**Req ID:** RQ186454

**Type of Requisition:** Regular

**Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** Secret

**Public Trust/Other Required:** None

**Job Family:** Solutions Architect

**Skills:**

Enterprise Architecture Framework,Enterprise IT Architecture,Systems Architecture

**Experience:**

15 + years of related experience

**US Citizenship Required:**

Yes

**Job Description:**

The Enterprise Architect (EA) will lead the design, development, and integration efforts of enterprise-wide IM/IT services for one of the world’s premier public engineering, design and construction engineering agency, a military engineering branch within the US Army. The EA shall also be responsible for leading initiatives driven by the CIO to provide improvement and innovation to customer and mission requirements. The EA shall serve as the senior technical advisor to the CIO and CTO of the organization, serving as the SME on sustainment issues involving the Agency’s enterprise IM/IT environment.

**RESPONSIBILITIES:**

The EA shall provide CIO transformation support to include:

+ Develop business processes and enterprise IT approaches to include innovation and emergent technologies focused on meeting overall objectives across multiple Government Agencies

+ Analyze and review the latest advances in IM/IT and best industry practices to optimize the current systems and services

+ Lead the development of an EA repository and practical roadmaps that support the enablement of technology transformation

+ Provide leadership on digital strategy, human-centered discovery, ideal/future state road map, future vision strategy, UX/UI design, and rapid prototyping

+ Lead the development of special studies, data analytics, change management, business process engineering, and requirements analysis

+ Develop a process to implement initiatives that are compliant with Government policy

+ Oversee development and design work that may include software and middleware design, model formulation, development of cost projections, system architecture analysis, analysis of alternatives (AoA), Business Case Analysis, documentation on new systems, and Test and Evaluation Master Plans

+ Develop and direct tests, and collaborate with customers to ensure systems meet documented user requirements

+ Lead analysis activities and decompose requirements, allocate across systems components/sub-components

+ Lead development of capturing and reporting reference architecture and documenting compliance standards

+ Coordinate with Project Managers to ensure technical projects and associated tasks are completed on schedule and within budget

+ Keep leadership informed of key issues that may affect project completion, budget, or other results

+ Work closely with Program Manager on planning and implementation of program/project activities and analysis

+ Work with the customer and the GDIT team on comprehensive project plans to be shared with clients and other staff members

+ Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives

+ Evaluate system additions and/or enhancements and provide recommendations

**QUALIFICATIONS:**

+ Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience

+ 15+ years of experience defining and implementing enterprise architectures and industry best practices for large organizations

+ Level III Information Assurance System Architect and Engineer (IASAE) certification, as defined in DoD 8570.01-M and required by DoDD 8140.01

+ ITIL Foundation certification

+ Computing environment certifications in cloud, networking, or security technology domains

+ U.S. Citizenship required

+ Security Clearance:Active SECRET DoD Clearance

**SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:**

+ Demonstrated experience leading technical teams within large, complex, geographically distributed environments, able to motivate and engage with distributed teams working related tasks, and providing technical support and guidance during the configuration through implementation phases of large complex migration or system integration projects

+ Ability to engage and effectively communicate with C-level leadership to elicit, understand, and meet their expectations and objectives

+ Knowledge and understanding of architectures and frameworks such as DoDAF, FEAF/FEA, and TOGAF

+ Knowledge and understanding of architecture modeling standards and tools such as UML, MagicDraw (Cameo), etc.

+ Experience with DevOps methods in support of continuous development, continuous integration environments

+ Understanding of Value Chains, Cost Analysis methods, and performing cost tradeoffs

+ Knowledge and understanding of ITIL Service Design process and procedures

+ Advanced certifications and degrees are desired such as IT Process Improvement and/or capability frameworks (ITIL v3, ITIL 4, COBIT, ISO, etc.)

+ Ability to drive cross-team initiatives on time and on budget

+ Ability to identify and mitigate project risks and communicate risks effectively

+ Must possess well-developed verbal and written communication skills

+ Experience with tools such as Microsoft’s Power suite, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project to manage tasks, communicate and update stakeholders and team members

+ Ability to influence others using reasoning, persuasion, and negotiation; excellent interpersonal skills

+ Effective management and leadership skills

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

+ Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

+ 401K with company match

+ Comprehensive health and wellness packages

+ Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

+ Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

+ Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

+ Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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The likely salary range for this position is $163,867 - $221,703. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.