Chief Architect
The Chief Architect oversees the development, maturation, and integration of enterprise architectures based on customer provided requirements to meet customer needs. They are responsible for the design, development, execution and deployment of an enterprise architecture program.
The Chief Architect:
- defines, facilitates and develops baseline architecture models that support the needs of program functional software and hardware components.
- identifies and recommends appropriate application of the enterprise architecture to meet specific business needs.
- supports analysis of existing architectures to identify inefficiencies, redundancies, obsolescence, technology support gaps, and identifying reuse components.
- supports the simulation of business process and application/technology service alternatives for the target architecture direction including assistance for hardware selection or reuse.
- recommends and supports in the implementation of a governance structure for managing the enterprise architecture.
- directs requirements analysis and develops project plans, schedules and budgets in consultation with the Chief Engineer and Project Manager.
- oversees software integration, designing and deploying SOA, interfaces, and COTS integration in a complex project environment with web interfaces, complex business rules, and multiple COTS products. Leads medium and large cross-functional software development projects as a Senior Technical Manager or Project Manager.
- leads a Cross-functional software project environment with ability to influence teams to achieve complex project goals.
Required Skills:
The successful candidate will have project management experience in the integration of legacy and new systems in a Federal environment. The candidate will have progressive experience in leading diverse teams, including subcontractor staff and be a proven results-oriented leader. Candidate must have extensive knowledge and understanding of managing complex software integration projects within similar operational environments and have significant industry experience working directly with government management. Successful candidate will have exposure to a vast array of different technologies, platforms, service delivery approaches, and customer mission objectives. Understanding and experience with national-level Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (TCPED) systems is recommended. Candidate will have a diverse professional background within IT and the Federal marketplace. The successful candidate must have excellent oral and written skills and be able to facilitate sophisticated discussions and retain team focus on objectives.
Preferred Skills: IC systems in general, especially DCGS, CRMS and IESS; Department of Defense Architecture Model (DoDAF) 2.0; Unified Modeling Language (UML) proficiency; Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) concepts and design patterns; Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, Domain Knowledge, RTM 2.1, GEMS 2.0 and GEOSCOUT. The candidate should have 18+ years experience in an IT environment, preferably Federal.
Competencies
General• Adaptability
Fully understands and usually helps shape changes in own and fellow team leaders' work and situations; is frequently called upon to explain the logic or basis for change to other team leaders and/or interorganizational teams; is seen as an expert on information about changes affecting own and fellow team leaders' jobs; frequently mentors fellow employees and team leaders around the change. Treats changes and new situations as opportunities for learning or growth; focuses on the beneficial aspects of change; speaks positively about the change to fellow team leaders and external customers. Quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with changes in the work environment; readily tries new approaches appropriate for new or changed situations; does not persist with ineffective behaviors.
• Building A Successful Team
Consistently ensures that the purpose and importance of the team are clarified (e.g., team has a clear charter or mission statement); guides the setting of specific and measurable team goals and objectives. Clarifies roles and responsibilities of team members; helps ensure that necessary steering, review, or support functions are in place. Is called upon to mentor employees and other team leaders in making procedural or process suggestions for achieving team goals or performing team functions; provides necessary resources or helps to remove obstacles to team accomplishments. Listens to and fully involves others in team decisions and actions; values and uses individual differences and talents. Shares important or relevant information with the team. Adheres to the team's expectations and guidelines; fulfills team responsibilities; demonstrates personal commitment to the team.
• Communication
Consistently and proactively clarifies purpose and importance; stresses major points; follows a logical sequence. Guiders others in keeping their audience thoroughly engaged through use of techniques such as analogies, illustrations, humor, an appealing style, body language, and voice inflection. Frames highly complex and or advanced information in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience. Regularly seeks input from audience; checks understanding; presents message in different ways to enhance understanding. Uses syntax, pace, volume, diction, and mechanics appropriate to the media being used. Attends to both direct and indirect messages from others; correctly interprets messages and responds appropriately. Mentors and advises fellow project leads and other internal employees on effective communication techniques.
• Decision Making
Consistently and proactively recognizes a wide range of highly advanced or unusually complex issues, problems, or opportunities across the organization; determines whether action is needed. Adeptly identifies the need for and collects information to better understand issues, problems, and opportunities; has advanced knowledge in integrating unusually complex information from a variety of sources; detects unusually complex trends, associations, and cause-effect relationships. Guides others in creating relevant options for addressing problems/opportunities and achieving desired outcomes; can be relied upon to formulate clear decision criteria; evaluates options by considering implications and consequences; chooses an effective option; implements decisions reliably and initiates action within a reasonable time; includes team leaders, managers and internal employees in the decision-making process as warranted to obtain good information, make the most appropriate decisions, and ensure buy-in and understanding of the resulting decisions.
• Systems Thinking
Consistently and proactively evaluates job tasks and processes on how well they help meet program/project objective(s); identifies non-value-adding components and barriers. Expertly formulates complex change strategies; frequently seeks input from others to evaluate options for change and encourage buy-in. Makes appropriate changes to job/role structures and processes by assigning accountability appropriately, communicating effectively, focusing on new skill development, and integrating with related systems or processes. Uses accurate measurement systems to monitor the implementation.
Technical• Analytical Skills
Basic - Skill and ability to: collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources at the business unit level.
Preferred - Skill and ability to: collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources at the enterprise level.
Basic Qualifications For ConsiderationDo you have a current Top Secret (TS) security clearance or current Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access?
Do you have project management experience in the integration of legacy and new systems in a Federal environment?
Typical Education/Experience
Level 5 - Degree and typical experience in engineering classification: Bachelor's 14 or more years' experience, Master's with 12 or more years' experience or PhD with 9 or more years' experience. Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard. Level 6 - Degree and typical experience in engineering classification: Bachelor's and 20 or more years' experience, Master's with 18 or more years' experience or PhD with 15 or more years' experience. Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.
Other Job related information
This position requires the candidate have a current Top Secret/SCI clearance with current SSBI. For consideration, resumes must indicate type of clearance held. All offers are contingent upon customer approval.
- Business Unit Defense, Space&Security
- Division Networks & Space Systems
- Program Information Solutions
- Job Type Non-Management
- Experience Level Expert/Consultant
- US Person Status Required? Yes
Closing Date: 04/30/2012
