IT Cloud Architect

TENICA and Associates LLC; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm in Lexington, KY is looking for an Information Technology Subject Matter Expert to provide strategic technical guidance in Cloud and Enterprise Architecture. This role requires a strong background in software development, experience with Geospatial tools like ESRI, and the ability to provide sound technical advice to government stakeholders. Candidates must hold a TS/SCI clearance and possess substantial experience in the field. This position promises a dynamic work environment focused on innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly required.
• Minimum of 14 years experience relevant to role.
• 3-5 years experience in an IC Agency.
• Experience with Cloud-based solutions and Enterprise Architecture.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise for software architecture and data services.
• Create technical documentation for project architecture.
• Serve as a liaison for system architecture focusing on security and performance.
• Collaborate with customers to define challenges and mitigation strategies.
• Provide oversight and technical knowledge for complex applications.

Skills

Technical expertise in Cloud and Enterprise Architecture

Ability to provide sound technical advice

Experience with Geospatial tools such as ESRI

Software development background

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree (14+ years experience) / Master's (12+ years) / PhD/JD (9+ years)

Job description

We believe that every person, given the opportunity and the tools, is capable of achieving great things. Our team members focus on our customers and assisting them achieve their mission and goals. Our leadership nurtures our team’s potential by treating each employee with honesty, integrity, respect, dignity, compassion and fairness.

And we’re looking for motivated people who share those values!

We are seeking a strategic, organized, and proactive Information Technology (IT) subject matter expert (SME) and thought leader with expertise in technical areas, specializing in Cloud, Enterprise Architecture, Geospatial solutions, and associated platforms and tools. As the IT SME, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor and will advise the Government Program Manager (PM) regarding technical questions and issues that may arise from the various systems the PM is overseeing.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical expertise in creating, updating, maintaining, and visualizing software architecture to include data and services
• Providing technical documentation to support the architecture of the portfolio of projects to include Concept of Operations (CONOPs)
• Serving as a technical liaison with regard to system architecture that focuses on performance, availability, redundancy, data protection, and information security
• Collaborating with customers to evaluate mission drivers, identify challenges, define mitigation strategies, assess applications and services, develop transition plans, and develop business cases in support of Cloud and other initiatives
• Providing technical knowledge and analysis of highly specialized applications and operational environments, high-level systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, and providing implementation advice on exceptionally complex problems that need extensive knowledge of the subject matter for effective implementation
• Assisting the customer with technical oversight of the Service Provider(s) for the portfolio of projects
• Providing technical leadership for the integration of IT requirements, design, and technology
• Interacting with the Government regarding systems engineering IT technical considerations and for associated problems, issues, or conflicts
• Facilitate metrics across the IC community

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly
• Bachelor’s degree and fourteen (14) years or more of relevant experience; Master’s degree and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience
• 3-5 years of experience working within an IC Agency
• 3+ years of technical hands on experience with Cloud and Enterprise Architecture
• Software development background
• Experience with Geospatial tools such as ESRI
• Experience with IT governance
• Broad experience and understanding to be able to provide sound technical advice to the Government PM on a range of topics
• Ability to call balls and strikes in meetings with other technical personnel for the customer
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Please note: This is not a PM position. We are seeking someone with a technical background that can assist our customer with architecture platform transitions and recommendations.