Job Description
Summary:
This is a unique opportunity for someone who wants to leverage their ability to architect solutions to accommodate complex business needs. Get the best of both worlds working for a vibrant small business on a long-term Federal information technology project. Exercise your judgment in an environment that gives you autonomy and flexibility, on a project that respects, uses, and develops your expertise. Work in a small team of technical and program support consultants for a large federal agency. Recently retired Federal IT staff meeting the requirements are encouraged to apply.
Workplace Washington, DC. Top salary for highly qualified candidates. Please note this is a contingent role, dependent upon the award of a contract. No telephone calls please.
Responsibilities:
Architect IT solutions to accommodate complex business needs and design architecture to integrate various technologies including network, compute, storage, platform, cloud, database, software, systems, security, mail and others.
Work with development teams, technical leads, and business analysts to determine technical direction and approach to system design and implementation using recognized and emerging architectural standards and industry best practices.
Support the strategic planning, assessment, and execution of migrating agency systems to public and hybrid cloud environments, ensuring optimal integration, scalability, and security.
Help improve the architecture by tracking emerging technologies and evaluating their applicability to business goals and operational requirements.
Provide support at all layers of enterprise architecture (i.e., performance, business, data, application, service, and technology) and identify issues and recommendations to address them.
Provide support for planning, analyzing, and the development and implementation of a cohesive strategy and infrastructure for a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
Support the planning, acquisition, and management of the agency Infrastructure/Cloud Architecture.
Analyze, develop, maintain, communicate, implement, and evaluate EA policies, procedures, standards, guidance, tools, or other documents.
Develop and maintain architecture guidance, EA software tools, and training to support agency transformation initiatives.
Support segmenting large federal projects into smaller, manageable parts, using alternative analyses and better oversight throughout project planning and management processes.
Perform alternative analyses in support of enterprise architecture recommendations developed as part of the segment architecture process.
Link and harmonize the architecture strategic planning, budget, investment review, and human capital planning processes and ensure alignment between enterprise architecture with Federal reference models and Federal architecture models.
Perform EA reviews of IT systems at key points in the IT solution lifecycle and the CPIC process.
Provide meeting support to the EA governance boards or other groups for EA presentations to the committees and sub-committees and for EA program attendance at conferences or with conference materials.
Support development and maintenance of the target data architecture, enterprise data architecture, data reference model (DRM), and data policy.
Develop, update, and maintain agency-specific reference models and related documentation, including the PRM, BRM, DRM, TRM, and SRM.
Support the agency in producing OMB- or General Accounting Office (GAO)-required EA reports such as the quarterly reports and self-assessments.
Work directly with the federal client and its stakeholders to ensure success.
Qualifications - Required:
Master's degree preferably in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field
15 years of IT experience
5 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Segment Architecture and its components
Must be able to support numerous large projects at one time
Strong organizational, computer, and communication skills
Authorized to work in the U.S.
Ability to maintain the required Public Trust Clearance for this role
Qualifications - Highly Desired:
Strong knowledge of Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework
Hands-on software development experience
AWS or Azure cloud certification
Compensation:
$146,000-167,000/year depending on capability and experience
Comprehensive benefits package including 401(k), health insurance, and flexible leave
Other:
Location: Washington, DC.
Hours: Full Time
About Business Performance Systems (BPS):
Business Performance Systems is a successful, well-established small business composed of dedicated, skilled consultants supporting high-priority government projects. We provide our staff with a great degree of autonomy and growth potential in a company that combines the entrepreneurial environment of a small business with the maturity and financial stability of a large company. We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. Learn more about us at www.BPSconsulting.com.
Business Performance Systems is an equal opportunity employer.