Senior Solution Architect / Business Analyst - FDIC Dividend Processing Systems

Job Title: Senior Solution Architect / Business Analyst - FDIC Dividend Processing Systems
Clearance Required: FDIC clearance
Work Location: Remote

We are seeking a highly experienced Solution Architect with exceptional business analysis skills and deep subject matter expertise in the FDIC's Dividend Processing System (DPS). This role requires comprehensive knowledge of DPS business processes, data flows, and integrations, including internal interfaces with CAS and NFE, as well as external integrations with Fiserv and JPMorgan Chase QuickPay.

The ideal candidate brings a minimum of 20 years of professional experience, demonstrates the ability to bridge business and technical stakeholders, and has strong hands-on expertise in SQL for data analysis, validation, and troubleshooting.

Key Responsibilities:

Solution Architecture & System Design

• Serve as the lead solution architect for DPS-related initiatives, enhancements, and modernization efforts.
• Design end-to-end solution architectures that align business requirements with FDIC technical standards and regulatory constraints.
• Define system integration patterns and data flows across DPS, CAS, NFE, Fiserv, and JPMorgan Chase QuickPay.
• Evaluate impacts of proposed changes on upstream and downstream systems and ensure architectural integrity.

Business Analysis & Subject Matter Expertise

• Act as a trusted business analyst and subject matter expert for FDIC dividend processing operations.
• Elicit, analyze, document, and validate complex business requirements related to dividend calculation, payment processing, reconciliation, and reporting.
• Translate business policies, regulatory requirements, and operational needs into clear functional and technical specifications.
• Provide expert guidance on DPS business rules, data structures, and processing cycles.

Data Analysis & SQL

• Use advanced SQL skills to analyze large datasets, validate dividend calculations, reconcile payments, and investigate data discrepancies.
• Support data mapping, data quality analysis, and audit support activities.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to troubleshoot production issues and validate fixes.

Integration & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Lead and support integration efforts with external vendors and financial institutions, including Fiserv and JPMorgan Chase QuickPay.
• Work closely with FDIC business users, developers, testers, vendors, and leadership to ensure shared understanding of requirements and solutions.
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and governance forums.
• Provide architectural and analytical leadership across DPS initiatives.
• Mentor contract staff on DPS functionality, integration patterns, and best practices.
• Contribute to standards, documentation, and knowledge transfer initiatives.

Required Qualifications:

Experience/Skills:

• Minimum 20 years of professional experience in solution architecture, systems analysis, or related roles.
• Demonstrated hands-on expertise with the FDIC Dividend Processing System (DPS).
• Deep knowledge of DPS internal interfaces with CAS and NFE.
• Strong understanding of DPS external interfaces with Fiserv and JPMorgan Chase QuickPay.
• Advanced SQL skills, including complex queries, joins, performance tuning, and data validation.
• Proven ability to function as both a solution architect and senior business analyst.
• Strong understanding of financial systems, payment processing, and reconciliation processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience working directly with or supporting FDIC systems or regulatory financial environments.
• Experience with system modernization, legacy system integration, or large-scale data-driven applications.
• Familiarity with agile methodology.
• Experience supporting audits, regulatory reviews, or compliance initiatives.

Work Style:

• Detail-oriented, analytical, and highly organized.
• Comfortable operating in complex, highly regulated environments.
• Able to work independently while collaborating effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Salary and Benefit Information:

The likely salary range for this position is $176,500-$250,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position and could fall outside of this range.

Application Deadline: March 27, 2026

Joining the Alpha Omega team entitles you to participate in all retirement benefits, plans of deferred compensation, health and insurance benefits, and other such benefits as set forth in the company's policy and benefits manuals. See below, to name a few:

• PTO including paid parental, military, and bereavement leave
• Eleven (11) paid Federal holidays, five of which are floating holidays (as designated by the company's holiday schedule each year)
• Health and Dental Insurance (including 100% employer paid premiums for employee coverage under the HDHP health plan)
• Life Insurance, STD/LTD term disability coverage, with employer paid premiums
• 401 (k) plan with a match that is 100% vested after you complete two years of service
• FSA/DFSA/HSA flexible benefit plans
• Annual Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement benefit

We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Culture and Values:

Guided by our core values-Harmony, Engagement, Accountability, Resourcefulness, and Tenacity (HEART)- we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning and are committed to delivering high-impact solutions. We recognize and reward hard work.

Through our H.E.A.R.T. Awards Program, colleagues and managers can recognize each other for actions that exemplify these values. Recognized employees receive a detailed nomination highlighting their contributions, which is shared with their manager. Each quarter, select nominees have the opportunity to receive a monetary bonus as an extra thank-you for their impact.

Our Company:

Alpha Omega is an award-winning Federal IT solutions provider dedicated to delivering mission-enabling technology and strategic solutions across the National Security, Federal Financial, Healthcare, and Space & Science domains. Since our founding in 2016, we have grown to over 800 employees nationwide with $230m in revenue. With the January 2025 acquisitions of SeKON and Macro Solutions, we have expanded our capabilities to further support our customers in digital modernization, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.

We are committed to supporting our agency partners as they transform their operations, delivering on our purpose to ensure the safety, security, and well-being of future generations:

• National Security - Supporting agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State.
• Federal Financial - We bring deep expertise in enterprise financial systems, supporting agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
• Healthcare - Our Health IT capabilities, enhance health outcomes for the warfighter via the Defense Health Agency (DHA) and support public health initiatives at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
• Space & Science - We leverage technology to advance agricultural sustainability, secure our nation's food supply, and prepare for natural disasters, working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Through strategic partnerships, intellectual property, and relentless drive for innovation, Alpha Omega is shaping the future of government technology. We are proud to be a Virginia Best Places to Work 8 times, an Inc. 5000 honoree 7 times, and a Washington Post Top Workplaces 4 times. Join us in driving transformation that secures the nation's future.

Alpha Omega Integration, LLC (Alpha Omega) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.