Systems Architect

CEDGE, INC.•Springfield, VA

8d•$200,000 - $210,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Systems Architect leads the design and development of solutions for complex application problems, APIs, data services, platform services, cloud services, and infrastructure services. The role develops architecture views to help international partners understand the ASG architecture and its alignment with the GEA enterprise architecture. The primary focus is developing and designing the ASG architecture, briefing architecture status at senior international leadership forums, and providing technical advice to the TIP leadership team. The architect works closely with the ACP/APMO team on architecture views and responds to ad hoc tasking in support of Liaison National Officers (LNOs). The position provides sovereign support to an international partner, reports directly to the TIP government team, and takes tasking from that team. It requires balancing competing tasking and understanding sensitivities when working with international partners. The position is 100% onsite at the customer site in Springfield, Virginia. Remote and hybrid work are 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.
18 or more years of government or industry experience in relevant areas, including Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Data Architecture, DoDAF, or IC Program Architecture Guidance (PAG).
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.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), its 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, workflows, and scheduling limitations.
Advise the Government on proposed solution-architecture design changes 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 architecture models and representations that capture Enterprise requirements and provide roadmaps balancing cost, schedule, and performance.
Support continued development, maintenance, and documentation of the ASG Architecture.
Recommend, instantiate, and operate architecture tools that support analysis and decision-making using architecture data, including models, simulations, reports, and views.
Create useful architecture information and artifacts in accordance with DoDAF and IC Program Architecture Guidance (PAG) for use across NGA, NSG, ASG, USG, commercial, and foreign partners.
Use Joint Architecture Reference Models (JARM) to describe and analyze architecture, identify potential service gaps, support AOA, leverage existing resources, and assist with agency investment and divestment decisions.
Use MBSE methods and tools to build and maintain digital systems models of services, components, systems, and subsystems across NGA, NSG, ASG, USG, commercial, and foreign partners; 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 LNOs.