Chief Enterprise Architect

Our client is seeking a Chief Enterprise Architect to join the effort to standardize, develop and deliver the Army’s Enterprise Architectures.

The ideal candidate will have a broad understanding of enterprise IT systems and be accomplished at designing and authoring architectural documentation including technical drawings, logical designs, configuration requirements, and detailed technical solutions that meet specified requirements and guidelines.

This person would support various architectural and programmatic lines of effort. Engaged with technical experts, architects, and senior leadership to brief, discuss, and advise on a wide array of technical areas. Lead efforts to synchronize with other organizations to provide technical and analytical presentations, documents, schedules, resource plans, status reports and guidance to educate or spurn conversation on Army wide strategy. Provide technical and analytical guidance to enterprise-wide architecture, implementation, and analysis teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop Army Enterprise Architecture documents based on technical requirements and input from Army and Industry stakeholders.

Provide solutions within a templated document format, create new graphics to explain concepts and the explanatory supporting text.

Peer review and champion document revisions.

Participate in senior level meetings, explaining developed architecture(s) and how they tie in with the already developed Army Enterprise Architectures.

Remain professional under fire

Speak to a wide range of IT capabilities, supporting our government client with effective counsel and useful/tangible visual products.

Qualifications

10+ years’ experience in Enterprise Information Technology Systems.

Ability and willingness to develop detailed physical/logical designs/architectures, be able to author 40+ page documents describing, with clarity, the logic of such designs/architectures.

Ability and willingness to work in a team setting, where comments/corrections are provided to fine-tune products.

Must be willing to take constructive criticism, be willing to contend for the right solutions despite opposition, while being an open listener for better solutions from stakeholders.

Experience with understanding and developing logical and physical network diagrams and schematics.

Ability to interpret and utilize IEEE TIA/EIA as well as DISA guidelines and practices, Army IT Standards, and LAN/WAN logical and physical topologies.

Familiarity with VXLAN, SDN, Voice Systems, Wireless Systems, Firewalls, IPS/IDS, Server/Storage Systems, Security Systems (CSfC, Zero Trust Network Access)

Must have demonstrable team leadership confidence/experience/communication skills.

Excellent writing and editing skills using Microsoft Office Suite including Visio.

Clearance Level: Secret