Senior Architect

DescriptionAbout Our TeamOur employees thrive in a culture that is fast-paced, collaborative, and ego-free, where innovation and teamwork are encouraged at every level. We provide Federal agencies with immediate access to highly skilled professionals who understand complex mission challenges and deliver efficient, scalable solutions. By continuously investing in talent, technology, and specialized capabilities, we maintain expert teams prepared to support evolving Federal missions through tailored technical solutions and modern service delivery approaches. We value diverse perspectives and strive to attract talent from all backgrounds. We are seeking professionals who are passionate about technology, mission success, and solving complex operational challenges with creativity and purpose. If you enjoy expanding your technical expertise while supporting impactful Federal initiatives, you will thrive within our organization. Veterans and military spouses are strongly encouraged to apply and bring their valuable experience to our team. About the RoleWe are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Architect to serve as the lead technical authority responsible for defining, governing, and evolving the architecture supporting a mission-critical enterprise platform within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) environment. In this role, you will provide strategic architectural direction across cloud-native platforms, enterprise healthcare applications, and across cloud-native platforms, enterprise healthcare applications, and event-driven shared services architecture. You will work closely with the Program Manager, Technical Directors, engineering teams, and VA stakeholders to ensure systems are scalable, secure, interoperable, and aligned with Federal and VA enterprise standards. The Senior Architect will play a critical role in driving modernization, ensuring architectural consistency, and enabling high-performing, resilient platform services supporting millions of Veterans and healthcare providers. RESPONSIBILITIESArchitecture Leadership & GovernanceServe as the lead architect responsible for defining, maintaining, and governing enterprise system architecture across platform services and healthcare application environments. Establish and enforce architectural standards, design patterns, and governance processes aligned with VA enterprise architecture and technical policies. Ensure all architecture decisions support scalability, reliability, performance, and long-term maintainability of mission-critical systems. System Architecture & DesignDevelop, maintain, and evolve system architecture, including integration patterns, data flows, and technical standards for enterprise healthcare applications and platform services. Provide technical direction for cloud-native architectures, microservices, containerized environments, infrastructure as code (IaaS) automation, and low-code/no-code platform integrationsand event-driven shared services architecture. Evaluate and recommend technology solutions that support modernization, interoperability, and platform scalability. Integration & InteroperabilityOversee system interoperability, data exchange patterns, and integration with internal and external healthcare systems, services, and APIs. Ensure architecture supports secure, reliable, and efficient data exchange across enterprise environments. Define and standardize integration approaches to reduce complexity and improve system resilience. Architecture Review & Risk ManagementLead architecture reviews for new capabilities, system enhancements, and platform-based application development efforts. Identify and mitigate architectural risks impacting system performance, scalability, security, and sustainability. Provide guidance and decision-making support for complex system design and modernization initiatives. Cross-Functional CollaborationCollaborate with engineering, DevSecOps, and operations teams to ensure architecture is consistently implemented across environments. Align architecture with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated deployment practices. Support Agile and SAFe delivery by ensuring architectural guidance aligns with iterative development and release cycles. Documentation & Stakeholder EngagementEnsure architectural documentation (HLDs, LLDs, diagrams, standards) is complete, accurate, and maintained under governance processes. Serve as the primary architectural point of contact for VA stakeholders, providing guidance on system design, technical decisions, and modernization roadmaps. Communicate architectural direction and trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. TAG: TAG: INDMJCRequirementsQUALIFICATIONSBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field. 10+ years of experience in system architecture, enterprise architecture, or technical leadership roles supporting enterprise or mission-critical applicat