Expert Enterprise GEOINT Lead Integrator

Responsibilities

Ready to join NGA’s Enterprise Engineering & Architecture Lead Integrator Team to drive (1) Digital Transformation across enterprise architecture, systems engineering, integration, and governance processes within NGA’s Digital Engineering Environment and (2) Mission Transformation, across a variety of key enterprise priorities (e.g., AI/ML, Multi-Cloud, Tactical Edge, Joint Ground Integration)?

We are looking for an Expert-level GEOINT Lead Integrator to join our dynamic, fast paced NEE Enterprise Engineering & Architecture Lead Integrator Team to provide technical leadership to the yearly Information Technology (IT) Technical Planning Guidance (TPG) cycle, to inform POM planning and strategic investments.  You will lead a variety of engineering and architecture analyses to drive development of the TPG.  You will provide thought leadership and innovation, to expand the digitalization and automation of the TPG analysis and production cycle.  You will participate in Integration Forums and the Agency Engineering Review Board, to ensure end-to-end coordination and approval of the TPG. 

With your knowledge of the systems and services within the NGA GEOINT Enterprise Architecture and end-to-end Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) cycle, you will apply your Systems Engineering and Integration expertise to lead a variety of trade studies and analysis of alternatives (AoAs) to inform Leadership investment decisions (e.g., system divestitures and consolidation).  In this role, you will be responsible for leading the entire study/AoA process, from development of the Project Plan and evaluation criteria, to execution of the study/AoA, stakeholder engagements, capture and coordination of its qualitative and quantitative findings, development of Senior-level and Agency Board out-briefs, and final capture of Lessons Learned. You will lead cross-functional study/AoA teams, responsible for managing team tasking, performance, and deliverables.  

Duties include (but are not limited to):

• Provide strategic thought leadership and engineering leadership to the annual TPG cycle
• Review Strategic and Technical Documents (e.g., SOCs, ICDBs, Director’s Intents) to identify future capability needs and partner with Senior Government Leadership to develop the associated TPG Thrusts driving modernization
• Conduct a variety of engineering and architecture analyses (e.g., Enterprise Requirements, Operational Capabilities, TSTs, Roadmaps) to identify gaps and dependencies for the TPG Thrusts
• Author the TPG final report/deliverable and provide SME leadership to Agency reviews and approval bodies of the TPG
• Develop Plans of Action & Milestone (POAMs) for Trade Studies / AoAs, defining the Scope, Key Stakeholders, Schedule, Deliverables, etc; garner Senior Government Leadership buy-in / approval
• Organize and lead cross-functional Study / AoA Teams, consisting of System Engineers, Architects, Requirement SMEs, System/Segment SMEs, etc; define, manage, and report on team tasking and progress through use of Agile Tools (e.g., Jira and Confluence)
• Define Study / AoA evaluation criteria and lead/perform all aspects of Study/AoA execution (e.g., requirements gathering and analysis, architecture impact analysis, cost analysis, system comparison testing, study report development (briefings, white papers, etc), …)
• Lead a variety of User Engagements associated with your Studies / AoAs to gather User input (e.g., User Surveys, Demos, TEMs)
• Conduct routine Study / AoA status update meetings with Senior Government Leadership, articulating progress, reviewing artifacts and findings, and proactively raising issues and concerns
• Provide technical leadership to the development of Study / AoA briefings for Agency-level technical, programmatic, and acquisition boards (e.g., NGA Engineering Review Board (ERB) and provide SME expertise to board discussions   
• Participate in NGA Digital Engineering (DE) Program Increment Planning Events, Demos, and Forums as a DE Stakeholder/User, to drive development of Features to support TPG modernization
• Participate in NGA Risk Management processes, as necessary
• Identify areas of growth and expansion for the Lead Integrator Team, proposing new priorities and tasking to the Government Customer
• Oversee the work of Expert-, Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level contractor Systems Engineers and Integrators, through both TPG development and as the leader of cross-functional study/AoA teams

Qualifications

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous