Transformation Delivery Consultant

Guidehouse; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

Paid Holidays & Sick Time

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking an experienced architect-leader to drive client delivery across state and local government modernization programs in a senior capacity. You will shape target architectures, validate designs, and align business goals with technology solutions while coordinating with delivery teams and stakeholders.

You will translate business needs into system models, lead architecture reviews, and contribute to proposals and reusable templates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited University.
• 5+ years of overall work experience in consulting or enterprise IT roles.
• Experience delivering technology solutions for state or local government clients.
• Ability to design system architectures, integration approaches, and data flows in complex environments.
• Familiarity with cloud modernization approaches including cloud adoption, legacy refactoring, and COTS integration.
• Experience facilitating technical workshops and translating business needs into technology requirements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills across business and technical teams.
• Knowledge of business capability modeling, process mapping, and solution alignment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior delivery resource for modernization initiatives across state and local government clients, providing architectural oversight and alignment between business goals and technology solutions.
• Develop target state solution architectures and lead sessions to validate designs, platform selections, and system interoperability.
• Translate business requirements into system-level technical models including design, data structures, and deployment frameworks.
• Partner with delivery leads, analysts, and specialists to ensure architectural integrity from kickoff through implementation.
• Support business capability modeling and process-to-technology mapping to align client operations with system design.
• Contribute to design and implementation of cloud-native, hybrid, or on-premise platforms with integrations to enterprise systems and COTS solutions.
• Lead or participate in architecture reviews and client workshops to evaluate legacy environments and modernization paths.
• Advise on performance, scalability, security, and compliance throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Collaborate on proposals, drafts, and technical work plans; assist in level-of-effort estimates and risk identification.

Skills

Senior delivery leadership

Architecture & design

Cloud modernization

Stakeholder engagement

Proposal development

Workshops facilitation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Salesforce

ServiceNow

Power Platform

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

++Job Family++:
Management Consulting

++Travel Required++:
Up to 50%

++Clearance Required++:
None

++What You Will Do++:

Client Delivery and Engagement Leadership

• Serve as a senior delivery resource for modernization initiatives across state and local government clients, providing architectural oversight and alignment between business goals and technology solutions.
• Develop target state solution architectures and lead working sessions to validate technical designs, platform selections, and system interoperability.
• Translate business requirements into system-level technical models including application design, integration flows, data structures, and deployment frameworks.
• Partner with Guidehouse delivery leads, analysts, and technical specialists to ensure architectural integrity from project kickoff through implementation.
• Support business capability modeling and process-to-technology mapping activities to ensure effective alignment between client operations and system design.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of cloud-native, hybrid, or on-premise platforms, including integrations with enterprise systems and COTS solutions.
• Lead or participate in architecture reviews, design sessions, and client workshops to evaluate legacy environments and identify paths for modernization.
• Advise on performance, scalability, security, and compliance considerations throughout the delivery lifecycle.

New Business Development

• Collaborate on proposals and oral presentations, providing architecture narratives, draft solution approaches, and technical work plans.
• Support pursuit teams with level-of-effort estimates, solution risk identification, and stakeholder communication strategies.
• Contribute to the development of reusable technical templates, accelerators, and frameworks for use across client engagements.
• Manage strategic relationships for vendors and partnering agencies.

Team Leadership and Internal Development

• Mentor junior staff and contribute to knowledge sharing across delivery teams.
• Participate in capability-building efforts to grow Guidehouse’s portfolio of technology-enabled solutions for the public sector.

++What You Will Need++:

• Bachelor’s from an accredited University.
• 5+ years of overall work experience. Experience in consulting or enterprise IT roles. Experience serving in solutions or enterprise architecture capacity.
• Demonstrated experience delivering technology solutions for state or local government clients.
• Proven ability to design system architectures, integration approaches, and data flows in complex environments.
• Familiarity with platform modernization approaches including cloud adoption, legacy refactoring, and COTS integration.
• Experience facilitating technical workshops and translating business needs into technology requirements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills across both business and technical teams.
• Knowledge of business capability modeling, process mapping, and solution alignment.

++What Would Be Nice To Have++:

• Master’s degree or certifications in relevant frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, SAFe, AWS/Azure/GCP, ITIL).
• Experience working with government IT frameworks or regulatory standards (e.g., CDT PAL, NIST, FedRAMP).
• Familiarity with Salesforce, ServiceNow, Microsoft Power Platform, or other low-code technologies.
• Background in data architecture, cybersecurity, or legacy system transformation.

The annual salary range for this position is $113,000.00-$188,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

++What We Offer++:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

++About Guidehouse++

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

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