Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME)

RIVA Solutions Inc.; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off / Sick Leave

Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match

Pet Insurance

Flexible Hours and Hybrid Support

Job summary

RIVA Solutions Inc. is looking for a Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Reston, Virginia to provide guidance on web modernization and digital services for Federal healthcare platforms. The ideal candidate will collaborate with stakeholders to deliver secure and scalable solutions.

With strong expertise in Drupal architecture, cloud operations, and AI capabilities, you will advise on integration patterns and compliance efforts while mentoring technical teams. This position offers competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience providing technical advisory for public‑facing websites.
• Strong understanding of Drupal or comparable WCMS platforms.
• Experience with AWS cloud-hosted environments.
• Working knowledge of accessibility standards and W3C compliance.
• Ability to communicate technical risks to stakeholders.
• Experience supporting Agile teams and collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

• Advise on architecture and modernization strategy.
• Review technical designs for scalability and security.
• Provide guidance on AI/NLP chatbot capabilities.
• Mentor technical staff and communicate complex options.
• Support security and compliance efforts for web systems.

Skills

Drupal

Cloud operations

AI/ML

DevSecOps

APIs

Agile

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Git

Job description

Position Overview

RIVA Solutions is seeking a highly experienced Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support enterprise web modernization and digital services initiatives for Federal healthcare and public-facing platforms. The candidate will provide senior‑level guidance across Drupal/WCMS architecture, cloud operations, enterprise search, chatbot and AI capabilities, DevSecOps, accessibility, and performance optimization. This role collaborates with government stakeholders, technical teams, developers, UX/content staff, and program leadership to deliver secure, accessible, and scalable digital solutions.

Core Responsibilities

• Advise on architecture, modernization strategy, platform selection, integration patterns, and technical tradeoffs for federal client public‑facing websites, microsites, search, AI/ML, and web applications.
• Review technical designs, Drupal module approaches, APIs, data feeds, automation patterns, and cloud‑hosted components for scalability, maintainability, security, and alignment with federal and federal web requirements.
• Provide specialized guidance for Drupal/WCMS configuration, custom module development, search implementation, AI/NLP chatbot capabilities, data visualization support, and content migration activities.
• Support technical issue resolution for high‑priority incidents, production performance concerns, complex defects, infrastructure dependencies, and cross‑contractor coordination issues.
• Advise on CI/CD, code quality, version control, automated testing, DevSecOps practices, and release‑readiness reviews.
• Participate in requirements discussions, technical backlog refinement, sprint reviews, demonstrations, and solution planning sessions.
• Recommend emerging tools, standards, and implementation approaches that improve user experience, reliability, accessibility, searchability, and operational efficiency.
• Support ATO, security, and compliance efforts by providing technical context, artifact review, and remediation recommendations for web and cloud systems.
• Mentor technical staff and communicate complex technical options and risks to government and program leadership.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience providing technical advisory or architecture support for large public‑facing websites or enterprise web platforms.
• Strong understanding of Drupal or comparable WCMS platforms, custom web development, front‑end standards, APIs, and integration approaches.
• Experience with cloud‑hosted web environments, preferably AWS, including monitoring, scalability, performance, security, and availability considerations.
• Working knowledge of Section 508, WCAG, USWDS, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, W3C standards, and federal digital service expectations.
• Ability to communicate technical risks, design options, and recommendations to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Experience supporting Agile delivery teams and working with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Git, or similar collaboration platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise search platforms such as Apache Solr, Nutch, Google Search Appliance, or equivalent technologies.
• Experience with NLP, chatbot, AI/ML, recommendation engines, or advanced analytics capabilities.
• Experience supporting federal ATO, FISMA, NIST, FedRAMP, or cloud security compliance activities.
• Experience with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, automated code quality tools, and DevSecOps practices.
• Prior experience supporting federal, federal client, public health, healthcare quality, or scientific dissemination programs.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off / Sick Leave
• Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• HSA/FSA Spending Accounts
• Long‑ and Short‑Term Disability
• Pet Insurance
• Wellness Program Initiatives
• RIVA Flex (Flexible Hours and Hybrid Support, where applicable)
• Additional Workplace Benefits

Salary

$130K

Equal Opportunity Statement

RIVA Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please email [e-mail]. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned.