Chief Architect

About the role

At U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), you’ll play a pivotal role in designing, managing, and optimizing cutting-edge enterprise IT systems that uphold the safety and security of our nation. This is your chance to lead transformative architecture initiatives that safeguard the future.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and curation of enterprise architectures using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methods in alignment with Unified Architecture Framework (UAF) standards.
• Define, design, and oversee the implementation of digital platform architecture frameworks, ensuring scalability, security, and alignment with enterprise strategy.
• Lead system decomposition at various levels of abstraction (capability, operational, system, and functional), ensuring alignment across diverse mission areas.
• Develop advanced executable models (fUML preferred) and extend models across tools via APIs or existing frameworks.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders across system domains, analyzing requirements and enhancing processes, systems, and capabilities.
• Establish and maintain architecture that enables data analytics and the collection of program performance metrics critical to mission continuity and decision-making.
• Ensure all architectures comply with IT security frameworks, integrating a robust automated configuration management approach.
• Exhibit professional customer service and maintain strong, cross-departmental collaboration.

Qualifications

• Education: Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science from an ABET accredited school.
• Experience: Minimum of 10+ years in systems architecture and modeling for federal programs, with 5+ years with Systems Modeling Language (SySML), DoWAF and 3 years’ experience with UAF.
• Experience: Minimum of five years’ experience within the last ten years, engineering complex IT systems.
• Experience: Experience with tool automation and integration, technical auditing.
• Certifications: Active Top Secret/SCI eligibility is required. ITIL 4 Foundation, in addition to possession of an 8140.03 Advanced level certification.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficient in framework-based systems (3+ years with UML, UAF, or SysML), with experience using modeling tools – Cameo Enterprise Architect preferred.
• Experience: In-depth technical knowledge and familiarity with military or defense IT environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of experience delivering federal IT services such as cloud architecture, cybersecurity, or network systems.
• Certifications: Architecture certifications, such as those recognized by the Object Management Group (OMG).
• Certifications: Systems Engineering certifications, such as those provided by the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).
• Experience: Masters degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) related field.
• Experience: Demonstrated leadership in developing architectural strategies for large, complex programs.

Benefits

This is a high-profile opportunity to support the development of systems that influence national security strategies, and you will be instrumental in shaping technological solutions with global impact.

Pay

The likely salary range for this position is $175,950 - $238,050. 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.

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel

Travel Required: Less than 10%

Telecommuting

Telecommuting Options: Onsite Work Location: USA NE Offutt AFB

Total Rewards

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.

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