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Job description
Solution Architect On Site, Woodlawn, MD)
Schedule: 5 days/week, fully onsite
Clearance: Public Trust eligibility required
Employment: Contract
About the Role
We are seeking a Solution Architect with deep experience in IBM mainframe environments and modern AWS/Java/Spring Boot architecture. This role supports modernization and integration efforts within the Administration's technology ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect hybrid mainframe + cloud solutions using IBM z/OS, COBOL, PL/I, JCL, CICS, DB2, and AWS services.
- Design modernization pathways for legacy workloads using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and AWS Mainframe Modernization.
- Develop integration patterns between mainframe systems and cloud-native applications (REST APIs, event-driven services).
- Lead solution design sessions with administrations stakeholders, engineering teams, and modernization partners.
- Translate legacy business logic into scalable, secure, cloud-ready architectures.
- Ensure compliance with federal security, audit, and federal IT standards.
- Support Agile delivery across multi-year modernization initiatives.
Required Skills & Experience
- 10+ years working with IBM mainframe technologies (COBOL, PL/I, JCL, CICS, DB2).
- 5+ years architecting AWS solutions (Lambda, S3, EC2, RDS PostgreSQL, IAM, KMS).
- Strong background in Java, Spring, Spring Boot, and enterprise integration.
- Experience with AWS Mainframe Modernization or equivalent migration frameworks.
- Ability to design strangler fig migration patterns and coexistence architectures.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with federal stakeholders.
- Must be able to work on site in Woodlawn, MD Monday-Friday.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience federal entitlement programs.
- Experience with mainframe-to-cloud data migration (VSAM, DB2 AWS RDS/S3).
- Familiarity with SSA's environment and modernization roadmap.
- Experience with enterprise print systems (EPA) modernization.
- Background in Agile delivery within federal environments.
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