Systems Architect with Security Clearance

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Job description

Overview Arcfield was purpose-built to protect the nation and its allies through innovations in digital transformation, space mission engineering and launch assurance, miniaturized sensors and satellites, advanced modeling and simulation, cybersecurity, and conventional and hypersonic missile support. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA with 16 global offices, Arcfield employs more than 1,500 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals with more than 60 years of collective proven experience supporting missions in cyber and space defense, space exploration, hypersonic and nuclear deterrence and warfighter readiness. Visit for more details. Responsibilities The Sponsor Data Office requires a Systems Architect familiar with systems design at an architecture level to work across component technical teams to support the integration of diverse capabilities into a cohesive data ecosystem. The Systems Architect will directly support the Technical Director and the office's technical leadership, as well as orchestrate and document the activities of office- and agency-level technical data councils and governance bodies. Duties include but are not limited to: Engage across technical teams and broader stakeholder groups to capture requirements and synthesize needs into policy and strategy actions.
Distill, capture, and convey technical concepts and decisions into concise, written documents and oral presentations for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Generate technical drawings, architectures, and plans based on Sponsor strategic initiatives and decisions.
Facilitate technical Review Boards and other technical governance sessions, setting schedules and agendas, capturing minutes, and documenting and following up on action items.
Lead and/or orchestrate formal and informal collaborative technical working groups comprising cross-component technical experts as needed to improve integration, reduce redundancy, and clarify needs.
Act as trusted advisor on technical and business operations for the Sponsor; researching and briefing legacy, current, and leading technological concepts for and to technical and business leadership.
Qualifications Required Qualifications: Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a scientific or technical discipline.
Demonstrated experience architecting solutions to complex applications problems.
Analyzes user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems. and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
Demonstrated knowledge in enterprise data strategy, data governance practices, data stewardship principles, data architecture principles, data standards, and metadata management best.
Experience with successful full life-cycle software development projects.
Ability to translate requirements into end-to-end designs for systems that involve multiple interfaces and supporting data.
For example, this may include experience with Web Services, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), application integration technologies and approaches, Business Intelligence/Data Warehousing solutions, data management technologies (Extract-Transform-Load (ETL), Data Profiling, Data Mining, Metadata Repositories).
Minimum 15 years' experience.
Desired Qualifications: Doctorate (or equivalent experience) in a field related to the position.
20 years' experience.
5 years' experience in the Intelligence Community.
EEO Statement EEO Arcfield proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active-Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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