Senior Systems Architect

Apotheosis; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apotheosis in Springfield, VA, is seeking a Senior Systems Architect to guide the design and governance of complex enterprise architectures, including DoDAF-based models and IC PAG alignment, for NGA/NSG/ASG programs.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, maintenance of digital models, and ensuring compliance with U.S. government standards, while supporting strategy and investment decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/IT/Engineering or related STEM field.
• Senior-level or higher experience in Enterprise/ Solution/Data Architecture including DoDAF or IC PAG.
• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Guide architects in design, development, maintenance, and documentation of solution architectures.
• Ensure traceability to the Enterprise Architecture and requirements.
• Support DoDAF and IC PAG conformance across NGA/NSG/ASG and partners.
• Assist with cloud, data, and security architecture guidance.

Skills

Active TS/SCI clearance

DoDAF experience

IC PAG experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS/IT/Engineering or related STEM field

Tools

MBSE tools

JARM awareness

Job description

Overall Assignment Description:

Senior-level Systems Architects guide the design and development of solutions for complex applications problems, API design, data services, platform services, cloud services and infrastructure services to meet user requirements and align to strategic goals and the Enterprise Architecture.

Duties include:

• Guides Mid-Level and Junior-Level systems architects in the design, development, maintenance, and documentation of solution architectures ensuring traceability to the Enterprise architecture and Enterprise requirements.
• Guides the analysis of user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
• Guides Mid-level and Junior-level systems architects in the development of proposed changes to the solutions architecture design based on analysis of requirements and new technology.
• The GEOINT Enterprise Architecture is the authoritative source of information that guides and constrains solutions architectures, services, and data so that it may be responsive to stakeholder requirements.

This architecture information informs Government decisions on a number of critical activities including planning, programming, budgeting, and mission execution.

Architecture information also supports key engineering services such as requirements decomposition and inter/intra segment integration.

Enterprise Architecture activities the contractor shall support in the performance of this Task Order include, but are not limited to:

• a. Design and update Enterprise-level digital models/representations architectures that capture Enterprise requirements and provide roadmaps to balance cost, schedule and performance.
• b. Support the continued development, maintenance, and documentation of the GEOINT Enterprise Architecture (GEA).
• c. Define, develop, document, and maintain the NGA, NSG, ASG, United States Government (USG), commercial and foreign partner As-Is and To-Be Architectures consistent with the NGA GEOINT CONOPs 2022 (and future CONOPS) and inclusive of Business, Data, Network, Security and Solutions-level sub-architectures. NGA will maintain interfaces to Government and Commercial architectures.
• d. Define, develop, recommend, and support implementation approaches ensuring optimized cloud architecture(s).
• e. Recommend, instantiate and operate architecture tools that support analysis and decision making through architecture data in the form of models, simulations, reports and views so that stakeholders may use architecture data in either the acquisition or development lifecycle to answer investment and divestment questions.
• f. Create appropriate and effective architecture information and artifacts (in accordance with the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) and the Intelligence Community’s (IC) Program Architecture Guidance (PAG)) that are relevant and usable across the NGA, NSG, ASG, USG, commercial, and foreign partners.
• g. Assess architectural artifacts and components for compliance with NGA, NSG, ASG, USG, commercial and foreign partner standards as appropriate and provide recommendations on resolving deficiencies, gaps, and/or recommended enhancements. Ensure that the architecture is compliant with NGA’s U. S. Code 50, Section 3023 requirement.
• h. Use the Joint Architecture Reference Models (JARM) to describe, analyze, and identify potential architectural service gaps, support AOA, leverage existing resources, and assist with invest and divest decisions for the agency.
• i. Use MBSE methods and tools to build and maintain digital systems models of services, components, systems and subsystems across the NGA, NSG, ASG, USG, commercial and foreign partners. Use MBSE to link requirement and design artifacts to solution and enterprise level architectures.
• j. Utilize the enterprise architecture and artifacts to improve the quality of NGA’s investments and engineering decisions by understanding, describing, and refining the alignment of GEOINT capabilities to people, process and technology. Assist with alignment of IT strategy and planning with the Agency & business and mission goals.
• k. Manage and maintain the necessary processes and tools for automated maintenance and management of architecture artifacts within the repository for the enterprise.
• l. Manage enterprise architecture documentation in collaboration with the Configuration Management function executed within NGA Foundational Engineering (NFE).

Skills and Experience:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or related equivalent additional experience.
• Senior-level or higher experience working in government or industry in relevant work areas including: Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Data Architecture, Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), or Intelligence Community’s (IC) Program Architecture Guidance (PAG).
• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance.

Desired:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program.
• Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages.
• Federated Enterprise Architect Certifications: Certified Enterprise Architect
• Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience
• Previous IC or DoD program/project work experience