Independent Contractor Databricks Jobs in McLean, VA

You've stumbled upon the rare government contractor! At TCG, we aim to prove that businesses can be good to their employees and responsible to their community while being profitable. We are seeking a Solutions Architect with commercial real estate experience to join our team at a major Federal agency supporting their real estate IT infrastructure.
In this position, you will evaluate and make recommendations to optimize and modernize a collection of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) real estate platforms, enterprise systems, and custom applications. This role serves as a consultant to the technical and functional teams.
Any candidate applying for this position must exhibit great attention to detail and be able to quickly assess pain points and data gaps. The ideal candidate is someone who has built or managed real estate portfolio platforms, has a consultative approach, takes initiative and can manage multiple tasks in a small amount of time. The candidate should possess a strong work ethic, while also valuing collaboration and communication.
US Citizenship is required for this role. In addition, the selected applicant must submit to a government background investigation and be favorably adjudicated before their first day.
This is a full-time, short-term, remote position. The selected applicant must live within one of the following states: AL, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, ME, MD,MI, MN, MO, MT, NJ, NC, OH, OR, PA (excluding the City of Philadelphia), RI, SC, TN, UT, VA, VT, WV, and WI.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

• Minimum 10 years of experience as a systems engineer on complex enterprise IT programs, including 3+ years as a solutions architect or solutions engineer
• Experience with federal real estate programs, GSA/PBS operations, or government-owned and leased property management.
• Collaborating with stakeholders, project managers, and technical staff to identify technical requirements and current use cases, create user stories with acceptance criteria, design and estimate timelines and costs, and facilitate reports
• Proven experience serving as a liaison between business stakeholders and IT delivery teams, translating operational needs into technically actionable specifications.
• Recommending application enhancements and improvements in tools such as BM Trirega, IBM Maximo, Kahua, Salesforce (or other CRM tools), and Appian,
• Understanding of use cases for Databricks, ArcGIS, and Uptick
• Experience developing and identifying existing and valuable metrics, conducting analysis, and identifying gaps in data
• Demonstrated experience supporting federal acquisition activities including fit-gap analysis and vendor evaluation.
• Experience working at the intersection of real estate, facilities management, or property operations and enterprise IT within or directly supporting commercial, private sector, or non-governmental real estate organizations.
• Experience working with and building rapport with program & project team members, stakeholders, and high level government executives
• Strong written and verbal communication skills that translate well into requirements baselines that both technical experts and business owners can understand
• Independent problem-solving skills, strong analytical abilities, creativity and a "helping others helps us all" personality
• Excellent time management and ability to juggle multiple tasks under strict deadlines
• Strong analytical and systems thinking skill set; ability to apply technical solutions to broad, complex problems

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

• Experience working in Agile or SAFe delivery environments
• Certifications related to process improvement methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma, or BPM.
• Familiarity with federal IT governance frameworks and structured requirements management approaches applicable to large-scale modernization programs.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Real Estate, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.

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Salary range: $160,000 - $180,000, commensurate with experience.