Enterprise Architect

Apogee Engineering; Oshawa; On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Enterprise Architect II to support strategic initiatives at a critical defense command center. This role involves providing architectural expertise, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and developing detailed architecture artifacts to enhance mission capabilities. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in systems engineering and enterprise architecture, with a strong emphasis on data-driven decision-making. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will directly impact national security and operational effectiveness. If you are passionate about technology and have a desire to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of relevant experience or 5 years with a Bachelor's Degree.
• Must have US citizenship and Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide Enterprise Architecture expertise for data-driven decisions.
• Collaborate with NC3 teams to capture user requirements.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Systems Engineering

Technical Recommendations

Data-Driven Decision Making

Problem Solving

RF Technical Expertise

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Cameo

Magic Draw

SparxEA

DODAF

TOGAF

SysML

UAF

Job description

Overview

Apogee has an exciting new opportunity for an Enterprise Architect II supporting US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) NC3 Enterprise Center (NEC) Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) at Ft. Meade, MD.

The SE&I Division serves as the principal enterprise systems engineering, enterprise architecture, and technical authority for the NC3 Enterprise within the Department of Defense. As the lead NC3 Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) arm of the NC3 Enterprise Center, the division applies and remains up to date on systems engineering best practices and translates mission and operational requirements into appropriate technical specifications and solutions. SE&I also has the responsibility to apply established standards, and, when necessary, develop new standards, to ensure seamless interoperability across the NC3 enterprise.

The SE&I is comprised of 3 branches:

• Enterprise Sustainment & Evolution
• Enterprise Performance & Capabilities
• Enterprise Mission Management

Responsibilities

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Provide Enterprise Architecture expertise to support data-driven enterprise decisions.
• Support senior leaders and provide architectural recommendations to meet strategic objectives for future IT system integration.
• Collaborate with Nuclear Command, Control, Communications (NC3) Enterprise Architecture teams to provide input to capture user requirements and use cases for improvement of the NC3 Digital Mission Engineering Environment (NDMEE).
• Produce and publish baseline and incremental NC3 system of systems architectures to support and update information hosted in enterprise digital engineering tools.
• Develop detailed architecture artifacts for subsets of the NC3 Enterprise, as needed - All View (AV), Operational View (OV), and System View (SV) artifacts.
• Ingest, re-format, and publish architectures using validated and verified authoritative data to support and update information hosted in digital engineering tools.

Qualifications

Minimum Experience

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Top Secret w/ SCI Eligibility
Education: HS Diploma
Years of Experience: 9+ years' relevant experience OR 5 years with Bachelors Degree

• Establishing system information requirements
• Designing architecture to include the software, hardware, and communications to support the total requirements as well as provide for present and future cross‐functional requirements and interfaces.
• Evaluating problems of workflows, organization, and planning and developing appropriate corrective action.

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields: Engineering, Computer Science, or similar technical field
Years of Experience: 5+ years' relevant experience providing RF technical expertise, systems and design analysis, and implementation and integration via technical reports, presentations, briefings, training.

Additional Experience:

• Working-level proficiency with Models Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Digital Modeling tools such as Cameo, Magic Draw, and SparxEA
• Experience with DOD communications architecture and systems.
• Experience developing architecture artifacts using Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DODAF), The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Systems Modeling Language (SysML), or Unified Architecture Framework (UAF).
• Experience establishing system information requirements and designing architecture to support present and future cross-functional requirements and interfaces.

Additional Information

Location: Fort Meade, onsite
Travel: 0-10%

Pay Range

USD $140,000.00 - USD $160,000.00 /Yr.