Solution Architect

Company: Chenega Corporation
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: November 6, 2024

Job Description:

Solutions Architect
St. Louis, MO
Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer's core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!
Chenega Agile Real-Time Solutions (CARS) was created with the purpose of providing integrated enterprise IT support to Federal customers both CONUS and OCONUS. CARS employs Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with decades of experience working in the Federal marketplace.
The Solution Architect position involves leading systems engineering activities that support integrating, modernizing, and deploying IT capabilities using remote desktop and cloud technologies. Become a subject matter expert (SME) for the Aero baseline and supporting programs, with the ability to communicate the system's features, architecture, roadmap, and limitations to various audiences.
Responsibilities

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• This position involves leading systems engineering activities that support integrating, modernizing, and deploying IT capabilities using remote desktop and cloud technologies.
  
• Become a subject matter expert (SME) for the Aero baseline and supporting programs, with the ability to communicate the system's features, architecture, roadmap, and limitations to a variety of audiences.
  
• Review architecture diagrams across many Aero programs to identify similar dependencies, connections, and interactions with other programs and databases.
  
• Collaborate with other program technical leadership on the system architecture roadmap and backlog aligned to the customer's technology strategy and vision.
  
• Decompose requirements, use cases, and need statements into epics and features with clearly defined acceptance criteria that will be assigned to agile development teams.
  
• Provide hands-on technical support to the team (systems engineering, software development, testing).
  
• Execute analysis of alternatives (AoA) and prototypes to determine the design of new system features and capabilities.
  
• Participate and provide subject matter expertise in technical exchange meetings and other customer or stakeholder forums.
  
• Manage the system requirements and maintain technical requirement documents.
  
• Create and communicate design artifacts to the team to ensure applications and services are built to support the business and architecture objectives.
  
• Create workflow and Architecture diagrams using Visio and/or Cameo.
  
• Comprehend holistic solutions across the entire Aeronautical Domain.
  
• Communicate architectural decisions, plans, goals, and strategies to executive management and the team.
  
• Review AWS and OpenShift cloud architectures and connections across systems and subsystems.
  
• Provide analysis across multiple cloud environments and troubleshoot solutions.
  
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  Qualifications
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  • Bachelor's degree in information systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a closely related discipline and 8+ years of prior relevant experience OR
    
  • Master's degree with 6+ years of prior relevant experience OR
    
  • 10+ years of experience in lieu of degree to include the following:
    
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    • Experience with various AWS capabilities and services
      
    • Experience with AWS networking and database architecture
      
    • Experience optimizing and managing AWS/cloud infrastructure costs, including storage, computing, and database
      
    • Experience across various architecture frameworks, including Platform as a Service (PaaS) such as OpenShift, Virtual Desktop Environments, and Virtual Server infrastructure
      
    • Experience with System (hardware, software, and networking) Design and Architecture
      
    • Experience developing a backlog and technical roadmap
      
    • Web Application and application workflow experience
      
    • Experience as a product owner, systems engineer, or architect
      
    • Experience briefing stakeholders at all levels
      
    • Experience using JIRA and Confluence.
      
      
    • Active TS/SCI clearance
      
      Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
      
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      • Understanding of agile SW development methodologies
        
      • Ability to lead and prioritize systems engineering and architecture requirements for several systems
        
      • Ability to work independently and yet be effective within a team setting.
        
      • Must be capable of managing multiple efforts with time-related constraints in a fast-paced contracting environment.
        
      • Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with diverse internal and external stakeholder groups and individuals.
        
      • Friendly presence, helpful attitude, good interpersonal skills, and ability to work well with others.
        
      • Excellent skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and other Office applications.
        
      • Experience working in a home office setting as well as the ability to train end users on frequently asked technical issues.
        
      • Ability to provide technical assistance and support over the phone with good phone skills and a professional demeanor.
        
      • Previous customer service experience strongly desired.
        
      • Good problem-solving skills with the ability to visualize a problem or situation and think abstractly to solve it.
        
        How you'll grow
        At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there's always room to learn.
        We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.
        Benefits
        At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.
        Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you.
        Chenega MIOS's culture
        Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives.
        Corporate citizenship
        Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities.
        Learn more about Chenega's impact on the world.
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