Software/Systems Architect

Software/Systems Architect 

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ARServices is seeking Software/Systems Architect to work in the Edgewood, MD area. 

The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) manages our Nation’s investments in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense equipment and medical countermeasures. Within JPEO-CBRND, the Joint Project Lead Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (JPL CBRN) Integration (INT) manages the total lifecycle of enterprise information technology systems and provides enterprise-wide CBRN threat warning and reporting, hazard prediction, and decision support capabilities for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of CBRN defense information. The Software/Systems Architect will support JPL CBRN INT with expert architecture and enterprise support, to include analyzing, developing, and maintaining solutions for systems, tools, and infrastructure within JPEO-CBRND.  

A qualified candidate’s duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Acting as the point of contact and workflow organizer for the team. 

• Working with stakeholders, leadership, and subject matter experts to build a holistic view of the organization’s strategy, processes, information, and assets. 

• Working with JPEO-CBRND program-level architects to provide a consensus-based enterprise solution that is scalable, adaptable, and in synchronization with operational requirements. 

• Supporting the analysis of JPEO-CBRND capability gaps and overlaps in the course of achieving the enterprise mission. 

• Developing, maintaining, and validating Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DODAF) architectures for JPEO-CBRND initiatives, programs, and the Enterprise. 

• Utilizing architecture products to identify system dependencies and potential capability gaps. 

• Developing DODAF architecture models in coordination with the program office and user sponsors such as Joint Requirements Office (JRO) and individual service and non-DOD sponsors. 

• Working with JPEO-CBRND program engineers in order to develop system-level architectures. 

• Ensuring the DODAF architecture/data models are consistent with other JPEO-CBRND architecture models as well as Joint Staff Command and Control (J6) Warfighter Mission Area (WMA) architecture development guidance. 

• Developing architecture products to support acquisition documents (i.e., Capability Development Documents [CDD], Capability Production Documents [CPD], and Information Support Plans [ISP]). 

• Providing comments and input to support program and contract documentation (i.e., Systems Engineering Plans [SEP], Test and Evaluation Master Plans [TEMP], Requests for Information [RFI], Task Order Requests [TOR], and Requests for Proposals [RFP]). 

• Participating in JPEO-CBRND Integrated Product Teams (IPT) at the program and enterprise level. 

• Performing the following standard reporting requirements: in-person architecture reviews, weekly touch point calls, updating status tracking systems, and submitted monthly reports in writing to discuss the status of deliverables, work plans, and issues 

Security Clearance Requirement: 

Active/current Secret clearance is required. 

Required Qualifications: 

• A minimum of twelve (12) years of software development/information technology experience. 

• A minimum of eight (8) years of software architecture experience. 

• A minimum of three (3) years of experience developing and maintaining one or more DODAF v2.0 data architecture products and/or Data Models within standard data modeling tools (ERStudio, Erwin, etc.). 

• A minimum of one (1) year of working experience with the UNICOM Systems Architect tool or No Magic Inc. MagicDraw Architect tool. 

• A minimum of three (3) years of working experience with either the DODAF or The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF). 

• A minimum of two (2) years experiences with Joint Common System Function List (JCSFL), Joint Common Architecture (JCA), Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter (NR KPP), Universal Joint Task List (UJTL), and National Information Exchange Model (NIEM).  

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to assess and clearly communicate technical and project risk. 

• Excellent organizational skills. 

• Ability to travel up to 20% Continental United States (CONUS). 

ARServices is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.