Systems Architect - Data Conditioning Configuration Manager and Advisor

Overview

Arcfield is a leading provider of full lifecycle, mission-focused systems engineering and integration capabilities to the U.S. government and its allies. The company has more than 60 years of proven experience providing advanced engineering and analysis, IT and C5ISR capabilities to support our nation’s most critical national security missions. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA and with 16 offices around the world, Arcfield employs approximately 1,200 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals who put our customers’ missions first, helping them solve their most complex challenges through innovations in modeling, simulation and analysis, digital transformation and C5ISR. Visit arcfield.com for more details.

Responsibilities

The Systems Architect will support the Customer by multitasking effectively in a dynamic environment with rapidly changing priorities, assisting in the tracking of actions items, identification and understanding of requirements, and supporting division-level communications. The responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Configuration manager for a data conditioning and processing division; maintaining awareness of in-flight requirements and development across the sponsor's divisions
• Facilitate Engineering Review Boards and other technical and business governance sessions and contribute to the division's knowledge management plans and operations
• Manage data engineering best practices, standards, and training resources
• Act as a trusted advisor on technical and business operations for the sponsor; researching and briefing legacy, current, and leading technological concepts to technical and business leadership

Qualifications

• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a scientific or technical discipline
• Minimum 15 years' experience
• Demonstrated knowledge solutions to complex applications problems
• Analyzes user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existingsystems and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
• Demonstrated knowledge in enterprise data strategy, data governance practices, datastewardship principles, data architecture principles, data standards, and metadata managementbest practices
• Experience with successful full life-cycle software development projects
• Ability to translate requirements into end-to-end designs for systems that involve multiple interfaces and supporting data repositories
  • For example, this may include experience with Web Services, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), application integration technologies and approaches, Business Intelligence/Data Warehousing solutions, data management technologies (Extract-Transform-Load (ETL), Data Profiling, Data Mining, Metadata Repositories)

Desired Qualifications

• Analytical and Conceptual Skills; ability to create original concepts/theories for various projects
• Ability to work in a dynamic and challenging environment
• Strong oral and written communications and interpersonal skills
• Ability to explain technical issues clearly and accurately to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Doctorate (or equivalent experience) in a field related to the position
• 20 years' experience
• 5 years' experience in the Intelligence Community

EEO Statement

EEO

Arcfield proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active-Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.