Job Title: Senior Technical Director

Location: Washington, DC (Hybrid)

Clearance: Public Trust or higher

Agency: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)

Contract Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Technical Director to lead enterprise architecture, modernization strategy, and technical governance for the HHS grants ecosystem, including Grants.gov, GrantSolutions, and TAGGS. This role drives transformation to reduce O&M costs, modernize legacy systems, and enable secure, interoperable platforms aligned with Zero Trust, Federal Data & AI Strategy, and OMB mandates.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct architecture and operations reviews to identify legacy constraints and modernization priorities.
• Develop a unified technical vision and multi-year roadmap for grants systems.
• Define and govern enterprise architecture frameworks, reference designs, and solution standards.
• Oversee data and AI architecture, ensuring compliance with Federal interoperability and trustworthy AI principles.
• Establish cost-optimization strategies targeting 30% reduction in operations and maintenance (O&M) costs.
• Provide technical oversight for modernization vendors, CI/CD standards, and quality assurance practices.
• Advise leadership on investment decisions, governance, and risk management.
• Drive stakeholder engagement, adoption strategies, and performance oversight across agencies.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise modernization and technical leadership; 5+ years in senior architecture roles.
• Expertise in cloud-native architectures, Zero Trust, DevSecOps, and data/AI platforms.
• Proven success in cost optimization and portfolio rationalization in Federal environments.
• knowledge of HHS IT strategy, OMB policy, and EPLC governance preferrewd
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder alignment skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; Master's preferred.