Senior Solutions Architect

About This Role

This Senior Solutions Architect will lead architectural design and decision-making for a large-scale IT program at the U.S. Department of Labor, focusing on identity verification services, fraud detection, and multi-state onboarding. The role ensures solutions adhere to federal standards, program objectives, and operational requirements while collaborating with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Owns and governs the end-to-end solution architecture across claimant portals, APIs, integrations, data flows, and infrastructure
• Define logical, physical, and security architectures that support high availability, scalability, and performance
• Develop and maintain architecture artifacts (e.g., system diagrams, interface control documents, data flows, and security models) in alignment with DOL enterprise architecture standards
• Evaluate and recommend COTS, SaaS, and government-furnished solutions to support identity proofing, fraud detection, and case management capabilities
• Establishes and enforces architecture standards, patterns, and guardrails for all development and onboarding activities
• Defines repeatable, scalable onboarding architectures enabling parallel onboarding of multiple entities
• Accountable for ensuring architectural compliance with FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, Zero Trust, and DOL CIO policies
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to DOL leadership, CORs, product owners, and program managers
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable information for non-technical federal stakeholders

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in solution architecture, systems engineering, or enterprise architecture roles
• 5+ years supporting federal IT programs, preferably within civilian agencies
• Demonstrated experience designing and integrating identity verification, fraud prevention, or eligibility determination systems
• Strong knowledge of Cloud architectures (AWS, Azure, or GCP) in FedRAMP-authorized environments
• Strong knowledge of API-based system integration and data exchange
• Strong knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM), SSO, and identity proofing concepts
• Strong knowledge of Secure data architectures handling PII and sensitive data
• Experience working within Agile and hybrid Agile/Federal delivery models
• Ability to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust clearance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in solution architecture, systems engineering, or enterprise architecture roles; 5+ years supporting federal IT programs

Nice to Have

• Master's degree
• Prior experience supporting Unemployment Insurance, benefits administration, or workforce systems
• Familiarity with DOL enterprise systems and shared services
• Experience onboarding external partners (e.g., states, vendors) onto federal platforms
• Knowledge of fraud analytics, rules engines, or risk scoring platforms
• Architecture certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, TOGAF, or equivalent)

Skills

* Required skills

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