Arenatechnologies
Overview
Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth,we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter . Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted. The Joint, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Interagency Division (JOID) provides expert support services to a range of customers spanning across the Department of Defense, Federal Civilian, and international markets. JOID provides a diverse portfolio of analytical and programmatic capabilities to help our customers make informed decisions on their most challenging issues. SPA's NATO Allied Command Transformation Group, within JOID, provides capability development, portfolio management, program management, quality management, cost estimation analysis, standardization, reporting, software solutions and information management, and capability management support. We also provide an improved capability requirements capture process, including the generation, documentation and tracing of user requirements, with appropriate technical scrutiny, over the entire lifecycle of the requirements from capability definition through capability realization and capability usage. SPA has a near-term need for an Enterprise Architect to support ACT Architectural Coherence in support of NATO onsite in Norfolk, VA.
Responsibilities
The HQ SACT requires support in establishing the Enterprise Architecture
function to architecturally align ongoing and future programs and
initiatives delivering the Digital Transformation Implementation Strategy. The
HQ SACT is responsible for developing Capability Architectures in support
of the different modernization and transformation programs and part of
the Business and Information Enterprise Architecture. Several Capability
Architectures were developed in the past, but they need an alignment with
the new NATO Digital Transformation and to better support the future Multi-Domain Operations.
The support will consist of providing the high-level architectural overviews,
dashboards, and heat maps to support gap/overlap analysis and coherence
between multiple programs and initiatives; provide reusable
architectural building blocks shared across multiple capability
architectures, and support multiple capability architecture teams within HQ
SACT with common processes, templates, guidelines, tools, and reports.
Will conduct a critical analysis and review of existing and under-development enterprise and capability architectures in order to gain a
big picture perspective of architecture maturity across multiple projects. D
evelop and maintain an overarching strategic Enterprise
Architecture overview linking existing program capability
architectures, and s
upport architectural coherence of multiple Capability Programs. Sup
port data integration and advanced Business Intelligence reporting
based on architectural data, requirements, and program data and
creation of reports, dashboards, and heatmaps on their connections,
overlaps, and gaps. P
resent architectural information in various formats appropriate
for non-technical stakeholders and leadership, and p
rovide architectural guidance to capability architects,
program directors, and requirements managers. Support program and project planning activities to ensure they
take into account the architectural dependencies.
Support capability architects to ensure consistency of design
and adherence to appropriate architectural standards and to
the Enterprise Architecture. D
evelop, configure, and maintain templates, guides, HOW TO
documents and reports for Enterprise Architecture and Capability
Architectures, following ArchiMate and NATO Architectural Framework 3
(NAF3) guidelines and best practices. C
onfigure, integrate, and maintain architectural tools and shared repositories m
aintaining a library of reusable Architectural Building Blocks (e.g.
taxonomies, reference architectures) to be used across enterprise
and capability architectures.
Qualifications
Required: Active National or NATO Secret clearance Bachelor's degree in a field related to
Enterprise Architecture (e.g. Computer Science and Electrical
Engineering, Information Sciences & Technology, Mathematics,
Business Administration, etc.); or 5+ years of p
rofessional experience in enterprise
architecture Demonstrable experience (at least 5 years in the last 10) as lead/key
contributor in the development of enterprise or solution architectures for
complex systems and environments; able to provide a list of most relevant projects
supported, architectural artifacts produced, and architecture-related
tasks performed Demonstrable recent experience in use of and training or certification
(i.e. in the last 10 years) in Enterprise Architecture frameworks such as
TOGAF, Zachman, DODAF, NAF4 or similar; able to list most relevant
projects supported (no more than 3) and frameworks used Demonstrable recent experience (i.e. in the last 10 years) of applying
ArchiMate notation for architecture modelling; able to list most relevant
projects (no more than 3) and ArchiMate viewpoints modelled Demonstrable experience in coordinating architectural work across
multiple teams and projects, and able to provide information on number of
projects involved and candidate’s role in the coordination process Demonstrable experience in working with and configuring professional
collaborative architecture tools (e.g. Sparx Enterprise Architect, Aris) and
work with shared architecture repositories; able to list tools used, length of
experience, and average size of architecture teams working with you on
a shared repository Demonstrable experience (2 years or more in the last 10) in scripting
and software development, particularly in scripting and customizing
architectural tools (e.g. Sparx EA, Aris) using JScript, VBScript, SQL,
XML or similar, and able to provide most relevant examples (no more than 3) Demonstrable experience in presenting architectural information to non-technical audience and leadership, and able to provide most relevant examples (no
more than 3) together with the type of audience, architectural artifact
presented, and presentation goals and outcomes Demonstrable experience in developing and applying architectural
quality standards, modeling guides and templates, and able to provide most
relevant examples (no more than 3) and role in the process
(defined or applied standards/templates) Knowledge of the software products to support the representation of
the architectures using web reporting, Data Science and Business
Intelligence techniques and tools (e.g. PowerBI, Semantic Wikis) Experience working for NATO or similar military or
international structure (i.e. International Organization or
national MoD) Able to work fully onsite based on client needs
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Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth,we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter . Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted. The Joint, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Interagency Division (JOID) provides expert support services to a range of customers spanning across the Department of Defense, Federal Civilian, and international markets. JOID provides a diverse portfolio of analytical and programmatic capabilities to help our customers make informed decisions on their most challenging issues. SPA's NATO Allied Command Transformation Group, within JOID, provides capability development, portfolio management, program management, quality management, cost estimation analysis, standardization, reporting, software solutions and information management, and capability management support. We also provide an improved capability requirements capture process, including the generation, documentation and tracing of user requirements, with appropriate technical scrutiny, over the entire lifecycle of the requirements from capability definition through capability realization and capability usage. SPA has a near-term need for an Enterprise Architect to support ACT Architectural Coherence in support of NATO onsite in Norfolk, VA.
