Enterprise Architect

Abacus Technology is seeking an Enterprise Architect to provide high-level guidance regarding system, infrastructure, and process design for the Command, Control, Communication, Intelligence and Networks (C3I&N) Directorate at Lackland AFB. This is a full-time position.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, plan, design, implement, document, assess, and manage the enterprise structural framework to align IT strategy, plans, and systems with the mission, goals, structure, and processes of the organization.
• Develop reference models of the enterprise and maintaining the information in the IT repository.
• Determine the gaps between the current and the target architecture and recommend plans for transitioning to target architecture.
• Recommend the policies and principles to guide technology decisions for the enterprise architecture.
• Identify opportunities to improve enterprise-level systems to support business processes and utilize emerging technologies.
• Promote and educate customers and stakeholders on the use and value of the enterprise architecture.
• Provide enterprise architecture guidance, support, and coordination to customers and IT project teams.
• Document the enterprise architecture infrastructure, including the business units and key processes, using modeling techniques.
• Ensure technical integration is achieved across the enterprise by participating in test planning, validation, and reviews.
• Evaluate the impact of enterprise architecture products and services on IT investments, business operations, stakeholder satisfaction, and other outcomes.
• Coordinate and conduct governance and portfolio management activities associated with ensuring compliance with the enterprise architecture.
• Ensure the rigorous application of information security/cybersecurity policies, principles, and practices to all components of the enterprise architecture.
• Qualifications 12+ years experience in enterprise architecture including at least 5 years in a DoD environment.
• EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Additional years of experience may be substituted for degree requirements.
• Must have an understanding of processes and information requirements to develop segment architecture.
• Comfortable interacting heavily with clients and end users to assess current state of systems and architecture, as well as future needs.
• Experience with business and system analysis.
• Familiar with MS Project for developing schedules and plans.
• Experience with risk analysis and mitigation.
• Must be detail oriented and have excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Requires good communications skills and the ability to work professionally with all levels of an organization.
• Must be a US citizen and hold a current Top Secret clearance with SCI Access (TS/SCI).
• Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.