ECS is seeking a Senior Architect to work in our Arlington, VA office. Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award. Job Description: Responsible for driving multiple customer solution design products simultaneously Work with data architecture, data governance, and solution teams to optimize collaboration and management of data Be responsible for and assists in designing standards for software delivery, data management, and system architecture Optimize software and system change delivery processes Working with analysts and customers to derive requirements for use cases/scenarios Gather requirements for business processes and determine ways to optimize, problem solve, analyze and develop solutions based on customer interviews and data Oversee design of Jira and Confluence collaboration sites (e. g., Kanban boards, Scrum boards, documentation pages, etc.) Analyze, research, manage, and implement integrated Atlassian tools, plugins, and applications Oversee creation of JIRA and Confluence reports, visuals, and dashboards Planning, assigning work when acting in a lead role, determining designs, collecting metrics on all associated development tasks, coding, debugging, creating documentation, conducting tests and building applications on a predefined schedule using Atlassian software development and collaboration tools Assess and clearly communicate backend configuration changes Producing and implementing design specifications, documenting design modifications and unit testing results Represent operational interest with stakeholders Balance of business and technology acumen, including ability to articulate high level technical solutions to business problems and to tie your solutions to program success criteria Responsible for, or assists in, the designing of interface standards, quality assurance standards, performance standards, and cost-benefit analysis of modem state-of-the art information systems. Analyzes available technologies and makes recommendations of technologies to use and how best to use them. Develop Business Process Scenarios as needed across the enterprise (Problem identification, Constraints, Assumptions, measurable outcomes), provide recommendations and identify critical dependencies Producing and implementing design specifications, documenting design modifications and unit testing results Responsible for continuously improving team knowledge, methodologies and solution design blueprints for client and use cases Provide clear and compelling proposals to project and external stakeholders Analyzes available technologies and makes recommendations on best use case for each. Required Skills: Must be a US Citizen A Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or comparable experience Must successfully complete a stringent Background Investigation and obtain the required Government Security 7+ years overall software development experience with a focus on design, analysis, and implementation of information systems architecture Highly skilled with Atlassian products such as Jira and Confluence Trained in SAFe 5 principles and Agile development A strength for problem solving solutions, architecture and use cases to help meet client objectives Experience interacting closely with key project stakeholders to design, plan, and implement sustainable solutions Experience working with Federal Clients Experience working in a top-tier technical consulting or software development role Strong drive to solve customer problems and drive projects from ideation to deployment High degree of intellectual curiosity and ability to learn and apply new concepts and technologies in a wide variety of disciplines Outstanding written and oral skills Experience with Microsoft Office, primarily PowerPoint A desire to be a team player and strength for working in highly collaborative environments. ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. ECS promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans. ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3000+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.