Senior Architect

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

·       The service contractor will be required to have strong experience in enterprise and solution architecture, system-of-systems design, and governance in complex federated environments. In particular, the following skills are considered required:

ü  Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), including SysML and tools such as Cameo or Capella

ü  Enterprise and solution architecture methods

ü  NATO interoperability standards and architectural frameworks, including NAF, FMN, STANAGs, and TDL-related constraints

ü  API and microservices design

ü  Cloud-native and hybrid deployment architecture

ü  Integration architecture and interface control

·       The service contractor will be required to have a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree at a nationally recognised/certified university in a technical subject with substantial Information Technology (IT) content and 3 years post-related experience. As an exception, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that are of interest to the NCI Agency; namely, at least 5 years of extensive and progressive experience in the duties related to the functions of this post

Desirable Qualifications/Experience:

·       Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements

·       Knowledge of NATO organization, internal structure and resultant relationships

DUTIES/ROLE:

·       Develops architectures in specific business, infrastructure or functional areas

·       Ensures that appropriate tools and methods are available, understood and employed in architecture development

·       Provides technical guidance on solution development and integration

·       Evaluates requests for changes and deviations from specifications and recommends actions

·       Ensures that relevant technical strategies, policies, standards and practices (including security) are applied correctly