Senior Architect Development Team Lead
About the job
- A bachelor’s degree with 15 or more years of experience in large-scale application design and development, or commensurate experience.
- Expert proficiency programming in Natural using ADABAS.
- Experience developing with Software AG’s NaturalONE Eclipse-based development environment.
- At least 5 years of project management experience.
- At least 5 years of experience working with customers to define requirements.
- Expert proficiency working with customers to define requirements.
- Ability to design solutions across multiple systems or subsystems.
- Demonstrated experience interacting with software application program development and management personnel.
- Demonstrated experience interacting with infrastructure support and management personnel in both cloud and on-premises environments.
- Proficiency in O365 components, including Word and Excel.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Must have an active Top Secret clearance and be able to attain an SCI.
- Support requirements elicitation, analysis, development, testing, and application-level operational support for mission-critical applications that provide background investigation processing.
- Serve as team lead for the architecture team across operational and maintenance initiatives and enhancement initiatives involving application-level development and operations support.
- Coordinate with infrastructure, networking, security, and other support entities.
- Manage a team of technical architects and developers.
- Assess existing background investigation support systems and processes at DCSA and other federal agencies.
- Interact with customers and stakeholders at all levels to understand user requirements and program needs.
- Design and propose scalable and efficient solution architectures that address requirements and align with federal regulations.
- Ensure compliance with federal regulations and standards.
- Collaborate with development teams to implement proposed solutions successfully.
- Review and assess implemented solutions regularly to measure their effectiveness.
- Provide expertise in federal contract and grants management throughout the project lifecycle.
- Use Atlassian tools, including JIRA, for requirements tracking.
- Support other development team personnel.
- Develop software using Natural with ADABAS.
- Develop and maintain software processes for transferring files using Connect Direct.
- Develop and maintain JCL for batch processing.
- Develop and maintain queues and flows using IBM MQ.
- Anticipate customer and project needs and proactively identify potential solutions.
- Active Top Secret clearance or higher.
- PMP certification.
- Agile experience.
- Strong working knowledge of IBM Connect:Direct for file transfers.
- Experience using IBM MQ.
- Familiarity with Confluence and Jira.
- Working knowledge of ServiceNow.
- Experience hosting meetings via MS Teams.
About the company
GovCIO provides IT services and digital solutions to the U.S. federal government, including IT modernization, digital services, data analytics, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and management consulting. It wins prime federal contracts and delivers a full range of services through its business units—Health and Civilian Agencies, National Security Solutions, and Veteran and Enterprise Technology Solutions—along with GovCIO Media & Research. The company differentiates itself by expanding through strategic investments and acquisitions, such as WCAS’s stake and the Salient CRGT purchase, and by targeting federal health, national security, and civilian agencies under major contract vehicles like VA T4NG2. Its goal is to help the government transform and modernize its IT landscape with mission-critical technology and analytics capabilities.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Washington DC, District of Columbia
Founded
2010
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What believers are saying
- GovCIO won DHS USCIS NEON II in December 2025, worth $163.4 million.
- GovCIO won a $389.7 million VA IT support order running through August 2027.
- GovCIO secured Navy NETSAFA RSNF support on March 19, 2026, expanding defense reach.
What critics are saying
- GovCIO lost GAO's IT services recompete to SAIC on January 12, 2026.
- VA concentration exposes revenue; SoldierPoint's CCIN and VHA work depend on agency budgets.
- A VA recompete loss could gut GovCIO's core health IT franchise by 2027.
What makes GovCIO unique
- WCAS-backed GovCIO bought SoldierPoint in September 2025, deepening VA telehealth capabilities.
- GovCIO controls VA's $2 billion CCIN telehealth IDIQ after SoldierPoint acquisition.
- GovCIO's 3,487-person workforce and Salient CRGT heritage support broad federal delivery.
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