**Req ID:** RQ185956 **Type of Requisition:** Regular **Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** None **Public Trust/Other Required:** NACI (T1) **Job Family:** Solutions Architect **Skills:** Client Counseling,Design,Solution Architecture,System Designs,Technical Solutions **Experience:** 15 + years of related experience **Job Description:** Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a **Principal Solutions Architect** supporting the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) A large federal healthcare payer. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As the **Principal Solutions Architect** , you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. **The Principal Solutions Architect** will be trusted to support technical aspects of the project, help with complex security requirements capture, solutions architecture, system design, and technical project management In this role, you will apply technical expertise across multiple disciplines, understanding our client’s technical drivers, and consulting on the best approach to achieve them. You will demonstrate your know-how to solve major technical challenges and provide leadership for technical innovation. You will be expected to pick-up multiple tasks, support workload when demand spikes, and consistently deliver while meeting expectations for quality and deadlines. Our work depends on a Principal Solutions Architect joining our fast-paced program that develops cutting edge IT products and services, designing and building an innovative, cost-effective, and efficient cloud centric solution in Windsor Mill, MD. Responsibilities include: + Develop, define, promote and oversee larger or more complex strategic solutions/architectures + Design and develop technical solutions based on existing technologies + Act as the lead for the translation of business objectives and requirements into functional solutions + Lead, mentor, and work closely with teams of developers and junior solution architects in order to deliver high-quality products and services + Take a pro-active approach in identifying system improvements, including data flows, services, and system integration patterns + Analyze and/or define detailed data flows through the system, with the emphasis on data ingestion, validations, error handling, storage, and dissemination + Present design to technical leads, management, and external stakeholders + Engage and drive detailed design with technical leads and developers + Lead brainstorming sessions and identify areas for process improvements + Prepare and document testing requirements as well as all test data + Prepare high-quality design documentation, including visual diagrams and processing flows + Maintain System Design Documents (SDDs) + Prepare high-quality internal and external presentations in Power Point and other tools + Actively contribute and explain ideas in technical meetings **WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:** **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or 4 additional years of equivalent experience **Required Experience:** + Strong understanding and experience with Microservices architecture + Experience with Domain Driven Design + Experience working in a cloud environment + 7+ years of experience as a Solution Architect on a multi-tier distributed system. This experience must include end-to-end in system analysis and design + 7+ years of hands-on experience with Java, Python, and/or open-source design and development + 5+ years of experience providing solutions based on Enterprise Integration patterns, Event Driven Architecture, web services, SOA and Microservices + 5+ years of experience designing and integrating custom software components and processing frameworks + 5+ years of experience with relational databases such as Oracle, SQL Server or PostgreSQL + 5+ years of experience with application servers and containers such as NGINX, JBoss, Tomcat, WebLogic + 5+ years of experience with performance optimizations such as improving scalability, availability, demand, continuity, etc. + 2+ years hands-on experience solutioning in public cloud/private cloud/PaaS experience + 2+ years of experience in architecting application resiliency at component level and for Disaster recovery + Health Care Industry or Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) experience **Desired Skills:** + Master of Science in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field + Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Application Development or OpenShift Administration + AWS Solution Architect Associate or Professional certification with hands on experience + Experience with NoSQL databases + Experience with SAFe Agile Process for Government (A4G) + Experience with RESTful services, using NodeJS or J2EE + Expert level Visio and UML diagramming + Knowledge of 12 Factor Apps + Excellent communication, presentation, and documentation skills + Professional demeanor and ability to work independently **LOCATION:** + Remote **CLEARANCE:** + Successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process. - Must have been in the US for at least 3 out of the last 5 years. GDIT IS YOUR PLACE: ● 401K with company match ● Comprehensive health and wellness packages ● Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career ● Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications ● Cutting-edge technology you can learn from ● Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays The likely salary range for this position is $170,000 - $230,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range. Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most. We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology. We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real. GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.