applications and systems
• Develop an Agile methodology implementation plan with clear roles for sponsor adoption
• Create a document-management plan covering required docs, storage locations and versioning for applications and systems
• Produce a service-management plan for tiered support across applications and systems
• Define a reference architecture for adoption across applications and systems
• Coordinate design, engineering and product stakeholders; drive adoption initiatives across product teams
• Lead quality assurance for technical documentation (usage guidelines, API docs, migration guides, changelogs, user support materials)
• Manage design-system or component-library work and propose UX/UI improvements that reduce O&M and speed delivery
• Analyze and document web applications, systems, services and interfaces (including databases and APIs) to guide future development
• Manage user-support processes (triage, escalation, knowledge base) and brief SOPs, workflows, architectural diagrams and system security plans
• Work core hours 0900–1500 on site

What you bring (required)

• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
• Coordinating design, engineering and product stakeholders
• QA for technical documentation (usage guidelines, API docs, migration guides, changelogs, support materials)
• Driving adoption initiatives across product teams
• Managing design-system or component-library projects
• Project management (waterfall and Agile), including leading software development teams
• Accessibility standards and Agile delivery practices
• Recommending UX/UI improvements that reduce O&M and increase quality and delivery speed
• Analyzing and documenting web applications, systems, services and API/database interfaces
• User-support process management (triage, escalation, knowledge base)
• Writing and briefing IT support docs: SOPs, workflows, knowledge bases, deployment checklists, architecture diagrams, system security plans

Nice to have

• Working with partner IT organizations
• Design-tool governance (Figma libraries, design tokens or similar)
• Cloud technologies
• Integrating AI into existing business workflows

Why Falls

A 9% retirement contribution, 100% of family medical premiums paid, and 4 weeks of PTO. We're a small business that's been delivering since 2019, so your work is visible and your voice counts.

Falls Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.