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IT Specialist (Principal IT Solutions Architect)
Quick Facts
- Hiring Agency: Small Business Administration
- Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Salary: $169279 – $197200/yr
- Hiring Path: Fed Transition
- Number of Openings: 1
- Security Clearance: Not Required
- Date Posted: 2026-09-03
- Application Deadline: 2026-09-16
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Job Summary
This position is located in the Small Business Administration, Office of the Chief Information Officer in Washington, D.C. The incumbent serves as the Principal IT Solutions Architect within the OCIO Cloud and Infrastructure Management Division (CIMD) and is SBA's recognized senior authority for enterprise solutions architecture, target-state design, and cloudnative modernization.
Key Responsibilities
As an IT Specialist (Principal IT Solutions Architect) at the GS- 2210-15, some of your typical work assignments may include: Provide strategic architecture advice to top agency officials on integrating IT programs and functions of equivalent scope and complexity. Define and maintain enterprise reference architectures, ADRs, reusable design patterns, and technology-selection frameworks across infrastructure, platforms, and services.
Build technical roadmaps, business cases, cost-benefit and total-cost-of-ownership models, and performance-measurement frameworks to shape enterprise IT investment decisions. Lead cross-agency design assignments and collaborations that integrate SBA platforms with partner agencies and government-wide initiatives.
Research emerging technologies, threats (including adversarial AI and legacy cloud vulnerabilities), and architecture practices and assess their implications for agency.
Requirements & Education
There is no education substitution for this grade level.
Contact
tiffany.maddox@sba.gov
Frequently Asked Questions
Which agency is hiring for this position?
This position is with Small Business Administration, Other Agencies and Independent Organizations.
What is the salary for this position?
The posted pay range is $169279 – $197200/yr.
What is the application deadline?
Applications close on 2026-09-16.
Who is eligible to apply?
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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