AVER is seeking an experienced Senior Solutions Architect to provide solutions architecture and technical leadership to design, integrate, optimize, deploy, and sustain complex data-driven applications and platforms while ensuring development activities, system performance, data quality, and delivery priorities align with mission objectives. Join a collaborative team who values AVER’s mission, focus, and culture of delivering exceptional client service with great people and transformative technology solutions that ensure Government mission success.
Responsibilities Include:
- Lead the design, development, integration, deployment, and sustainment of complex data-driven applications, systems, and reporting platforms
- Provide solutions architecture expertise to align technical solutions with mission objectives, operational requirements, and strategic priorities
- Coordinate daily development activities, including priorities, assignments, schedules, dependencies, risks, and deliverables
- Design and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable architecture for application and data environments
- Develop and optimize data integration solutions, including ETL/ELT processes, automated workflows, and enterprise data pipelines
- Architect and support data lakes, data fabric, and related technologies to enable efficient data access and analytics
- Develop, optimize, and maintain advanced SQL solutions using Redshift, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and similar platforms
- Use Python, Java, and similar programming languages to develop, enhance, and automate system capabilities
- Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot infrastructure supporting applications, databases, reporting tools, and mission systems
- Integrate databases, data lakes, dashboards, and reporting environments to ensure reliable data availability
- Monitor and improve system performance, scalability, and reliability through tuning and optimization
- Implement data quality controls to ensure the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of enterprise data
- Support software testing, system validation, deployment, and release activities to ensure successful solution implementation
- Collaborate with stakeholders, developers, data engineers, and program teams to define technical requirements and solution approaches
- Identify and resolve system, application, data, and integration issues to minimize disruptions and improve the user experience
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture designs, deployment procedures, and system support materials
- Provide technical leadership for modernization initiatives, emerging technologies, and continuous improvement efforts
- Communicate project status, technical risks, dependencies, and recommendations to leadership and stakeholders
- Ensure systems operate efficiently, accurately, securely, and reliably across mission, reporting, and operational environments
- Support the modernization, enhancement, and sustainment of enterprise applications, data platforms, and reporting capabilities
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or relevant technical field
Experience Requirements:
- 15+ years of professional work experience within data analysis, assessment and/or reporting
- Experience designing, integrating, modernizing, or sustaining data-driven applications, systems, or reporting platforms
- Experience developing data integration solutions, including ETL/ELT processes, automated workflows, or enterprise data pipelines
- Experience developing and optimizing database solutions using platforms such as Redshift, Databricks, Oracle, or PostgreSQL
- Experience using Python, Java, or similar programming language to develop, enhance, or automate system capabilities
- Working knowledge of data mesh and data fabric architectural concepts, including how modern data platforms, applications, APIs, and services integrate to enable secure, interoperable access to enterprise data
- Experience configuring, maintaining, or troubleshooting infrastructure supporting applications, databases, reporting tools, or mission systems
- Experience independently leading high-visibility, mission-critical technical projects from solution design through deployment and sustainment
Desired Requirements:
- Excellent collaboration skills and the ability to work in a team environment
- Ability to comprehend advanced technical concepts
- Experience supporting the Federal Government, such as the Department of Homeland Security, is preferred
Location:
- Springfield, VA
- HYBRID, ad hoc client site delivery required
Security Requirements:
- Ability to obtain and maintain government clearance (Public Trust)
- This role supports a government agency which requires U.S. citizenship
Compensation Package:
At AVER, we believe our people are the foundation of our success and are committed to providing meaningful work, competitive compensation, and a supportive environment where employees can grow while making a direct impact on critical Government missions. AVER offers a competitive total compensation package designed to support our employees both professionally and personally. Eligible employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health and wellness coverage, paid time off and holidays, retirement benefits, and opportunities for career growth.
Target Salary: $ 150,000.00 - $ 195,000.00 /yr.
About Us:
AVER, LLC is a Data & Digital Transformation company that delivers exceptional client service with great people and transformative technology solutions to enable Government mission success. We provide customers with specialized technical skills and deep subject matter expertise focused on Homeland Security, Biometrics, Law Enforcement and Healthcare domains to meet the complex mission challenges today and tomorrow. We are a verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that strives to provide a customer-centric experience building trusted partnerships with our clients and people.
AVER is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled