Chief Architect
Why This is an Exciting Role:
This BI&A PRIME contract is seeking a Chief Architect to join their program. In this role, you will assist with workshare, such as responding to RFx, help define the future technical direction of BI&A and its customers, and author playbooks along with content creation for the website. You will work closely with the Program Manager and Chief Engineer to build and enhance high-visibility, collaborative web application tools used in the day-to-day mission, across the customer enterprise and across the broader Intelligence Community (IC). These tools support the management and curation of knowledge/data. Your work will enable data to be updated and shared in real-time and will help drive more informed and timely decisions in matters of national security.
- Technical Strategy and Planning: Develop and communicate the technical vision, strategy, and roadmap for the program. This involves identifying and evaluating technologies, frameworks, and methodologies to achieve the desired objectives.
- Architecture Guidance: Work with Product Technical Leads to design the overall structure and framework of a system, database, or application, taking into consideration factors such as scalability, performance, security, and reliability. Help define the system components, interfaces, and interactions to ensure a cohesive and robust architecture.
- Standards and Best Practices: Establish and enforce technical standards, guidelines, and best practices within the organization. This includes ensuring adherence to coding standards, architectural principles, and software development processes.
- Risk Assessment and Mitigation: Assist in identifying and evaluating technical risks and challenges associated with projects or systems. Help develop strategies and plans to mitigate these risks, ensuring that the architecture can handle potential issues and provide scalable solutions.
- Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate with stakeholders, including product owners, business leaders, and executives, to understand business needs and translate them into technical requirements. Effectively communicate technical concepts, strategies, and progress to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Research and Innovation: Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices. Evaluate new tools, frameworks, and methodologies to drive innovation and process improvement to the technical capabilities of the organization. Deliver a monthly write-up on your findings, recommendations, and a path forward including pros and cons.
What Makes BI&A Different:
As a fully owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, BI&A offers an optimal mix of a small company environment with exceptional opportunities supported by a large corporation.
Every day, Boeing Intelligence & Analytics supports global missions by building and delivering intelligence, analytics, and cyber solutions that enable users to advance national security. From hardware and software engineering solutions to analytics that keep this nation safe, we create value that meets users’ needs. With vibrant partnerships and innovative approaches, we serve the Intelligence Community through innovation and vision. We have provided our customers with the tools needed to counter evolve global and cyber threats, and to improve wartime decision-making.
- Our talented employees bring software development, systems engineering, and advanced analytics expertise.
- We offer numerous prime contract opportunities with customers headquartered in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, as well as subcontract opportunities that align with our areas of focus and additional opportunities nationwide through our parent company.
- We have current open positions on awarded programs across diverse customer sets and are anticipating upcoming contract awards with a 5-year life cycle and an additional 5 option years.
- Our diverse portfolio allows our employees to move to other projects and teams as they gain further proficiency in their current skill set and learn new skill sets along the way.
- We offer hands-on access to cutting-edge technologies and a culture of technical excellence.
Experience and Qualifications:
To be eligible for this demanding position, the ideal candidate should demonstrate the following experience and qualifications:
Required Education and Years Experience:
- 20 years’ experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline.
- Five (5) years of experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree
Required Qualifications:
- Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
- A minimum of 20 years of experience as a systems architect or systems engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.
- Experience designing and implementing complex software systems, preferably within the Intelligence Community or in a government contracting environment.
- Proven track record of successfully leading large-scale technical projects, demonstrating an ability to manage project timelines, budgets, and resources effectively.
- Extensive knowledge of and experience with cloud computing technologies, microservices architecture, and containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- A strong foundation in software engineering best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, and testing.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
- Experience with generating technical documentation
- Experience working in an Agile software development environment and/or experience using Jira/Confluence are highly desirable
Desired Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity principles, information assurance standards, and risk management frameworks relevant to national security and intelligence domains.
- Experience working in an Agile software development environment using Jira and Confluence
Work Location(s): Annapolis Junction, MD
Telework: Not available. Position requires on-site work.
Summary Pay Range:
Please note that the information shown below is a general guideline only. Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
$201,480.00 - $295,920.00