Integration Architect - ACWS
Data Systems Analysts, Inc.
$135,000 - $145,000 / year
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Description
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Integration Architect Summary: Serves as the System Architect by defining and communicating the system architecture, solution enablers, non-functional requirements, integration approach, and technical roadmap needed to deliver secure, scalable, and adaptable capability across technologies.
Required Skills:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Appian Certified Lead Developer; AWS certified preferred; CompTIA Security+
- 8+ years of systems architecture experience supporting DoD environments, including enterprise architecture, systems integration, application modernization, Appian-based solution delivery, Architecture Decision Record governance, integration patterns, and secure cloud-based enterprise solutions
- Experience with Appian connected systems and integrations; defining interface-control documents, API contracts, canonical data models, authentication and authorization patterns, error handling, retries, idempotency, monitoring, performance, and integration testing.
- Ability to define technical standards and oversee implementation across the development lifecycle
- Experience with system integration, application modernization, and data architecture
- Experience supporting cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure)
- Demonstrated experience supporting cloud-based environments, with foundational knowledge of leading platforms and associated services.
- Working knowledge of AI concepts and practical applications
Desired Qualifications:
- Advanced cloud, architecture, or Appian certifications are preferred
- Experience with Army or DoD enterprise systems, Appian-first design approaches, data architecture, and long-range modernization planning is strongly desired
Responsibilities:
- Define and govern ACWS integration architecture, standards, patterns, and interface roadmap.
- Design secure APIs, Appian integrations, connected systems, data exchanges, and event-driven interfaces.
- Maintain interface-control documents, API contracts, mappings, schemas, and system-of-record responsibilities.
- Establish integration requirements for security, availability, performance, monitoring, error handling, and recovery.
- Coordinate integration design and testing across application, data, cloud, cybersecurity, and external-system teams.
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The posted salary range is a good-faith estimate. Actual compensation will be based on the selected candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and other job-related factors.
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About this role
Data Systems Analysts, Inc. is seeking an Integration Architect to lead the technical design and governance of the ACWS system's integration landscape. You would define architecture standards, design secure APIs and Appian-based integrations, and establish the patterns and interface roadmap that enable secure, scalable data exchanges across DoD enterprise systems. This role requires you to maintain detailed technical documentation—interface-control documents, API contracts, data schemas—and coordinate integration design and testing across multiple teams spanning applications, data, cloud infrastructure, and cybersecurity.
The position demands substantial depth in systems architecture within DoD environments, specifically 8+ years of experience with enterprise architecture, systems integration, and Appian-based solution delivery. You must hold an Appian Certified Lead Developer credential, a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field, and CompTIA Security+. AWS certification is preferred, as is hands-on experience with cloud platforms like AWS or Azure. Familiarity with AI concepts and practical applications is required; working knowledge of Army or DoD enterprise systems and data architecture is strongly desired.
This is an in-office, full-time role in Washington, D.C., with a salary range of $135,000–$145,000. U.S. citizenship is required due to security clearance eligibility, and you should be prepared for a government security investigation as part of the hiring process.
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