SUMMARY
Cypher Intelligence LLC is seeking a Systems Architect to support a cleared program in McLean. The successful candidate will support the Sponsor’s office, which provides worldwide health, safety and related services that directly support the mission, improve the well-being of employees, and enable managers to use their resources most effectively. The Sponsor requires support for a lead technical resource for strategic oversight and planning of database structural design and development.
DUTIES, TASKS, & RESPONSIBILITIES- The Systems Architect shall provide technical and strategic guidance to senior level database administrators and application developers in the creation and implementation of new databases.
- The Systems Architect shall provide technical and strategic guidance regarding the maintenance of existing databases to support evolving applications.
- The Systems Architect shall provide strategic guidance on the development and implementation of data models to support Sponsor business processes.
- The Systems Architect shall develop policies and procedures to build, maintain and leverage the data model.
- The Systems Architect shall lead and consult on the design, development and implementation of logical database structures and classification schema.
- The Systems Architect shall provide technical and strategic guidance on the development of metadata tags, Document Type Definitions (DTD), and schemas using appropriate technologies for representation such as HTML and XML.
- The Systems Architect shall ensure that metadata, data standards, and definitions will support business processes and system implementations thereof, and organizational requirements for sharing data.
- The Systems Architect shall plan IT efforts such as site surveys and LAN expansions. The Systems Architect shall identify issues, negotiate changes, and analyze complex requirements with stakeholders.
- The Systems Architect shall allocate resources in a given timeline to achieve desired mission outcomes. The Systems Architect shall work with other technical professionals to support the full system life-cycle.
- The Systems Architect shall participate at information systems architectural boards. The Systems Architect shall analyze factors such as system requirements, system performance, and life cycle costs to determine the architectural impact. The Systems Architect shall provide project estimates.
- The Systems Architect shall provide project schedules. The Systems Architect shall provide project implementation. The Systems Architect shall provide project maintenance.
- The Systems Architect shall develop enterprise-level systems architecture that correlates with Sponsor’s operations and requirements. The Systems Architect shall architect solutions that support IT requirements. The Systems Architect shall comply with enterprise IT and architectural strategies and goals.
- The Systems Architect shall identify system inconsistencies and provide recommendations for corrective actions to stakeholders. The Systems Architect shall create architectural designs for systems and related medical services. The Systems Architect shall provide translation of the architecture designs into integrated system designs. The Systems Architect shall participate in program meetings and system reviews.
- The Systems Architect shall evaluate software to ensure that it meets required needs. The Systems Architect shall evaluate technical documentation to ensure that it meets requirements. The Systems Architect shall coordinate with managers and appropriate technical leads. The Systems Architect shall create artifacts such as CONOPS, engineering guidance, and standards documentation.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, & TECHNOLOGIES- Active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph
- Demonstrated experience in architecture planning to facilitate delivery of enterprise level capabilities
- Demonstrated experience as a lead tactical and strategic technical integrator
- Demonstrated experience with development and integration of systems solutions
- Demonstrated experience with supporting adoption methods, such as governance or policy definitions, to deliver integrated security solutions across multiple security domains
- Demonstrated experience incorporating requirements into technical roadmaps
- Demonstrated experience providing analysis of alternatives for capability enhancements
- Demonstrated experience participating in forums addressing technical aspects of systems
- Demonstrated experience evaluating new technologies to improve existing enterprise services
- Demonstrated experience providing recommendations for architectural enhancements
- Demonstrated experience drafting and presenting technical documentation
- Demonstrated experience with the agile methodology
