Solution Architect SME

General Dynamics

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$171,507–$232,039 / yr
Posted
16 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $185k
This role $202k
$129k most similar roles pay here $243k

This role pays more than 66% of similar roles. Most pay $155,000–$214,850 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $202k versus about $185k for comparable roles.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

General Dynamics currently has 1123 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Solution Architect SME

As a Solution Architect SME, you will join the technical solutions team to provide architectural guidance and leadership for transitioning mission-critical financial applications from IBM Mainframe platforms to modern, cloud-enabled, and server-based architectures. You will perform operational analysis of business processes, review existing mainframe systems including COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, and VSAM, and develop migration strategies for hybrid environments. Your daily work involves creating technical documentation, designing proof-of-concept solutions, and collaborating with development teams to ensure compliance with federal financial requirements. You will utilize tools like Microsoft Visio for process mapping while implementing modern technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, RESTful APIs, and microservices. This role solves the complex problem of migrating legacy infrastructure into scalable cloud environments while ensuring data integrity and performance optimization for federal financial agencies.

What you'll do

  • Analyze current mainframe architecture, data models, and batch processing to understand existing business processes.
  • Design and propose future-state architectural solutions using industry best practices for cloud-enabled and server-based systems.
  • Develop strategies to migrate legacy applications (COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM) to modern cloud environments.
  • Create detailed technical drawings, proof-of-concept solutions, and architecture diagrams for migration roadmaps.
  • Translate complex requirements into agile stories for development teams to implement design decisions.
  • Ensure all technical workflows comply with federal financial, security, and compliance requirements.
  • Provide recommendations for system integration, performance optimization, and data migration across platforms.
  • Lead development teams in applying modern design patterns, cloud-native principles, and DevSecOps practices.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • 10 years of experience in enterprise application architecture, systems design, and implementation.
  • Proficiency with mainframe technologies including COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, and VSAM.
  • Experience with modern web/server technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, Postgres, Tomcat/WebLogic, and Linux.
  • Proven experience migrating legacy mainframe applications to distributed or cloud-based systems.
  • Expertise in system integration, data migration, and application interoperability between legacy and modern platforms.
  • Ability to map business processes using tools like Microsoft Visio.
  • Must be a US Person.

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