Systems Architect

Systems Architect (Expert) #901

Clearance Required:  TS/SCI 

Minimum Years’ Experience:  18 

Springfield, VA - 100% onsite 

 

Overall Assignment Description: 

Responsibilities

Expert System Architects assist in leading 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. The Systems Architect must be able to develop and create architecture views in various tools, as needed, to assist the international partner in understanding the ASG architecture and its alignment to the GEA enterprise.

The primary focus of the Systems Architect will be the development and design of the ASG architecture. The Systems Architect is responsible for developing and briefing architecture status at key senior international leadership forum in additional to providing technical advice to the TIP leadership team. In this role, the Systems Architect with work closely with the ACP/APMO team to assist with the development of the various architecture view. Additionally, the architect must be able to respond quickly to ad-hoc tasking in support of the Liaison National Officers (LNOs).

While the Systems Architect provides sovereign support to the international partner, he/she will report directly to TIP gov’t team and will take his/her tasking from them. The candidate must have the capability to balance tasking and understand the sensitivity involved when working with international partners.

Duties include:

· Assists the Government in directing system architects in the design, development, maintenance, and documentation of solution architectures ensuring traceability to the Enterprise architecture and Enterprise requirements.

· Assists with the analysis of user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.

· Advises the Government on proposed changes to the solutions architecture design based on analysis of requirements and new technology.

· Oversees and coordinates the work of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level System Architect contractors.

· Design and update Enterprise-level digital models/representations architectures that capture Enterprise requirements and provide roadmaps to balance cost, schedule and performance.

· Support the continued development, maintenance, and documentation ASG Architecture.

· Recommend, instantiate and operate architecture tools that support analysis and decision making through architecture data in the form of models, simulations, reports and views so that stakeholders may use architecture data in either the acquisition or development lifecycle to answer investment and divestment questions.