Strategic Cloud Architect & Geospatial Systems

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

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.