IT Systems Architect

Job Description

The IT Systems Architect Senior Principal serves as a senior technical architect and leader in the development and implementation of complex, sector-impacting IT systems. This position provides technical leadership and expertise to cross-functional teams, ensuring the design, development, and support of systems that meet business needs and programmatic requirements.

The Operations Strategic Capabilities Unit plays a fundamental role in enabling efficient business and program execution – from strategic capital investments, industrial operations and an efficient supply chain, to state-of-the-art manufacturing and test operations and top-notch facilities management.

What You’ll Do:

• Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide technical leadership and expertise to cross-functional teams, ensuring the design, development, and support of complex IT systems.
  • Partner with project managers, chief digital architects, and functional staff to develop and deliver products that meet business needs.
  • Collaborate across disciplines, functions, business areas, and major suppliers to effectively support IT across the sector.
  • Develop and maintain measures related to technical performance.
  • Develop application and technical roadmaps for pillar applications.
  • Serve as overall technical point of contact for the project.
  • Provide technical stewardship of the development effort for the entire program, ensuring the solution meets programmatic and technical requirements within the allocated technical cost and schedule.
  • Understand the overall organization technical architecture and interconnectivity, including system dependencies, to ensure that changes to one system are properly assessed for their impact on other systems.
• Technical Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement technical solutions that meet business needs and programmatic requirements.
  • Identify and communicate technical risks and opportunities to stakeholders.
  • Influence the design, development, test, and verification of systems.
  • Ensure proper application of process based on the size and complexity of the project.
  • Design and implement data architecture solutions utilizing service bus technologies to enable seamless data exchange and integration across the sector.
  • Develop and maintain data architecture standards, guidelines, and best practices to ensure data consistency, integrity, and security.
  • Collaborate with data stakeholders to identify data requirements and develop data architecture solutions that meet business needs.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site three or more days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations may be required.

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in an office environment, laboratory, cleanroom, or production floor.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Related Bachelor’s and 8 or more years of related experience; or HS Diploma and 12 or more years of related experience.
• Each higher-level degree, i.e., Associate’s, Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for additional years of experience.
• Related certifications may count towards years of related experience.
• Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
• Technical leadership experience and capabilities relevant to the business.
• Proven ability to form a vision and implement action plans to achieve that vision.
• Ability to share and transfer technology across organizational boundaries to the benefit of sponsors and the business.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and management skills.
• Experience with service bus technologies (e.g., Azure Service Bus, AWS SQS) and data architecture principles.
• Understanding of system dependencies and technical architecture.

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A security clearance or access with Polygraph is not required to be eligible for this position. However, the applicant must be willing and eligible for submission, depending on program requirements, after an offer is accepted and must be able to maintain the applicable clearance/access.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience with IT program management and technical leadership.
• Knowledge of industry trends and innovations in IT.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and deadlines.
• TOGAF Awareness and understanding.
• Degree in computer science, information technology, or engineering.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $132962 - $226035

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems, Inc.
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Space & Mission Systems is a leading provider of national defense and civil space applications, advanced remote sensing, scientific and tactical systems for government and commercial customers. We continually pioneer ways to innovate spacecraft, mission payloads, optical systems, and other defense and civil capabilities. Powered by endlessly curious people with an unwavering mission focus, we continually discover ways to enable our customers to perform beyond expectation and protect what matters most.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

Multiple positions may be available on this opening.