Technical Engineer III

Socket.dev; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptive is seeking a Technical Engineer to provide guidance and advanced engineering expertise supporting IHSC Health IT programs. This advisory role focuses on ensuring IT systems meet operational needs, security requirements, and architectural standards, without performing direct development or vendor operations.

The candidate will evaluate architectures, identify risks in scalability and interoperability, and advise leadership on mitigation strategies, collaborating with OCIO stakeholders to

Qualifications

• Advanced technical knowledge of enterprise IT systems, infrastructure, and architecture.
• Experience evaluating designs and architectures for operational and security alignment.
• Ability to provide advisory support to leadership and technical teams.
• Strong understanding of system modernization, integration, and lifecycle management.
• Experience mitigating technical risks including scalability and interoperability.
• Ability to review and validate technical documentation and engineering deliverables.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues across systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced technical engineering analysis and advisory support for IHSC enterprise IT systems and infrastructure.
• Evaluate system architectures, designs, and proposals for alignment with requirements.
• Support modernization, integration, and lifecycle management initiatives.
• Identify and assess technical risks including scalability and performance.
• Review and validate technical documentation, designs, and deliverables.
• Collaborate with project managers, developers, security teams, and OCIO stakeholders.
• Advise leadership on tradeoffs, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure recommendations align with enterprise architecture standards.

Skills

Enterprise IT Architecture

Systems modernization

Risk assessment

Technical oversight

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Job Summary

Aptive is seeking a Technical Engineer to provide guidance and advanced technical engineering expertise supporting the ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) Health Information Technology Unit (HITU) in the management and monitoring of modernized Health IT programs. This role provides technical oversight, analysis, and advisory support to ensure IT systems are designed, implemented, and maintained in alignment with operational needs, security requirements, and enterprise architecture standards.

The Technical Engineer evaluates system architectures, technical designs, and solution proposals; identifies and assesses technical risks such as scalability, interoperability, and performance; and advises leadership on technical tradeoffs and mitigation strategies. This is a designated Key Personnel position under the contract.

The ideal candidate brings advanced enterprise IT and architecture knowledge and can communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical decision-makers. This role is advisory in nature and provides technical analysis, validation, and recommendations rather than performing development, configuration, or operational control within vendor-managed environments.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide advanced technical engineering analysis and advisory support for IHSC enterprise IT systems and infrastructure.
• Evaluate system architectures, technical designs, and solution proposals for alignment with operational, security, and performance requirements.
• Support the review of, and provide recommendations for, enterprise system modernization, integration, and lifecycle management initiatives.
• Identify and assess technical risks, including scalability, interoperability, performance, and sustainability.
• Review and validate technical documentation, system designs, and engineering deliverables.
• Collaborate with project managers, developers, security teams, and OCIO stakeholders.
• Support troubleshooting of complex technical issues affecting multiple systems.
• Advise leadership on technical tradeoffs, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure technical recommendations align with enterprise architecture standards and best practices.

Minimum Qualifications

• Advanced technical knowledge of enterprise IT systems, infrastructure, and architecture.
• Experience evaluating technical designs, system architectures, and engineering solutions for alignment with operational and security requirements.
• Ability to provide technical oversight and advisory support to leadership and technical teams.
• Strong understanding of system modernization, integration, and lifecycle management.
• Experience identifying and mitigating technical risks, including scalability, performance, and interoperability concerns.
• Ability to review and validate technical documentation, system designs, and engineering deliverables.
• Proven skill troubleshooting complex technical issues across systems and platforms.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DHS/ICE fitness determination (public trust) and execute a DHS Non-Disclosure Agreement.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting DHS, ICE, IHSC, or other federal healthcare IT or EHR modernization (EHRM) programs.
• Experience collaborating with OCIO and vendor stakeholders in a multi-contract enterprise environment.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks and federal IT security requirements.
• Understanding of healthcare IT systems, workflows, and interoperability standards.

About Aptive

About Aptive. Aptive partners with federal agencies to achieve their missions through improved performance, streamlined operations and enhanced service delivery. Based in Alexandria, Virginia, we support more than a dozen agencies including Veterans Affairs, Transportation, Defense, Homeland Security and the National Science Foundation. We specialize in applying technology, creativity and human-centered services to optimize mission delivery and improve experiences for millions of people who count on government services every day. Founded: 2012. Employees: 300+ nationwide.

EEO Statement

Aptive is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, parental status, veteran status, age, disability, or any other protected class. Veterans, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and transitioning active-duty service members are highly encouraged to apply. About Aptive: Aptive partners with federal agencies to achieve their missions through improved performance, streamlined operations and enhanced service delivery. Based in Alexandria, Virginia, we support more than a dozen agencies including Veterans Affairs, Transportation, Defense, Homeland Security and the National Science Foundation. We specialize in applying technology, creativity and human-centered services to optimize mission delivery and improve experiences for millions of people who count on government services every day. Founded: 2012. Employees: 300+ nationwide.