Systems Architect

Guidehouse

Systems Architect leading technical architecture and modernization efforts at Guidehouse for federal grant-making. Collaborating with federal stakeholders and engineering teams to design scalable solutions.

Posted 7/17/2026full-timeRemote • Maryland, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $130,000 - $216,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and leading the architecture of scalable, secure, and highly available cloud-based solutions, particularly within AWS environments. Proficient in enterprise application integration, compliance with federal IT systems, and developing technical documentation and architecture artifacts.

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Cloud Architecture (AWS)Enterprise Application IntegrationSecurity Architecture and Risk ManagementDevSecOps PracticesPublic Trust Certification

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Hard Skills

Application ArchitectureDatabase ArchitectureDisaster Recovery PlanningPerformance ManagementIdentity and Access ManagementTechnical Documentation DevelopmentAPI DevelopmentMicroservices ArchitectureCI/CD PipelinesConfiguration Management

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication Skills

Certifications & Qualifications

Federal or DoD Public Trust

Industry Keywords

Federal IT SystemsCompliance FrameworksArchitecture GovernanceOperational ExcellenceCapacity Planning

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudCyber SecurityMicroservices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the technical architecture, modernization, and continuous improvement of the Grants.gov platform and related solutions.
Collaborate with federal stakeholders, product teams, engineers, security specialists, and operations personnel to design scalable, secure, and highly available solutions.
Provide architectural leadership for system enhancements, cloud-based services, integrations, security compliance, and operational excellence.
Lead the development and maintenance of enterprise, solution, application, integration, and platform architectures.
Design scalable, highly available, secure, and resilient application and infrastructure solutions.
Define architecture roadmaps, modernization strategies, and technical recommendations.
Collaborate with development, operations, security, and cloud teams to ensure architectural alignment.
Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and operational improvements.
Provide technical oversight for system-to-system integrations, APIs, and application workflows.
Support architecture governance processes and compliance with federal architecture standards.
Participate in incident investigations, capacity planning, and technology risk assessments.
Support cybersecurity and privacy initiatives, including Authority to Operate (ATO) activities.
Present technical concepts and architecture recommendations to stakeholders.
Develop architecture artifacts, technical management plans, and executive-ready presentations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree.
Additional Four(4) years of exp needed in lieu of degree.
Eight(8) to Ten(10)+ years of experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise-scale application architectures.
Experience architecting cloud-hosted solutions, preferably within AWS environments.
Experience with enterprise application integration, APIs, web services, and service-oriented or microservices architectures.
Experience designing highly available, secure, and scalable systems supporting public-facing applications.
Knowledge of application lifecycle management, DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, and release management.
Experience supporting federal IT systems and compliance frameworks.
Strong understanding of:
Application architecture and design patterns
Database architecture and performance optimization
Security architecture and risk management
Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
Performance and capacity management
Identity and access management
Experience developing technical documentation, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and executive briefings.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
401(k) Retirement Plan
Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Care.com annual membership
Employee Assistance Program
Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)