Enterprise Architect SME

Strategic Innovation Group (SIG) seeks highly motivated and experienced Enterprise Architects to join our team. They will be responsible for the O&M activities of an SOA platform to include activities such as
• System/Application Upgrades: for example, OS upgrades, COTS product upgrades, firmware upgrades, hardware upgrades, software end of life upgrades, security upgrades and firewall upgrades);
• System Maintenance: for example, 24/7 system maintenance, 24/7 availability, OS patching, application patching, bug fixing, high availability maintenance, quarterly system data center switchover activities, periodic Disaster Recovery (DR) testing, Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning, tabletop exercises, minor application enhancements, system security compliance;
• System/Application Enhancements: for example, implementation of functional improvements, system integrations, new modules, implementing new applications, and maintaining and enhancing existing applications based on customer requests;
• Data Management Support: for example, keeping, utilization, processing, reporting, and analysis of data. This includes all aspects of data creation, data cleansing, metadata creation, data integration, data warehousing, Extract, transform and load (ETL), business intelligence (BI), data migration, and data enrichment.

Government contracting experience is preferred. This position will be reporting to SIG's VP of Technology Partnerships.

Salary: $75,000 to $150,000+

SIG is a fast growing 8(a) government contractor based in Arlington, Virginia. We offer a broad range of technical expertise and experience in Digital Transformation, Data Management/Data Science, and Systems Modernization. At SIG, our people are our mission. Come join our team! A successful candidate will be offered the following:

• Great work/life balance
• Eligibility for performance-based participation in cash bonuses
• Potential to participate in growth of the company through incentives
• Excellent benefits, including health, dental, vision, generous PTO, a 401(k) with match, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and a health savings account (HSA)

Additionally, this position is expected to be generally remote with rare customer visits in Washington, DC metropolitan area as needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Apply concepts of application architecture and service orientation to assist customer teams responsible for developing HA application requirements in specific functional areas;
• Coordinate work to prevent overlap and ensure alignment with client's Enterprise Architecture Framework, IT strategy, SDLC, strategic drivers, and standards;
• Prepare as-is and to-be application architecture artifacts including system connect diagrams application reference models, software requirements documents, interface descriptions, data dictionaries, performance monitoring and logging specifications, high availability and scaling designs, DR concepts and designs, and application staging plans;
• Work with data and infrastructure architects and software program managers to ensure integrity, high availability, and scalability of application systems and plan within the context of the overall Enterprise Architecture; and
• Guide the work of business systems/business case analysts and documentation specialists

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Communications, Finance, or in a related discipline, or equivalent experience;
• Exceptional solution architecture experience and familiarity with architecture patterns and design with emphasis on performance tuning, logging, and monitoring, Micro services and Cloud, high availability/scaling solutioning, and software development skills;
• Strong analytical, verbal communication, and written communication skills;
• Experience using MS Visio or other data or application visualization software to document application architecture;
• Experience using MS Excel to perform basic software requirements documentation;
• Familiarity with MS Word and MS PowerPoint;
• Experience coordinating software requirements and working with development teams;
• Proven ability to plan and deploy custom COTS and middleware application programs and process improvements;
• Experience managing teams of programmers for the deployment of large, complex web and mobile applications; and
• Experience performing the application architecture function, from conception to deployment, of a large government multi-agency solution

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in business, computer science, engineering, or related fields AND 5+ years relevant experience
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing HA and scaling solutions in a complex, multi-application architecture including Cloud

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS/SECURITY CLEARANCE

• Must have ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance
• Vaccination requirements and testing are subject to the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements; testing is at the cost of the employee.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.