Join GDIT where your work will improve outcomes for our Veterans. You will support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with a Veteran first vision to transform the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) with greater visibility into claims processing. Together, we’re building a future of fast, transparent claims, empowered teams, and striving for a zero backlog, directly supporting Veterans and making a real impact on the lives of those who served. This high-impact solution accelerates the delivery of benefits to Veterans and their families.

As the Solutions Architect, you will be entrusted to deliver business and technical architectural guidance to development teams encompassing both established and innovative products and services.  Specifically, you will provide software and product architecture to achieve the desired business outcomes for VBA through incremental product delivery of Unified Claims Acceleration Platform (UCAP). You will be charged with defining milestone delivery and success metrics, and overseeing all facets of technical implementation of UCAP functional capability being developed and deployed.

Responsibilities:

Identifies solutions based on business and technical criteria, and defines / implements solution designs and patterns in an AWS Cloud EnvironmentLeads a multi-disciplined staff of IT professionalsEnsures technical architecture teams deliver efficient and effective system solutions to support business goals and objectivesDevelops, enhances, and maintains established service design by applying process frameworks and methodologiesPrepares technical presentations and analyst briefingsIdentifies customer requirements, analyzes alternatives, and conducts product recommendations related to software, platform, and network configurationsProvides updates to stakeholders on solution milestonesMay serve as a team or task leadUtilize professional judgement, critical thinking skills and research to improve program processes and resolve issues affecting program performancePrepare ad hoc presentations and reports and present them to VA stakeholdersSupport change management activities that lead to success adoption of UCAP functionality being deployed and matured

Required Skills:

Bachelor’s degree and 15+ years of software development, design and product experience related to the development and deployment of outcome-based functional capability7+ years of direct experience designing and deploying AWS cloud-based managed service solutionMust demonstrate the ability utilize critical thinking skills to resolve challenging issues related to resolving incorrect processing of pension claimsOutstanding written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present to business leadersMust be able to obtain a Position of Trust and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting 

Desired Skills:

Experience developing technical presentations and/or writing and presenting business case and white papers

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