SCITLS Chief Architect

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Interim Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret/SCI

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Solutions Architect

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Building Architecture, Innovation, Teamwork

Certifications:

ITIL 4 Foundation - Axelos

Experience:

15 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

The STRATCOM Information Technology Lifecycle Support (SCITLS) program provides the full spectrum of enterprise communications and information technology services to support the critical missions of United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). GDIT’s footprint across the globe in supporting combatant commands provides the USSTRATCOM J6 leadership the unique opportunity to leverage our worldwide workforce and advanced technology integration experience to accelerate modernization and reduce technical complexity necessary to support the growing and dynamic USSTRATCOM missions.

The Chief Architect will play a key role in driving the technology strategy forward working in partnership with the USSTRATCOM Senior Advisor and SCITLS Chief Technology Officer (CTO) on an enterprise communications, network, and cloud operations and modernization contract. 

The Chief Architect must have experience in successfully collaborating with a variety of customers and stakeholders, helping to fill the communication gap between technical and non-technical specialists. The candidate will drive the implementation of innovation solutions and foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. By collaborating with and being a part of the SCITLS program management team, the candidate will provide strategic recommendations and ensure that the solution fits the defined purpose. The candidate will demonstrate both managerial and technical capabilities and experience. 

Responsibilities: 

• Responsible to the SCITLS CTO for all aspects in the development and maintenance of the USSTRATCOM Enterprise IT Roadmap and overarching enterprise IT technology strategy
• Analyze and recommend improvements to existing infrastructure and service offerings, including guidance and support in modernizing and securing networks and refactoring applications and migrating remaining data center applications to cloud 

• Work in partnership with customers to understand and participate in the development of new mission support IT strategies assessing current and future skills and technologies to support emerging mission needs 
• Making recommendations to customers in the shaping of the future of enterprise architecture and roadmaps for the commands 
• Assesses DoD frameworks and help to ensure implemented use cases adhere to that framework
• Experience designing, executing, and/or supporting Federal IT cloud solutions

• Develop “as is” and “to be” architecture and solutions focusing on scalability and extensibility 
• Develop and maintain architectural documentation
• Conduct architectural reviews and assessments
• Interface with government engineers/architects regarding architecture standards/guidelines/policies based on needs and anticipated technology advances
• Shape end-to-end architecture and design and work with the organization to implement solutions 
• Define templates and set best standards and practices that operational teams can utilize 
• Coordinate with platform vendors in coordination with the Supply Chain and Asset Management Manager for issues and support requests

• Formulate the top-level architecture of the enterprise solution, including the hardware and software, topology and interconnects, so that the networks and services works as an integrated, cost-effective unit to satisfy each command requirements. 
• Constructs system hardware and software design criteria and identifies commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) or reused hardware/software that will fit the intended need 
• Perform analysis of alternatives and tradeoffs between the candidate systems on performance, cost, schedule, risk, reliability, etc., using a structured decision analysis methodology to select the best candidate solution for further definition 
• Plan and execute analyses and simulations to estimate system performance, availability, reliability, etc., over the full range of operational scenarios, compares these to the requirements, and identify possible risk areas and performance trade-offs