Transformation Delivery Associate Director

Guidehouse is a management consulting firm that specializes in providing technology solutions to state and local government clients. The role involves leading modernization initiatives, developing solution architectures, and ensuring alignment between business goals and technology solutions while mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior delivery resource for modernization initiatives across state and local government clients, providing architectural oversight and alignment between business goals and technology solutions
• Develop target state solution architectures and lead working sessions to validate technical designs, platform selections, and system interoperability
• Translate business requirements into system-level technical models including application design, integration flows, data structures, and deployment frameworks
• Partner with Guidehouse delivery leads, analysts, and technical specialists to ensure architectural integrity from project kickoff through implementation
• Support business capability modeling and process-to-technology mapping activities to ensure effective alignment between client operations and system design
• Contribute to the design and implementation of cloud-native, hybrid, or on-premise platforms, including integrations with enterprise systems and COTS solutions
• Lead or participate in architecture reviews, design sessions, and client workshops to evaluate legacy environments and identify paths for modernization
• Advise on performance, scalability, security, and compliance considerations throughout the delivery lifecycle
• Collaborate on proposals and oral presentations, providing architecture narratives, draft solution approaches, and technical work plans
• Support pursuit teams with level-of-effort estimates, solution risk identification, and stakeholder communication strategies
• Contribute to the development of reusable technical templates, accelerators, and frameworks for use across client engagements
• Manage strategic relationships for vendors and partnering agencies
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to knowledge sharing across delivery teams
• Participate in capability-building efforts to grow Guidehouse’s portfolio of technology-enabled solutions for the public sector

Skills

• Bachelor’s from an accredited University.
• 7+ years of overall work experience. Experience in consulting or enterprise IT roles. Experience serving in solutions or enterprise architecture capacity.
• Demonstrated experience delivering technology solutions for state or local government clients.
• Proven ability to design system architectures, integration approaches, and data flows in complex environments.
• Familiarity with platform modernization approaches including cloud adoption, legacy refactoring, and COTS integration.
• Experience facilitating technical workshops and translating business needs into technology requirements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills across both business and technical teams.
• Knowledge of business capability modeling, process mapping, and solution alignment.
• Master’s degree or certifications in relevant frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, SAFe, AWS/Azure/GCP, ITIL).
• Experience working with government IT frameworks or regulatory standards (e.g., CDT PAL, NIST, FedRAMP).
• Familiarity with Salesforce, ServiceNow, Microsoft Power Platform, or other low-code technologies.
• Background in data architecture, cybersecurity, or legacy system transformation.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

Company Overview

• Guidehouse offers consulting services for public and commercial markets with expertise in management, technology, and risk consulting. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://guidehouse.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

• Guidehouse has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 23 in 2025, 20 in 2024, 29 in 2023, 49 in 2022, 50 in 2021, 59 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.