POSITION: Architecture Director
LOCATION: Colorado Springs, CO
REQUIRED SECURITY CLEARANCE: Active TS with SCI eligibility; willing to take CI polygraph
POSITION TYPE/STANDARD WORK HOURS: Full time, 40 hours

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide space acquisitions, engineering, operations, and technical support for all projects and programs across the acquisition life cycle.
• Support program acquisition for advanced technology, future concept development, and integration efforts.
• Advise the government on cost, schedule, and performance matters.
• Revise or draft Joint Capabilities Integrated Development System (JCIDS) and acquisition documents for government program managers.
• Support presentations of acquisition documents to internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop documentation using the latest government guidance (e.g., MIL-STD).
• Provide draft technical and programmatic status reports for individual programs or portfolios upon request.
• Identify and recommend acquisition process improvements and risk reduction strategies.
• Assist in building and maintaining a government risk program, including risk identification and mitigation planning.
• Support program managers in tracking commitments, obligations, and expenditures of funds.
• Perform earned value management and schedule analysis for defense contracts.
• Provide Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) support, including congressional reporting, fiscal year planning, and Program Objective Memorandum (POM) development.
• Support Integrated Baseline Reviews and Business Financial Reviews to analyze contractor cost and schedule performance.
• Monitor program schedules, acquisition implementation, and requirement shortfalls, providing risk-based assessments.
• Maintain and update acquisition reports by correlating program execution data with baselines.
• Advise program managers on technical engagements, including design reviews, conferences, and working groups.
• Maintain awareness of all programs and technology development efforts within the portfolio.
• Assist integrated product teams and working groups while managing stakeholder interfaces.
• Provide technical and operational insight to support mission protection, operations, and mission data assessments.
• Recommend solutions for technical anomalies and evaluate impact analyses, audits, studies, compliance inspections, and readiness reviews.
• Support ongoing and advanced Command and Control (C2) efforts and integrate them with classified programs.
• Establish a liaison between Space C2, Enterprise Ground Services (EGS), and SSC/SZ-BC classified program offices.
• Ensure seamless integration of classified portfolios with Space C2 and EGS spiral increment efforts.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong systems engineering background with management of System of Systems Interface Control Documents that include both hardware and software
• Broad experience with ground systems, TT&C, Command and Control, Data transport layer, Space Systems in multiple orbits
• Requires 10 or more years' experience in this type of position or program
• BA/BS degree is required
• Experience with DOORS or similar is required

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position does not supervise the work of others.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Must be able to operate a computer and other standard office equipment. Must be able to remain in a stationary position, 80%.

TRAVEL:
Little if any travel is required.

OTHER DUTIES:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and/or activities may change at any time with or without notice.

COMPENSATION / SALARY RANGE:
BTAS adheres to federal, state, and local regulations. This is a Full-Time, Salary, Exempt position. The following salary range is what we reasonably expect to pay but is contingent and subject to a variety of factors, including but not limited to years of experience, education, certification(s), training, specialized skills, responsibilities, etc.

SALARY RANGE: $161,000 - $181,000 Annual Salary

BTAS BENEFITS:
A comprehensive benefits program, including paid time off, federal holidays, health coverage, 401K plan with generous company match is offered to all full-time employees.