Cloud Architect (Mid-Level) t1 with Security Clearance

TS/SCI Position We are seeking a Mid-Level Systems Engineer with hands-on experience across the Systems Engineering & Integration Lifecycle (e.g., Architecture, Requirements, CONOPS, Integration, Test, Transition) and an understanding of IT and cloud-based technologies to support a variety of enterprise transformation initiatives across GEOINT mission systems and projects. The ideal candidate has familiarity with the GEOINT Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) Architecture and will bring a critical-thinking mindset to strategic enterprise architecture and technical planning, engineering analyses, and cross-organization coordination and integration activities to modernize the GEOINT architecture and advance GEOINT mission capabilities. Location: Chantilly, VA / Patriot Ridge (Springfield, VA) Duties: * Perform architecture gap analysis and develop the Future State Enterprise Architecture. * Conduct engineering analyses to inform GEOINT Mission and IT capability investment decisions in alignment with the Enterprise Architecture baseline. * Conduct baseline analysis, driving allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs and end-to-end traceability of requirements, architecture, etc. * Help advance NGA's multiple cloud acquisition, through enterprise architecture and requirements activities. Identifies and documents associated Risks, Issues, and Opportunities. * Capture and translate mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions. * Perform systems integration activities across organizations; participate in integrated project teams, driving the development of project plans, architecture and engineering artifacts (e.g., CONOPS), roadmaps / schedules, Risks, etc. * Participate in Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments. * Participate in NGA Governance, Configuration Management, and Risk Management processes. * Help define modernized system integration processes, driving enhanced adoption of agile practices and digital engineering, efficiencies, and increased partnerships across a large number of organizations. Required Skills & Experience: * 6 to 12 yrs experience * Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM discipline. Six (6) years of experience as a Cloud Architect may be considered in lieu of a degree . * Mid-level working experience in cloud-based systems architecting. Desired Skills & Experiences: * Experience / working knowledge of the GEOINT TCPED Architecture (Data Providers, Systems / Services, Interfaces, Data Flows). * Experience with agile project management tools, such as Jira and Confluence. * Cloud Certification(s). * Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Certification(s).