Description
Qualifications
Required:
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program; or at least 4 years of equivalent experience as a Systems Architect
- 5-10 years of relevant work experience, at least 5 of which must have been performed in the Intelligence Community
- Working experience in government or industry in relevant work areas including Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Data Architecture, Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), or Intelligence Community's (IC) Program Architecture Guidance (PAG)
Desired:
- A specific earned degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program
- Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages
- Work experience as a Systems Architect for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
- Federated Enterprise Architect Certifications: Certified Enterprise Architect
Responsibilities
Systems Architects guide the design and development of solutions for complex applications problems, API design, data services, platform services, cloud services, and infrastructure services to meet user requirements and align to strategic goals and the Enterprise Architecture. Will design Systems of Systems (SoSs) and Families of Systems (FoSs) high-level constructs that address how multiple elements that are not necessarily homogenous can be designed to work together synergistically for a collectively optimal outcome.
Duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Guide the design, development, maintenance, and documentation of solution architectures ensuring traceability to the Enterprise architecture and Enterprise requirements.
- Guide the analysis of user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
- Guide the development of proposed changes to the solutions architecture design based on analysis of requirements and new technology.
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