Systems Architect (Expert) #901

Allen Integrated Solutions•Springfield, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Expert Systems Architect leads and supports the design and development of the ASG architecture, ensuring solutions for complex application, API, data, platform, cloud, and infrastructure problems meet user requirements and align with strategic goals and Enterprise Architecture. The role develops architecture views and briefs architecture status at senior international leadership forums, provides technical advice to the TIP leadership team, works with the ACP/APMO team on architecture views, and responds to ad hoc tasking supporting Liaison National Officers. The architect provides sovereign support to an international partner while reporting to and taking tasking from the TIP government team, balancing priorities and handling the sensitivities of international-partner work. The position assists the Government with architecture design, development, maintenance, and documentation; analyzes requirements and existing systems; advises on architecture changes; and coordinates architects at senior, mid, and junior levels. It develops enterprise digital models and roadmaps, maintains ASG architecture, supports architecture tools and decision-making, and creates usable architecture artifacts under DoDAF and IC Program Architecture Guidance. The role also applies Joint Architecture Reference Models and MBSE methods and tools, and manages processes and tools for maintaining enterprise architecture artifacts in the repository. This position is 100% onsite at the customer site in Springfield, Virginia. Remote or hybrid work is not available.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related STEM program; 18 or more years of System Architect experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
At least 18 years of relevant government or industry experience in areas including Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Data Architecture, DoDAF, or IC Program Architecture Guidance.
Experience communicating and collaborating within and outside an organization, including with senior executives and leaders.
TS/SCI clearance adjudication, or ability to obtain SCI and pass a polygraph.
Ability to work 100% onsite at the customer site in Springfield, Virginia; remote and hybrid work are not available.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering processes, tools, and languages.
Federated Enterprise Architect certification: Certified Enterprise Architect.
National Defense University, College of Information and Cyberspace, Enterprise Architecture Certification.

Responsibilities

Assist the Government in directing system architects in designing, developing, maintaining, and documenting solution architectures, ensuring traceability to Enterprise Architecture and Enterprise requirements.
Analyze user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve systems, and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
Advise the Government on proposed changes to solution architecture design based on requirements analysis and new technology.
Oversee and coordinate the work of senior-, mid-, and junior-level System Architect contractors.
Design and update enterprise-level digital models and architecture representations that capture requirements and provide roadmaps balancing cost, schedule, and performance.
Support continued development, maintenance, and documentation of ASG Architecture.
Recommend, instantiate, and operate architecture tools that support analysis and decision-making through models, simulations, reports, and views.
Create effective architecture information and artifacts in accordance with DoDAF and IC Program Architecture Guidance for use across NGA, NSG, ASG, USG, commercial, and foreign partners.
Use Joint Architecture Reference Models to describe and analyze architectures, identify potential service gaps, support analysis of alternatives, leverage resources, and assist with investment and divestment decisions.
Use MBSE methods and tools to build and maintain digital systems models of services, components, systems, and subsystems, and link requirements and design artifacts to solution- and enterprise-level architectures.
Manage and maintain processes and tools for automated maintenance and management of enterprise architecture artifacts in the repository.
Develop and brief architecture status at senior international leadership forums and provide technical advice to the TIP leadership team.
Work with the ACP/APMO team to develop architecture views and respond to ad hoc tasking supporting Liaison National Officers.