Enterprise Architect

About By Light HQ

• By Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next.
• Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Conduct continuous technology assessments and market surveys to identify COTS and GOTS solutions applicable to modernization requirements.
• Conduct Analyses of Alternatives (AoA) that evaluate candidate systems for security posture, SWaP advantages, and operational suitability at the tactical edge, documenting trade-off analyses and recommendations.
• Develop and present design COAs to the Government for review and selection, documenting trade-off analyses and recommendations.
• Develop and document both Physical Infrastructure Architecture Diagrams and Logical Software Architecture Diagrams that satisfy validated requirements.
• Diagrams shall define each interface’s distant-end connection, delineate the contractor’s and Government’s respective points of responsibility, and support continuous feedback.
• Integration points shall be captured in Interface Control Documents.
• Maintain design documentation in a Government-approved repository and update it IAW the configuration management process.
• Coordinates with leads to ensure functional designs align with operational concepts and mission requirements.
• Continuous modernization of architecture and applications of that architecture to support mission, resulting in solutions and business cases for tactical and strategic continuous improvement.
• Execution of approved plans by refining mission needs into actionable requirements, then guiding implementation and operations teams to deliver solutions.
• Initiates, supervises, and/or develops requirements from a project’s inception to conclusion for complex to extremely complex programs.
• Provides strategic advice, technical guidance and expertise to program and project staff.
• Provides detailed analysis, evaluation and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts for client-specific or mission critical challenges/issues.
• Consults with client to define need or problem supervises studies and leads surveys to collect and analyze data to provide advice and recommend solutions.
• DoD TS/SCI clearance.

Requirements

• Required Experience/Qualifications BA/BS.
• Ten (10) years or more experience.
• One of these IAT Level II certifications: CompTIA Security + CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, CND, SSCP.
• A Computing Environment (CE) certification or certificate for the technical area of responsibility in either Network support/defense (e.g., Splunk, Cisco, McAfee, etc.) OR (e.g., Microsoft, Linux, Solaris, etc.).
• Must possess competencies in installation, service design, and support in an environment that uses Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2016.
• Experience with Azure or AWS Cloud Environments.
• Experience with Linux.
• Conceptual knowledge of Storage systems (SAN/NAS).
• Working knowledge of authentication functions and protocols such as LDAP, Kerberos, and Active Directory.
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Must be available to participate in on-call work on a reoccurring basis.
• Solid troubleshooting skills and demonstrated ability of end-to-end problem management and ownership.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Preferred Experience/Qualifications MA/MS.
• ITIL Foundations (v4 or higher) certification.
• Any of the following IT certifications are also desirable for this position: MCP, CompTIA A+ / Network+ / Security+, AWS, Azure.
• Special Requirements/Security Clearance DoD Secret clearance or higher.

Preferred

• One of the IAM Level II certifications: CAP, CASP+ CE, CISM, CISSP (or Associate), GSLC, CCISO, HCISPP.

Position Overview

The successful candidate works on high-visibility or mission critical aspects of a given program and performs all functional duties independently; oversees the efforts of less senior staff and/or is responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job. This position is Monday through Friday, normal business hours. However, employee may be required to provide after-hours and weekend support during planned or emergency events.