[Remote] Senior Application Architect (Remote)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. General Dynamics Information Technology is a global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology, and mission services to U.S. government agencies. They are seeking a Senior Application Architect to support mission-critical initiatives, providing technical leadership and architectural guidance for transitioning financial applications to modern architectures. Responsibilities • Become a trusted Subject Matter Expert by reviewing client’s current mainframe, Mid-range system architecture, including interfaces, data models, and batch processing frameworks to understand current state business processes • Propose future state business processes and architectural solutions featuring industry best practices and technical design by operating efficiently and effectively in an multifaceted organization environment • Lead the implementation of modern technical solutions by supporting design and solutioning activities with the client’s financial agent and enhance user experience by utilizing advanced mapping tools and software architectural analysis methods • Collaborate with client’s financial agent to develop efficient and effective business workstreams and provide technical drawings providing detailed design and generating proof-of-concept solutions for adoption • Communicate and articulate requirements to financial agent oversight and development teams that will draft agile stories to implement adopted design decisions • Work with partner organizations and multiple development teams to ensure technical workflow solutions align with federal financial, security, and compliance requirements • Utilize expertise of process mapping workflow software such as MicroSoft Visio or other industry standard tools to effectively map and present business workflows • Develop strategies for migrating legacy mainframe applications (COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM) to modern server and cloud environments • Provide architecture-level recommendations for integration, performance optimization, and data migrations • Create and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, while contributing to modernization of roadmaps and data migration plans • Lead development teams in applying modern design patterns, cloud-native principles, and DevSecOps practices • Support testing, validation, and deployment of new and reengineered applications across environments Skills • 10 + years of related experience • Expertise in Applications Architecture, Business Analysis, Systems Design, Technical Architecture • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field • 10 years of experience in enterprise application architecture, systems design, and implementation • Familiar with Mainframe technologies, including COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, and VSAM • Proven experience with modern web/server technologies, including: Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, Postgres, Tomcat/WebLogic, and Linux • Hands-on experience with modernization or migration of legacy mainframe applications to distributed or cloud-based systems • Strong understanding of system integration, data migration, and application interoperability between legacy and modern platforms • Excellent communication, collaboration, and documentation skills • Prior experience supporting federal financial systems • Expertise with financial application architectures (e.g., general ledger, disbursement, or reconciliation systems) that support disbursement operations • Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and DevSecOps pipelines • Familiarity with federal IT frameworks, including FISMA, NIST 800-53, and FedRAMP Benefits • Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages • 401K with company match • Full flex work weeks • Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave • 15 days of paid leave per calendar year • 10 paid holidays per year • Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period • Short and long-term disability benefits • Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance Company Overview • General Dynamics Information Technology is an IT consulting company that specializes in cyber security, AI, and quantum computing. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics. It was founded in 1999, and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Apply tot his job