Senior Data Strategy & Systems Engineering Lead

Arcfield; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcfield is seeking a Data Strategy & Systems Engineering Manager to lead a SETA team and advance enterprise data strategy within the GED EDAP office under the Merigold contract. You will guide data architecture, governance, and acquisition activities across current and future constellations, coordinating with government leadership and mission partners.

The role combines technical depth in enterprise data systems with strong leadership and acquisition experience, shaping future architectures and

Qualifications

• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI with Poly.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline with 10-12 years of relevant experience; OR a Master's degree with 8-10 years of experience; PhD with 5-7 years of experience OR equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Extensive experience supporting enterprise data systems, data architecture, systems engineering, or complex technical programs.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams and coordinating engineering activities across organizations or programs.
• Experience translating enterprise strategies and mission requirements into technical architectures, executable implementation plans, and acquisition activities.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data architecture, governance, metadata management, data lifecycle, and interoperability across distributed systems.
• Experience supporting acquisition planning, technical evaluations, and management of scope, cost, schedule, performance, and program risk.
• Demonstrated ability to assess complex technical alternatives, communicate tradeoffs, and provide strategic recommendations to senior Government stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary SETA team supporting enterprise data strategy, architecture, governance, and acquisition.
• Guide enterprise data architecture and service expansion to support current and future constellations, ensuring interoperability and scalability.
• Translate enterprise data strategies and mission objectives into technical requirements, roadmaps, and acquisition strategies.
• Lead technical and acquisition planning, including requirements, cost estimates, schedules, and evaluation of proposed solutions.
• Oversee systems engineering and integration of enterprise data capabilities, including data models, catalogs, metadata, provenance, and lifecycle management.
• Coordinate cross-program dependencies to identify capability gaps and advance enterprise-wide solutions.
• Evaluate performance against cost, schedule, and mission objectives; provide assessments and recommendations to Government leadership.

Skills

TS/SCI with Poly

Leadership

Data strategy

Acquisition planning

Systems engineering

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Master's degree (8–10 years experience)

PhD (5–7 years experience)

Tools

MBSE

Cloud platforms

Agile/DevSecOps

Job description

Arcfield is seeking a Data Strategy & Systems Engineering Manager to lead a SETA team and advance enterprise data strategy within the GED EDAP office under the Merigold contract. You will guide data architecture, governance, and acquisition activities across current and future constellations, coordinating with government leadership and mission partners.

The role combines technical depth in enterprise data systems with strong leadership and acquisition experience, shaping future architectures and