CDC Foundation is hiring a
Systems Architect

Summary

Join the CDC Foundation as a Systems Architect/Engineer to play a crucial role in advancing the mission-critical systems in a public health organization. This role involves designing and overseeing the implementation of complex technical solutions, collaborating with informatics teams, and ensuring that the selected tools and infrastructure align with organizational needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience
• Expertise in system architecture with deep technical knowledge of application design, implementation, and deployment, as well as current and emerging architecture practices
• Hands-on experience designing modern architectural patterns to support delivery of complex and legacy IT solutions that are stable, secure, responsive, and scalable
• Knowledge of technical security and product management best practices
• Expert level understanding of modern architectural standards for cloud-based solutions
• Experience designing and writing automated test scripts for unit, integration, end-to-end, cross-browser, device, and accessibility testing
• Proven experience applying software engineering best practices and architectural practices to product delivery
• Experience conducting feasibility studies, reviewing new application system architecture or re-engineering legacy systems or enterprise-level platforms
• Ability to develop architectural solutions to meet complex, multi-year plans, spanning multiple internal/external partners and broadly defined business priorities
• Ability to resolve significant integration and technical issues to address multiple systems/applications linkages, data sets, interdependencies, and impacts where requirements are not initially clear
• Demonstrated success fostering an inclusive environment working with and leading professionals from diverse backgrounds and geographies
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical partners effectively
• Flexibility to adapt to evolving project requirements and priorities
• Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills; and the ability to develop productive working relationships with colleagues and partners
• Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise and leadership in technology architecture with a focus on technical (including infrastructure and networks) and application architecture, strategy, road mapping, pilot testing, analysis of feedback, testing, and training, methodology
• Contribute to and manage the planning, design, delivery, and implementation of user-centric solutions related to large-scale, complex products required to meet critical business requirements
• Contribute to the definition, evaluation, and development of architecture policies, standards, guidelines, and best practices affecting government initiatives
• Collaborate with informatics, IT, business analysts, and data engineers to understand business and data requirements and objectives. Design and develop architectural solutions that meet these needs
• Create system architecture diagrams, documentation, and guidelines to communicate design decisions and best practices
• Evaluate existing systems and technologies to identify opportunities for improvement and optimization and potential replacement based on market analysis
• Define technical standards, protocols, and guidelines to ensure consistency and interoperability across systems
• Recommend and implement new technologies, tools, and frameworks to enhance system performance, scalability, and reliability
• Conduct feasibility studies and risk assessments for proposed architectural changes or initiatives
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams during the implementation phase
• Perform system performance tuning, capacity planning, and scalability assessments
• Ensure security, compliance, and regulatory requirements are integrated into the system architecture
• Collaborate with infrastructure, network, and security teams to design and implement robust and resilient systems