Solutions Architect

Role Overview

Solutions Architect supporting a major Federal agency’s real estate IT infrastructure. You will evaluate and recommend ways to optimize and modernize a portfolio of COTS real estate platforms, enterprise systems, and custom applications, acting as a consultant to technical and functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess current platforms and capabilities to identify pain points and data gaps.
• Evaluate and recommend application enhancements and improvements for real estate systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, project managers, and technical staff to:
  • Identify technical requirements and current use cases
  • Create user stories with acceptance criteria
  • Design and estimate timelines and costs
  • Facilitate and deliver reports
• Serve as a liaison between business stakeholders and IT delivery teams, translating operational needs into technically actionable specifications.
• Support modernization activities, including fit-gap analysis and vendor evaluation.
• Develop and analyze metrics and identify data gaps.

Required Experience & Skills

• 10+ years experience as a systems engineer on complex enterprise IT programs, including 3+ years as a solutions architect/solutions engineer.
• Experience with federal real estate programs, GSA/PBS operations, or government-owned/leased property management.
• Proven stakeholder collaboration skills; translate operational needs into requirements and specifications.
• Experience with or knowledge of tools such as BM Trirega, IBM Maximo, Kahua, Salesforce, Appian (or similar CRM/workflow tools).
• Understanding of use cases for Databricks, ArcGIS, and Uptick.
• Experience analyzing metrics, identifying valuable measurements, and conducting data analysis.
• Background supporting federal acquisition activities (e.g., fit-gap analysis, vendor evaluation).
• Experience at the intersection of real estate/facilities management/property operations and enterprise IT (commercial/private/non-governmental organizations).
• Strong communication skills to create requirement baselines for both technical and business audiences.
• Independent problem-solving, strong analytical/system thinking, and strong time management.

Preferred Experience & Skills

• Experience delivering in Agile or SAFe environments.
• Certifications in Lean Six Sigma or BPM/process improvement.
• Familiarity with federal IT governance and structured requirements management for modernization.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Real Estate, or a related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Eligibility / Security

• US Citizenship required.
• Must submit to a government background investigation and be favorably adjudicated before starting.

Remote Policy

• Fully remote position.