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Boston Consulting Group (BCG) · 12 hours ago

BCG Platinion | Lead IT Architect, Public Sector Industry Leader (Defense & Security, Civil Sector)

Detroit, MI

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$190K/yr - $190K/yr

6+ years exp

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges. As a Lead IT Architect, you will collaborate on interdisciplinary teams to develop leading IT concepts and architectural solutions, enabling organizations to technically transform.

Business DevelopmentConsultingInnovation ManagementManagement ConsultingMarketing

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Collaborate on interdisciplinary teams of designers, engineers, researchers, technical experts, and consultants to develop leading IT concepts and architectural solutions

Apply sound technical know-how, understanding of business contexts, and analytical skills to enable organizations to technically transform

Align and onboard teams to implement new processes and toolsets

Optimize IT best practices across an organization

Create innovative and exciting end-to-end experiences at the intersection of people and technology

Qualification

IT ArchitectureCloud Services ArchitectureAPIMicroservicesData Analytics ArchitectureAgile MethodologiesProgramming ParadigmsDisaster Recovery PlanningGen AI Tool FluencyTechnical Problem-SolvingChange ManagementCollaborationCreative Thinking

Required

US Citizenship

Active security clearance or ability to obtain a security clearance (e.g. DoD Secret / Top Secret)

Bachelor's Degree in information technology, business administration, computer science, business management, or system controls & engineering or a related field

6+ years of professional experience in software engineering with more than 4 years in architecture discipline

Superior technical knowledge, engineering rigor, and creative problem-solving

Ability to explain complex technology topics to senior executives

Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of various technology stacks

Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of mainframe architecture

Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of cloud native applications and cloud services architecture

Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of omnichannel architecture

Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of integration methodologies and tools

Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of API and Microservices architecture

Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of structured and unstructured databases and usage patterns

Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of high-speed, high-volume, high-frequency transaction processing systems

Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of real-time logging, monitoring and resiliency approaches

Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of disaster recovery and business continuity planning

Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of next gen capabilities (e.g. AI/ML, IoT, Blockchain) and component technologies

Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of data analytics architecture (e.g. Data Lake)

Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of programming paradigms and approaches (e.g. object-oriented)

Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of process automation approaches and tooling (e.g. DevOps, AIOps)

Experience in agile engineering and tooling support

An agile mindset that moves past blockers and a vision to iteratively migrate to the next/modern set of architecture capabilities with a lens of business benefits/value

Willingness to travel to work with clients and BCG teams

Gen AI tool fluency (e.g., proven usage of GenAI such as ChatGPT, Claude) and validation of response

Preferred

Master's Degree in related fields

Prior expertise with portfolio and project management of US federal government agencies in a technology consulting context

Mainframe architecture (nice to have, but not must)

Benefits

Zero-dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children.

$10(USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs.

Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 (USD) in orthodontia benefits.

Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually.

Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities.

Fully vested retirement contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not.

Generous paid time off including vacation, holidays, and annual office closure between Christmas and New Years.

Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement.

Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage.

Company

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities.

Founded in 1963

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

10001+ employees