Software & Systems Architect and Engineer 3 - Enterprise Architecture & Security Engineer

Category: Project Management

Main location: United States, Virginia, Springfield

Position ID:J0826-0197

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Description:

Do you have a passion for designing secure, scalable enterprise architectures and supporting complex financial system environments? Can you use your systems engineering and software expertise to analyze workflows, guide architecture decisions, and enhance operational reliability? CGI Federal is seeking a Software & Systems Architect/Engineer 3 to deliver high impact architectural and engineering support across multiple enterprise system workstreams.
As a Software & Systems Architect/Engineer 3, you will develop and maintain AS IS architecture baselines, support TO BE architecture modernization efforts, analyze system workflows, and drive architectural consistency across integrated systems. You will also contribute to system security management, ensuring technical designs align with operational needs, security requirements, and long term roadmap objectives.
This position is located in Springfield, VA.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

. Document and maintain AS IS enterprise architectures, including system inventories, interfaces, dataflows, and configuration baselines.
. Support TO BE architecture development, modernization concepts, workflow enhancements, and future state system models.
. Conduct functional and technical analysis of ERP related workflows, ensuring clear mapping of dependencies and impacts across modules.
. Participate in architecture reviews, producing key documentation such as alternatives analyses, decision papers, and system design recommendations.
. Collaborate with technical teams to validate architecture impacts of upgrades, enhancements, and workflow changes.
. Analyze workflows, identify inefficiencies, and recommend corrective engineering improvements.
. Contribute to system security management by designing secure architectures, validating system behaviors, and supporting quality assurance activities.
. Mentor junior analysts and engineers, supporting architecture governance practices and documentation standards.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; 4-7 years of systems architecture, software engineering, or related experience.
. Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with polygraph required.
. Strong expertise in system modeling, interface design, configuration management, workflow analysis, and secure software design.
. Demonstrated ability to evaluate architectural tradeoffs and translate requirements into system design recommendations.
. Proficiency creating architecture diagrams, dataflow maps, dependency models, and technical documentation.
. Excellent communication skills across technical and functional teams.
Desired qualifications/non essential skills required:
. Active TS/SCI with polygraph.
. Experience supporting modernization initiatives, cloud migration planning, or enterprise redesign programs.
. Background in workflow optimization, process reengineering, automation strategies, and secure system integration.
. Familiarity with architecture governance frameworks, configuration management plans, and quality assurance practices.
. Ability to support multi disciplinary engineering and functional teams.
CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $89,600.00 $218,200.00.
CGI Federal's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
. Competitive compensation
. Comprehensive insurance options
. Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
. Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
. Paid parental leave
. Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
. Wellness and Well being programs
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Skills:

• Agile
• Enterprise architecture
• Security compliancy
• Software Architecture
• Momentum Overall