Responsibilities
The HQ SACT requires support in establishing the Enterprise Architecture
function to architecturally align ongoing and future programs and
initiatives delivering the Digital Transformation Implementation Strategy. The
HQ SACT is responsible for developing Capability Architectures in support
of the different modernization and transformation programs and part of
the Business and Information Enterprise Architecture. Several Capability
Architectures were developed in the past, but they need an alignment with
the new NATO Digital Transformation and to better support the future Multi-Domain Operations.
The support will consist of providing the high-level architectural overviews,
dashboards, and heat maps to support gap/overlap analysis and coherence
between multiple programs and initiatives; provide reusable
architectural building blocks shared across multiple capability
architectures, and support multiple capability architecture teams within HQ
SACT with common processes, templates, guidelines, tools, and reports.
Will conduct a critical analysis and review of existing and under-development enterprise and capability architectures in order to gain a
big picture perspective of architecture maturity across multiple projects. D
evelop and maintain an overarching strategic Enterprise
Architecture overview linking existing program capability
architectures, and s
upport architectural coherence of multiple Capability Programs. Sup
port data integration and advanced Business Intelligence reporting
based on architectural data, requirements, and program data and
creation of reports, dashboards, and heatmaps on their connections,
overlaps, and gaps. P
resent architectural information in various formats appropriate
for non-technical stakeholders and leadership, and p
rovide architectural guidance to capability architects,
program directors, and requirements managers. Support program and project planning activities to ensure they
take into account the architectural dependencies.
Support capability architects to ensure consistency of design
and adherence to appropriate architectural standards and to
the Enterprise Architecture. D
evelop, configure, and maintain templates, guides, HOW TO
documents and reports for Enterprise Architecture and Capability
Architectures, following ArchiMate and NATO Architectural Framework 3
(NAF3) guidelines and best practices. C
onfigure, integrate, and maintain architectural tools and shared repositories m
aintaining a library of reusable Architectural Building Blocks (e.g.
taxonomies, reference architectures) to be used across enterprise
and capability architectures.
Qualifications
Required: Active National or NATO Secret clearance Bachelor's degree in a field related to
Enterprise Architecture (e.g. Computer Science and Electrical
Engineering, Information Sciences & Technology, Mathematics,
Business Administration, etc.); or 5+ years of p
rofessional experience in enterprise
architecture Demonstrable experience (at least 5 years in the last 10) as lead/key
contributor in the development of enterprise or solution architectures for
complex systems and environments; able to provide a list of most relevant projects
supported, architectural artifacts produced, and architecture-related
tasks performed Demonstrable recent experience in use of and training or certification
(i.e. in the last 10 years) in Enterprise Architecture frameworks such as
TOGAF, Zachman, DODAF, NAF4 or similar; able to list most relevant
projects supported (no more than 3) and frameworks used Demonstrable recent experience (i.e. in the last 10 years) of applying
ArchiMate notation for architecture modelling; able to list most relevant
projects (no more than 3) and ArchiMate viewpoints modelled Demonstrable experience in coordinating architectural work across
multiple teams and projects, and able to provide information on number of
projects involved and candidate’s role in the coordination process Demonstrable experience in working with and configuring professional
collaborative architecture tools (e.g. Sparx Enterprise Architect, Aris) and
work with shared architecture repositories; able to list tools used, length of
experience, and average size of architecture teams working with you on
a shared repository Demonstrable experience (2 years or more in the last 10) in scripting
and software development, particularly in scripting and customizing
architectural tools (e.g. Sparx EA, Aris) using JScript, VBScript, SQL,
XML or similar, and able to provide most relevant examples (no more than 3) Demonstrable experience in presenting architectural information to non-technical audience and leadership, and able to provide most relevant examples (no
more than 3) together with the type of audience, architectural artifact
presented, and presentation goals and outcomes Demonstrable experience in developing and applying architectural
quality standards, modeling guides and templates, and able to provide most
relevant examples (no more than 3) and role in the process
(defined or applied standards/templates) Knowledge of the software products to support the representation of
the architectures using web reporting, Data Science and Business
Intelligence techniques and tools (e.g. PowerBI, Semantic Wikis) Experience working for NATO or similar military or
international structure (i.e. International Organization or
national MoD) Able to work fully onsite based on client needs
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