IT Cloud Architect

Tenica and Associates; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenica and Associates is seeking a strategic IT SME with deep Cloud, Enterprise Architecture, and Geospatial expertise to advise the Government Program Manager on technical questions across the project portfolio.

The role involves leading architecture, documenting CONOPs, and ensuring performance, security, and data protection while collaborating with IC customers to translate mission needs into practical transition plans.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly is required.
• Bachelor’s degree with 14+ years of relevant experience; Master’s with 12+ years; PhD/JD with 9+ years.
• 3–5 years of experience within an IC Agency.
• 3+ years of hands-on Cloud and Enterprise Architecture experience.
• Software development background is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise in creating, updating, maintaining, and visualizing software architecture.
• Provide technical documentation to support portfolio architectures (CONOPs).
• Serve as technical liaison on system architecture focusing on performance, availability, redundancy, data protection, and information security.
• Collaborate with customers to evaluate mission drivers, develop transition plans, and build business cases for Cloud initiatives.
• Offer high-level systems analysis, design, integration, and implementation advice for complex problems.
• Assist the customer with technical oversight of Service Providers for the project portfolio.
• Provide technical leadership for IT requirements integration and technology adoption.
• Interface with Government on systems engineering IT considerations and issues.
• Facilitate IC community metrics.

Skills

Cloud

Enterprise Architecture

Geospatial tools

IT governance

Systems engineering

Technical leadership

Architecture documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD or JD

Tools

ESRI ArcGIS

Job description

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.

Your responsibilities will include the following:

• 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 Required:

• 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.