Technical Lead – Technical Architect

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General Dynamics Information Technology

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1954

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

General Dynamics Information Technology is a company at the forefront of technological innovation, offering a wide range of services including consulting, digital modernization, and application services. The company is heavily involved in implementing solutions related to artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity, high-performance computing, and quantum technologies. GDIT is committed to supporting government and defense sectors, providing mission-critical services such as logistics and supply chain management, intelligence, and homeland security. The company also focuses on diverse and inclusive hiring practices and actively promotes employee well-being. Through its digital accelerator solutions and pioneering use of emerging technologies, GDIT aims to propel agencies' missions forward and address complex technological challenges.

📋 Description

• Provide technical leadership for one or more application teams, including architecture direction, design guidance, engineering standards, and delivery oversight • Translate complex technical concepts, tradeoffs, and risks into clear language for USPS Executives and Managers • Partner with USPS Managers, BSAs, and Technical Project Leaders to shape solution scope, define technical approaches, estimate effort, and align delivery plans • Collaborate with CASI Architects and NIT leaders to align solutions with enterprise architecture, integration patterns, security controls, and platform standards • Define and maintain solution designs and technical documentation, including reference architectures, integration and data-flow diagrams, environment topology, and architecture decision records • Conduct and/or lead code reviews and technical design reviews • Establish and enforce development best practices, including CI/CD expectations, branching strategies, testing strategy, and operational readiness requirements • Identify technical risks and systemic issues, drive root-cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventative improvements • Support Environment Management Leads with environment provisioning, configuration, release readiness, and deployment coordination • Ensure solutions meet USPS security and compliance expectations • Stay current on technologies, industry trends, and USPS policies and standards • Drive responsible use of AI-assisted development to improve speed and quality and reduce rework • Establish guardrails for secure and compliant AI usage • Track and communicate measurable outcomes from modernization and AI enablement efforts • Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence, continuous learning, and accountable delivery

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from an accredited College/University • If lacking a relevant four-year degree, an additional four years of relevant work experience is required • 8+ years of demonstrated experience as a Technical Lead, Technical Architect, or senior engineer leading enterprise application design and delivery • Ability to communicate with executive and management audiences, simplify technical topics, present tradeoffs, and recommend actionable paths forward • Ability to guide development teams through architecture decisions, implementation patterns, and quality expectations while remaining hands-on when needed • Experience conducting code reviews and establishing engineering standards for readability, testability, security, and maintainability • Strong knowledge of modern architecture patterns, including layered architectures, microservices/service-oriented approaches, event-driven patterns, and API-first design • Strong understanding of enterprise security and compliance fundamentals, including identity and access, least privilege, encryption, audit logging, and vulnerability management • Experience working cross-functionally with USPS Managers, BSAs, and Technical Project Leaders • Familiarity with environment management and release readiness practices across development, test, staging, and production environments • Ability to collaborate with enterprise architecture and governance stakeholders, including CASI Architects and NIT leadership • Strong documentation skills, including architecture diagrams, decision records, standards, and executive-ready summaries • Working knowledge of AI-assisted development concepts and ability to establish secure guardrails • Continuous learning mindset and ability to evaluate and apply new technologies within USPS standards and constraints • Must obtain and maintain a Public Trust • Must provide onsite fingerprinting at a designated facility • U.S. residency requirement • Selected candidate must have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years under the stated travel-duration conditions • U.S. Citizenship is not required

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages • 401K with company match • Competitive pay • Paid time off • Full flex work weeks where possible • Vacation, sick, personal time, and holiday leave • Paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave • 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for new employees, prorated based on hire date • 10 paid holidays per year, prorated based on hire date • Up to 160 hours of paid family leave in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees • Medical plan options, including plans with Health Savings Accounts • Dental plan options • Vision plan • Short- and long-term disability benefits • Life insurance • Accidental death and dismemberment insurance • Personal accident insurance • Critical illness insurance • Business travel and accident insurance • AI-powered career tool identifying career steps and learning opportunities • Internal mobility team supporting career goals • Identity verification process using advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence • Remote work