What you’ll do
Design and maintain the end-to-end technical architecture for a large-scale federal eligibility processing platform, spanning document intake, verification workflows, case management, and consumer communications across cloud and on-premises environments
Lead architecture decisions for containerized application deployments, ensuring system integrations between BPM platforms, rules engines, OCR/ICR document processing, and federal data exchange APIs meet CMS security and performance requirements
Evaluate, recommend, and obtain approval for new COTS and AI/ML tools that enhance operational throughput including intelligent document processing, robotic process automation, and analytics platforms while ensuring FedRAMP authorization compliance
Partner with the IT Director, program leadership, and CMS stakeholders to translate evolving policy requirements (e.g., new federal mandates, regulatory changes) into actionable system design updates with minimal disruption to production operations
Own the system security posture including ATO maintenance, FISMA compliance, vulnerability remediation SLAs, and data loss prevention controls
Drive data architecture decisions for a central database, including schema design, file synchronization with federal exchange systems, and API integration with external data sources
Qualifications
Required Skills
Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA.
8+ years of architect experience of complex enterprise or mission systems within federal, defense, or intelligence environments.
US Citizen with the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
Experience creating and managing enterprise architecture artifacts using industry‑standard architecture. frameworks and modeling methodologies.
Strong background in systems engineering, solution design, and multi‑domain integration.
Hands‑on familiarity with cloud architectures, microservices, data engineering, and cybersecurity principles.
Proven ability to partner with senior leaders, including IT Directors, CIO organizations, and program executives.
Preferred Qualifications
Active public trust clearance
Master’s Degree
PMP, ITIL, SAFe, or cloud certifications
Target Salary Range $135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Benefits Statement
Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.
Application Statements The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.
- EEO
- EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
