Senior Architect/Analyst

USPS is seeking a Senior Architect/Analyst to be responsible for designing, evaluating, and optimizing enterprise systems, applications, and business processes. This role serves as a strategic partner to both technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring that solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with organizational objectives. The Senior Architect/Analyst provides leadership in architecture design, systems analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As a Senior Architect/Analyst, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of USPS. You will play a crucial role in optimizing the business functions at USPS. We are seeking a Senior Architect/Analyst to join our team. This candidate will play a critical role in developing enterprise architecture frameworks, designing scalable applications, evaluating emerging technologies, and providing technical guidance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain enterprise architecture frameworks, standards, and blueprints
• Design scalable, secure, and efficient IT systems and applications
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies
• Conduct requirements analysis and translate business needs into technical specifications
• Perform gap assessments and identify opportunities for improvement
• Provide risk analysis and mitigation strategies for proposed solutions
• Collaborate with developers, engineers, and project managers to ensure designs are implemented correctly
• Provide technical guidance during system integration and deployment
• Review code, configurations, and system designs for adherence to standards
• Act as a liaison between business units and technical teams
• Present architectural solutions and analysis findings to senior leadership
• Facilitate workshops and discussions to gather input and drive consensus
• Ensure solutions meet security, regulatory, and performance standards
• Maintain documentation of architecture decisions and processes
• Support audits and compliance reviews with technical evidence
• Monitor system performance and recommend enhancements
• Lead post implementation reviews to capture lessons learned
• Mentor junior architects and analysts to build organizational capability
• Modifying/migrating existing legacy systems using TDD approaches
• USPS Business Processes: Acquire comprehensive knowledge of USPS system environments and associated business processes.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills for collaboration across disciplines.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Senior Architect/Analyst must have:
Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a relevant field from an accredited College/University is preferred.

Required Technical Skills and Expertise:

• 8+ years of experience in systems architecture, analysis, or IT leadership roles
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks
• Proficiency in cloud platforms (Azure, preferred) and modern IT infrastructure
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Experience with systems analysis, modelling, and design tools
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and IT governance
• Experience with designing and implementing enterprise level solutions
• Knowledge/experience with Agile Methodologies
• Knowledge/experience of SDLC practices
• Solutions Development Framework (Docker, Jenkins, GitLab)
• Knowledge of Postgres DB
• Familiar with several unit test tools/frameworks in support of TDD
• Experience using Version One or other agile based work management tools

Security Clearance Level:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting
• This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.

Location:

• Remote

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

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