Job Title: Senior Systems Architect/Analyst

Location: REMOTE

Salary/Payrate: $73K-$170K annually W2

Work Environment: Remote

Term: Long-term Contract (12+ months) with possible opportunity of conversion to FTE after 6-months

Bachelor’s degree required: YES

Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets hired

Job Description:

Our federal client is looking to hire a Senior Systems Architect/Analyst for a 100% REMOTE role. Please send your resume in WORD format should you be interested in exploring this role. The position is on a contract to hire basis and will pay an annual salary of $73K to $170K (dependent on experience) on a W2 basis with full benefits and PTO.

***Due to the required clearance with our government client, only US Citizens, Green Card and Green Card EAD holders may be considered. Clearance requires that the candidates have resided in the US for the past five years. The selected candidate cannot have left the country for longer than 90 consecutive days and no more than 180 cumulative days***

Our federal client is seeking a Senior Systems Architect/Analyst to be responsible for designing, evaluating, and optimizing enterprise systems, applications, and business processes. This role serves as a strategic partner to both technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring that solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with organizational objectives. The Senior Architect/Analyst provides leadership in architecture design, systems analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain enterprise architecture frameworks, standards, and blueprints
• Design scalable, secure, and efficient IT systems and applications
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies
• Conduct requirements analysis and translate business needs into technical specifications
• Perform gap assessments and identify opportunities for improvement
• Provide risk analysis and mitigation strategies for proposed solutions
• Collaborate with developers, engineers, and project managers to ensure designs are implemented correctly
• Provide technical guidance during system integration and deployment
• Review code, configurations, and system designs for adherence to standards
• Act as a liaison between business units and technical teams
• Present architectural solutions and analysis findings to senior leadership
• Facilitate workshops and discussions to gather input and drive consensus
• Ensure solutions meet security, regulatory, and performance standards
• Maintain documentation of architecture decisions and processes
• Support audits and compliance reviews with technical evidence
• Monitor system performance and recommend enhancements
• Lead post implementation reviews to capture lessons learned
• Mentor junior architects and analysts to build organizational capability
• Modifying/migrating existing legacy systems using TDD approaches
• Familiar with several unit test tools/frameworks in support of TDD
• Experience using Version One or other agile based work management tools
• Knowledge/experience with Agile Methodologies
• Knowledge/experience of SDLC practices
• Solutions Development Framework (Docker, Jenkins, GitLab)
• Knowledge/experience of SDLC practices
• Knowledge of Postgres DB

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• 7+ years of experience in systems architecture, analysis, or IT leadership roles
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks
• Proficiency in cloud platforms (Azure, preferred) and modern IT infrastructure
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem solving skills
• Experience with systems analysis, modelling, and design tools
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and IT governance
• Experience with designing and implementing enterprise level solutions