{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"fe745292ea63d46fa8a57fac","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/fe745292ea63d46fa8a57fac","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/fe745292ea63d46fa8a57fac","title":"Solution Architect","description":"NIRA is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to support the U.S. Department of Justice Digital Evidence Review Platform program. The Solution Architect will define and govern the end-to-end technical architecture for a secure, scalable, cloud-based digital evidence platform supporting users across U.S. Attorneys' Offices. The role will work closely with the Development Manager, software engineers, data engineers, cloud integrators, cybersecurity personnel, product vendors, and Government stakeholders to translate mission and technical requirements into implementable solution designs.\nKey Responsibilities\nProvide architecture leadership across application, integration, data, identity and access management, cloud infrastructure, security, operations, and DevSecOps.\nGuide configuration and integration of commercial and Government platforms and design thin, open-standard services and APIs where custom development is required.\nDevelop and maintain architecture diagrams, interface specifications, technical baselines, standards, and implementation roadmaps.\nEvaluate design alternatives and identify architectural risks, dependencies, scalability concerns, and security constraints.\nSupport Agile planning, technical reviews, backlog refinement, testing, deployment, and transition to operations.\nEnsure traceability from requirements through design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operations.\nSupport integration with enterprise identity, provisioning, security monitoring, service management, eDiscovery, and other Government systems.\nDefine common data and metadata models, open-format interfaces, system partitioning and access-control patterns, deployment environments, CI/CD practices, resilience, and scalability.\nOperate effectively in a regulated federal environment where security, auditability, chain of custody, system availability, and controlled change management are essential.\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, science, or a closely related technical field.\nAt least 10 years of relevant solution architecture, systems architecture, application architecture, or enterprise integration experience.\nA master's degree may substitute for two years of required experience; a PhD may substitute for four years.\nExperience designing and integrating enterprise applications, cloud platforms, APIs, data services, identity services, and commercial or Government software products.\nExperience developing architecture artifacts, interface specifications, technical standards, deployment models, and implementation roadmaps.\nExperience supporting software development through the full system development life cycle in Agile and DevSecOps environments.\nExperience identifying and managing technical dependencies, architecture risks, scalability concerns, security requirements, and integration constraints.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.\nS. citizenship and ability to meet DOJ residency and personnel-security requirements.\nAbility to obtain and maintain a High-Risk Public Trust investigation and PIV credential.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience supporting DOJ, law enforcement, litigation, digital evidence, eDiscovery, case management, or other federal mission systems.\nExperience with AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, FedRAMP-authorized SaaS, or hybrid federal cloud environments.\nExperience with SAML, OIDC, PIV/CAC authentication, RBAC, ABAC, identity governance, and zero-trust architecture.\nExperience with cloud-native services, microservices, containerized applications, APIs, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code.\nExperience with data-intensive platforms, knowledge graphs, AI/LLM-enabled applications, or human-in-the-loop analytics.\nArchitecture certification such as TOGAF, AWS, Azure, or an equivalent credential.","company":"Nira","rawCompany":"nira","city":"Washington","state":"DC","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-08T11:31:59.229Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1211.00","title":"Computer Systems Analysts","slug":"computer-systems-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Solution Architect","description":"NIRA is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to support the U.S. Department of Justice Digital Evidence Review Platform program. The Solution Architect will define and govern the end-to-end technical architecture for a secure, scalable, cloud-based digital evidence platform supporting users across U.S. Attorneys' Offices. The role will work closely with the Development Manager, software engineers, data engineers, cloud integrators, cybersecurity personnel, product vendors, and Government stakeholders to translate mission and technical requirements into implementable solution designs.\nKey Responsibilities\nProvide architecture leadership across application, integration, data, identity and access management, cloud infrastructure, security, operations, and DevSecOps.\nGuide configuration and integration of commercial and Government platforms and design thin, open-standard services and APIs where custom development is required.\nDevelop and maintain architecture diagrams, interface specifications, technical baselines, standards, and implementation roadmaps.\nEvaluate design alternatives and identify architectural risks, dependencies, scalability concerns, and security constraints.\nSupport Agile planning, technical reviews, backlog refinement, testing, deployment, and transition to operations.\nEnsure traceability from requirements through design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operations.\nSupport integration with enterprise identity, provisioning, security monitoring, service management, eDiscovery, and other Government systems.\nDefine common data and metadata models, open-format interfaces, system partitioning and access-control patterns, deployment environments, CI/CD practices, resilience, and scalability.\nOperate effectively in a regulated federal environment where security, auditability, chain of custody, system availability, and controlled change management are essential.\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, science, or a closely related technical field.\nAt least 10 years of relevant solution architecture, systems architecture, application architecture, or enterprise integration experience.\nA master's degree may substitute for two years of required experience; a PhD may substitute for four years.\nExperience designing and integrating enterprise applications, cloud platforms, APIs, data services, identity services, and commercial or Government software products.\nExperience developing architecture artifacts, interface specifications, technical standards, deployment models, and implementation roadmaps.\nExperience supporting software development through the full system development life cycle in Agile and DevSecOps environments.\nExperience identifying and managing technical dependencies, architecture risks, scalability concerns, security requirements, and integration constraints.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.\nS. citizenship and ability to meet DOJ residency and personnel-security requirements.\nAbility to obtain and maintain a High-Risk Public Trust investigation and PIV credential.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience supporting DOJ, law enforcement, litigation, digital evidence, eDiscovery, case management, or other federal mission systems.\nExperience with AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, FedRAMP-authorized SaaS, or hybrid federal cloud environments.\nExperience with SAML, OIDC, PIV/CAC authentication, RBAC, ABAC, identity governance, and zero-trust architecture.\nExperience with cloud-native services, microservices, containerized applications, APIs, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code.\nExperience with data-intensive platforms, knowledge graphs, AI/LLM-enabled applications, or human-in-the-loop analytics.\nArchitecture certification such as TOGAF, AWS, Azure, or an equivalent credential.","datePosted":"2026-08-08T11:31:59.229Z","dateModified":"2026-08-08T11:31:59.229Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Nira","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Washington","addressRegion":"DC","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"fe745292ea63d46fa8a57fac"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/fe745292ea63d46fa8a57fac"}}