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# Systems Architect/Technical Lead - Enterprise Directory

- **Company:** GovCIO LLC
- **Location:** Bethesda, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Active Directory, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Software Quality, Continuous Integration, Data Distribution Service, Data Hub, Oracle Warehouse Builder, Software Architecture, Systems Integration, Web Services, Enterprise Integration, Devsecops, User Administration
- **Published:** August 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/use042a59552cda0110dcdb1890c7384e5/eaa

## About the Role

* Must be eligible to obtain a Public Trust clearance
 * BS/BA + 10 years of relevant experience; OR MS + 5 years of relevant experience
 * 10+ years of technical leadership experience
 * 8+ years of enterprise system development/integration experience
 * 3+ years on comparable scope/complexity efforts
 * Cloud/DevSecOps modernization experience
 * Deep IBM BAW workflow architecture expertise
 * Strong knowledge of enterprise directory/identity lifecycle design, Active Directory integration, Oracle data services, and nVision/VDS data distribution
 * Experience with secure integration across identity and access systems

Desired Skills

 * NIH EPLC architecture/design artifacts knowledge
 * FISMA Moderate/RMF/ATO/JCAM and Public Trust Moderate (Tier 2) eligibility
 * DevSecOps/CI-CD, automated testing, and code quality proficiency
 * Cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP); containers/IaC as appropriate
 * Government-approved AI-assisted code/test workflow experience
 * On-site availability when directed

## Description

CVP is seeking a Systems Architect / Technical Lead for NIH's core enterprise directory and people-data hub. NIH supports identity lifecycle management for approximately 43,000 staff and is deeply integrated with Active Directory, Oracle data services, enterprise web services, and numerous downstream systems.
Responsibilities

 * Provide technical authority for software architecture, identity lifecycle design, and data/integration patterns
 * Lead security/ATO alignment, cloud/modernization strategy, and root-cause resolution
 * Design and govern Active Directory integration, account provisioning, and enterprise web-service integration
 * Manage high-volume person/organization data mastering and downstream dependency management
 * Produce ARB artifacts and technical standards; mentor the engineering team
 * Lead architectural oversight of the interconnection model and VDS data distribution


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