Lead Systems Architect

Job Summary

Supporting the Decennial Transformation and Application Modernization (DTAM) project for the U.S. Census Bureau, the full-time Lead Systems Architect will provide technical and management leadership for cloud-native platforms, DevSecOps practices, and scalable application modernization strategies in a hybrid work environment.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical and management leadership for major system and technology initiatives
• Establish project goals, technical strategies, and execution plans aligned with DTAM objectives
• Oversee application architecture, modernization, testing, operations, and cloud migration activities

Required qualifications

• 10-14 years of relevant systems architecture or enterprise architecture experience
• Experience leading major technology assignments and serving as a technical expert
• Strong knowledge of application architecture and design oversight principles
• Experience with DevSecOps integration and cloud migration activities
• Hands-on experience with microservices, API-based, and containerized architectures