Nationwide IT Services - NIS has offered information technology and management consulting services to federal government clients since 2006. Verified as a servi
Lead Technical Architect, Systems
Location
Virginia
Posted
2 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Lead Technical Architect, Systems
Nationwide IT Services - NIS
• Provide technical leadership for ESI.mil website and CMS sustainment, modernization, enhancement, and operations support. • Lead solution architecture, system design, technical planning, and implementation strategies for approved website and CMS changes. • Support continuous website operations, including troubleshooting application issues, resolving defects, safeguarding data integrity, and preventing service degradation. • Guide secure software development practices, cybersecurity remediation, monthly security reviews, software library updates, and vulnerability response activities. • Support compliance with applicable DoD, DON, NIWC PAC, RMF, STIG, CUI, NIST, DFARS, and secure development requirements. • Ensure new and existing website features support Section 508 accessibility requirements and accessible design practices. • Lead technical analysis for adaptive enhancements, including secure portals, CAC-enabled access, search improvements, license transfer databases, reporting features, workflow automation, data analytics, AI/ML-enabled capabilities, and mobile-friendly development. • Coordinate with DON OA ITD and Government stakeholders to support QA, UAT, production deployments, CI/CD practices, and release readiness. • Provide technical input to the product backlog, product release roadmap, risk register, system documentation, architecture artifacts, and CDRL deliverables. • Support RMF/ATO and Certification & Accreditation documentation, including technical inputs for system security, vulnerability assessment, STIG, SAR, POA&M, and related artifacts. • Oversee source code quality, configuration management, version control, integration testing, deployment planning, and technical documentation updates. • Identify technical risks, dependencies, constraints, and modernization opportunities; recommend practical mitigation strategies. • Mentor technical team members and ensure architecture, coding, testing, and deployment activities follow approved quality and delivery processes.
Job Requirements
- Demonstrated experience leading architecture, design, and implementation of Federal IT, web application, CMS, or enterprise software systems.
- Strong experience with secure software development, application modernization, system integration, and web platform sustainment.
- Experience supporting cybersecurity compliance, vulnerability remediation, STIG implementation, RMF/ATO documentation, or related Federal security requirements.
- Knowledge of Section 508 accessibility standards and accessible web design practices.
- Experience with agile development, backlog refinement, release planning, testing, and CI/CD-supported delivery.
- Experience developing or maintaining technical documentation, architecture artifacts, release documentation, and system support materials.
- Ability to coordinate effectively with Government stakeholders, developers, cybersecurity teams, testers, and operations personnel.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical risks, options, and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences.
Benefits
- flexible work arrangements
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