Chief Architect **Sign-on Bonus Potential**

Chief Architect

Why This is an Exciting Role:

This BI&A PRIME contract is seeking a Chief Architect to join their program. You will help oversee teams of engineers & developers that build and enhance high-visibility, collaborative web application tools used in the day-to-day mission, across the customer enterprise and across the broader Intelligence Community (IC). Your work will enable data to be updated and shared in real-time and will help drive more informed and timely decisions in matters of national security.  

Core Responsibilities Architecture Ownership & Governance

·         Define and maintain the system architecture baseline (hardware, software, topology, interfaces, data, security)

·         Approve and adjudicate architectural changes

·         Ensure the implemented solution satisfies all contract technical requirements

·         Safeguard architectural integrity even through cost and schedule pressures

System Solution Formulation

·         Conceptually formulate integrated system solutions that meet operational needs and user requirements

·         Define hardware and software design criteria

·         Identify appropriate COTS, reuse, and modernization components

·         Perform trade studies evaluating performance, cost, schedule, risk, reliability, and security

Integration & Interface Definition

·         Define interface and interconnect specifications

·         Ensure system-of-systems integration across MPO environments

·         Support verification and test planning for requirements and interfaces

·         Participate in major lifecycle reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.)

Performance, Risk & Technical Stewardship

·         Plan and execute analyses and modeling to assess performance, availability, reliability, and operational suitability

·         Identify architectural risks, tradeoffs, and mitigation strategies

·         Identify required subject matter expertise, tools, and techniques to meet technical objectives

·         Act as the technical conscience of the program, ensuring solution quality is not compromised

Technology Roadmap, Modernization & Future Solutioning

·         Develop and maintain a forward-looking technology roadmap aligned with MPO strategic objectives

·         Evaluate emerging technologies and define transition strategies for modernization

·         Conceptually shape future system enhancements and capability expansions

·         Support technical solution development for follow-on efforts, contract modifications, and growth opportunities

·         Collaborate with business development and capture teams to ensure architectural continuity between current program execution and future solutions

·         Ensure proposed enhancements align with the established architecture baseline and long-term system vision

Engineering Innovation & AI-Enabled Transformation

·         Define and execute a strategic roadmap for AI-enabled engineering transformation within the program

·         Lead responsible integration of Generative AI into systems engineering and software development activities

·         Implement AI-assisted capabilities

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