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General Dynamics - IT

Chief Digital Architect, SME

General Dynamics - IT, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, 46804

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Overview

Chief Digital Architect Your Impact: Own your opportunity to work with the largest government agency in the nation. Make an impact by advancing the Department of Defense’s mission to keep our country safe and secure. Mission USSTRATCOM is a Combatant Command responsible for strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, and enterprise IT services essential to national security. It oversees Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3), Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (JEMSO), Global Strike, and Missile Threat Assessments, working closely with other Combatant Commands, Services, and defense agencies. SCITLS will be a key component that will ensure mission success and the safety.

Job Description

Analyzes and recommends improvements to existing infrastructure and service offerings, including guidance and support in modernizing and securing networks and refactoring applications and migrating remaining data center applications to cloud.

Work in partnership with customers to understand and participate in the development of new mission support IT strategies assessing current and future skills and technologies to support emerging mission needs.

Makes recommendations to the customer in the shaping of the future of enterprise architecture and roadmaps for the command. Assesses DoD frameworks (DoDAF, UAF, TOGAF) and helps to ensure implemented use cases adhere to that framework.

Develops “as is” and “to be” architecture and solutions focusing on scalability and extensibility.

Assists in executing and maintaining enterprise Agile/SAFe activities.

Leads model development and curation for the enterprise architecture utilizing MBSE methods according to UAF standards.

Defines digital platform architecture frameworks, including design methodology and best practices to be used as a reference for the Architecture team.

Implements the platform under the control of an automated configuration management framework.

Provides in-depth knowledge of information security.

Holds responsibility for the architecture of the data framework that is required by the operations to collect and make available program performance metrics.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

Must be capable of performing analysis of system operations

Must be capable of system decomposition via OMG frameworks (UML, DoDAF 2.0/UPDM, SysML, UAF)

Must be able to model systems via different perspectives (e.g. capability, operational, system, functional) and at various levels of abstraction

Must be familiar with UML modeling tools (Cameo Enterprise Architect preferred)

Must be able to meet with stakeholders in a variety of system domains and analyze requirement, process, system, and/or capability

Must be capable of extending UML-based models to other tools or modeling environments via existing frameworks/API’s

Must be familiar with executable models (fUML specification preferred)

Must have the ability to generate/produce data and reports

Interact and professionally exhibit customer service skills and be able to present a positive approach with customers and peers

Desired skills

Certification in modeling, e.g. OCSMP (OMG Certified Systems Modeling Professional)

Experience modeling complex systems for Department of Defense or other government organizations

Experience publishing models to web-based or document-based formats

Experience developing applications using object-oriented programming languages (Java preferred)

Experience in a rapid paced, time sensitive, high quality environment

Strong written and verbal communication skills along with strong customer service

Ability to multi-task, prioritize commitments, and manage time effectively including attention to detail

What You’ll Need to Succeed

Education & Experience:

BA/BS (or equivalent experience) and 15+ years of experience

Required Certifications:

Security+ CE or CASP+ or CCSP or Cloud+ or CSSLP or other DoD 8140 certification

Required:

Ability to Obtain ITIL 4 Foundation – ITSM Certification within the first 9 months

Desired Certifications:

Crestron Certified Programmer (CCP) or Certified User Experience Designer (CUED), or Python Certification (PCAP or similar)

Location:

Onsite - Offutt AFB, Omaha, Nebraska - Relocation may be available

Security Clearance:

minimum Top Secret. Must be willing to obtain Top Secret with SCI eligibility. TS/SCI preferred

GDIT is Your Place 401K with company match

Comprehensive health and wellness packages

Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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Salary and Benefits The likely salary range for this position is $191,250 - $258,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

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About Our Work We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across over 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, cloud, cyber and application development. Together with our customers, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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