Senior Solutions Analyst – Solution Design

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Lead solution-oriented discovery sessions and process evaluations alongside business analysts, process specialists, architects, data engineers, developers, and stakeholders.

• Convert validated requirements and future-state workflows into solution designs that encompass user interactions, business rules, data, enabling datasets, APIs, integrations, automation, low-code capabilities, and AI-enabled components.

• Identify source systems, enabling datasets, data quality and validation needs, interface requirements, integration points, environmental dependencies, and technical assumptions.

• Ensure end-to-end traceability from business needs through requirements, solution design, prototypes, test scenarios, and user acceptance.

• Assess solution approaches for feasibility, scalability, interoperability, security, accessibility, maintainability, and operational fit.

• Communicate technical options and tradeoffs to both business and technical stakeholders.

• Utilize LLMs and other AI tools for research, analysis, documentation, solution exploration, lightweight prototyping, and validation.

• Create and maintain solution design artifacts, including diagrams, data flows, interface and integration requirements, validation rules, decision and assumption logs, and implementation guidance.

• Provide solution context for downstream Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), job aids, and adoption materials.

• Remain involved throughout prototyping, pilot testing, refinement, and user acceptance; assess prototypes and bridge gaps between business needs and delivered solutions.

• Collaborate within small cross-functional delivery pods on the Department of the Interior modernization program.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and over 8 years of relevant experience in solutions analysis, systems analysis, solution design, technical consulting, architecture support, business systems analysis, or related modernization efforts.

• Proven experience in translating intricate business requirements and future-state workflows into technical or functional solution designs for software, integration, automation, data, low-code, or AI-enabled initiatives.

• Experience in leading or significantly contributing to discovery, process assessment, and solution-definition efforts in complex environments with multiple systems, data sources, integrations, or stakeholder groups.

• Comprehensive working knowledge of enterprise applications, APIs and integrations, data modeling and data flows, cloud or low-code platforms, security considerations, and modern application delivery concepts.

• Experience in identifying solution dependencies and maintaining traceability across requirements, design decisions, prototypes, testing, and user acceptance.

• Ability to assess technical options and convey solution concepts, constraints, assumptions, and tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Capacity to operate effectively amidst ambiguity and remain hands-on from discovery and solution definition through prototype validation and refinement.

• Ability to successfully pass background investigations, suitability checks, credentialing, and system access requirements for a Moderate Risk Public Trust position.

• Preferred: Experience with SQL and Python for data querying, validation, and profiling.

• Preferred: Background in engineering, architecture, systems integration, or technical consulting.

• Preferred: Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform, Azure, Copilot Studio, AI/LLM-enabled solutions, or similar enterprise platforms.

• Preferred: Experience with generative AI or LLM tools for analysis, research, documentation, solution exploration, lightweight prototyping, or validation.

• Preferred: Knowledge of APIs, system integration, governed data, financial or payment workflows, intake and data extraction processes, data governance, rules-based automation, or high-volume processing.

• Preferred: Experience with federal modernization programs or regulated technology environments, including Section 508, FedRAMP, or Zero Trust.

• Preferred: Consulting or professional services experience with iterative stakeholder collaboration.

🏝️ Benefits

• Primarily remote work within the U.S.

• Occasional travel to Department of the Interior locations as required by project needs.

• Full-time W2 employment.