Senior IT Principal Architect

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Responsible for the technology design and definition of software solutions.

- Work with Maximus systems and operations staff to design cost-effective integrated technology solutions comprised of both in house and commercial off-the-shelf products.

- Act as lead technical representative and spokesperson supporting pre-marketing and proposal activities.

- Drive the decision-making for technical decisions in conjunction with systems technical staff.

- Document technical strategies to facilitate operational business needs.

- Review federal, state, and company policies to determine applicability to systems functionality, design, and operation.

- Develop strategies to fulfill requirements and assess effectiveness of implementation.

- Collaborate and coordinate with appropriate internal and external groups to ensure the confidentiality and security of all corporate information.

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Responsible for technology solution bid competitive analysis as it relates to how industry competitors approach technical solution pricing, trends in awards.

- Guide teams regarding estimation best practices, cost optimizations, risks impact and quantification, service level agreement impacts, market or seasonal trends, pricing strategies/approaches, and efficiencies.

- Develop and provide presentations and demonstrations of high-level solution concepts and related estimation models to internal stakeholders.

- Innovate and articulate competitive cutting-edge cloud solutions approaches.

- Strong ability to investigate, evaluate, and recommend new solutions, tools, products, frameworks, and emerging technologies for incorporation into enterprise technology and coding standards.

- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues, identify root causes, and develop detailed technical proposals and recommendations to resolve problems.

- Strong understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, development methodologies, integration strategies, and enterprise application development.

- Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience with Microsoft Visual Studio, C#, ASP.NET, MVC, JavaScript, Telerik, Kendo UI, and SQL Server.

- Strong experience with Azure SQL and T-SQL, including database design, development, performance optimization, stored procedures, and complex queries.

- Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs, web services, system integrations, and distributed applications.

- Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services, cloud architecture, and modern application deployment strategies.

- Strong understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, source control, automated testing, deployment, and application lifecycle management.

- Knowledge of application security principles, secure coding practices, identity and access management, data protection, and enterprise security standards.

- Ability to establish and maintain techn...