Systems Architect, Senior Advisor

Peraton; Virginia (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidized benefits coverage

25 days PTO

Bonus plan eligibility

Job summary

Peraton in St. Louis, MO is seeking a Systems Architect and cross-project integration lead for the ATP program to develop and maintain CONOPS and strategic architectures. You will support the ATP office in documenting and aligning cross-project capabilities and priorities.

Responsibilities include directing user CONOPS, coordinating with CIO-T, and delivering data-driven presentations to senior management. Strong written and verbal communications are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Math/Physical Sciences/Engineering or related field.
• 18+ years of systems engineering, integration or development experience.
• Experience with DoD/IC Acquisition Process, SAFe Agile acquisition product ownership, CONOPS.
• Experience writing CONOPS for non-technical audiences.
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and updates for user CONOPS and Integrated Capabilities Baseline Documentation.
• Coordinate cross-project dependencies and maintain compatible user visions.
• Evaluate new insertions to the priority list and prepare summary slides for management.
• Coordinate with CIO-T to assess impacts and tradeoffs for capability insertions.
• Engage with mission customers and users to shape future capabilities.
• Support strategic and tactical planning activities with customers and programs.
• Develop system architectures to evolve mission services.
• Assess new technologies for fit-for-use with mission services; enable future decisions.
• Draft documentation describing current and target project states.

Skills

Systems engineering

Systems integration

Systems development

CONOPS writing

Geospatial analysis

Technical documentation

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Required

• Bachelor’sdegree in Computer Science / Mathematics / Physical Sciences/ Engineering or related technical experience.
• 18+ years of systems engineering, systems integration, or systems development experience
• Experience in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, SAFe Agile acquisition product ownership, merging disparate architectures, CONOPS development, defining a vision for future work based on incomplete requirements, conducting imagery and/or geospatial analysis.
• Prior experience writing CONOPS or similar technical documentation for a non-technical audience
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly

Desired

• Master’sdegree in Computer Science / Mathematics / Physical Sciences/ Engineeringor related technical experience.
• 4+ years of experience in one or more disciplines of GEOINT analytic tradecraft and analysis production system development
• 2+ years of experience ingovernment acquisition processes.
• 1+ years of experience in agile Systems development.
• Prior experience in NGA Analysis or similar analysis organization.

Systems Architect and overall contractor lead for cross-project integration as well as the user CONOPS (SOW Section 3.3.1). Candidate will support the ATP office in developing and maintaining documentation and establishing cross-project support to implement Analysis technology priorities.This position will report to ATP Leadership

Duties include

• Lead the development and updates for the user concept of operations and support Integrated Capabilities Baseline Document (ICBD) and other documentation as necessary.
• Assist ATP Leadership to address cross-project dependencies and ensure all projects have a compatible user vision.
• Evaluate proposed new insertions to the priority list and provide summary slides for management review along with priority recommendations.
• Coordinate with engineers in CIO-T to develop plans and obtain assessments of the impacts and tradeoffs for capability insertions or priority changes.
• Engage with mission customers and users to shape and define future capabilities.
• Participate in customer and program strategic and tactical planning activities.
• Participate in the development of system architectures to evolve mission services.
• Assess new technologies for fit-for-use by mission services, employing quantifiable and traceable criteria to enable future decision making.
• Conduct AoAs and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Identify project key decision points and provide Go/No-Go recommendations.
• Conduct user outreach to communicate planned architecture changes, operational concepts, and project status, and accept user inputs for optimization of delivery plans.
• Produce weekly activity reports for use by government customers and the program.
• Develop and present effective technical presentations to senior management and to technical/non-technical audiences; must possess strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Explain technical issues clearly/accurately to technical/non-technical audiences; and conduct issue coordination within and across agencies.
• Work with customers to resolve technical and programmatic issues.
• Assist product managers and product owners in backlog prioritization.
• Help train new analysts on acquisition and general and project details in particular.
• Draft documentation as needed to explain both the as-is and to-be state for the project.

Location: This position is 100% onsite in St. Louis, Missouri. Remote or hybrid work is not available.