Job DescriptionSAIC is looking for a Senior Enterprise Architect, to fulfill their career goals and objectives while delivering mission excellence on programs of national importance with our large Enterprise Application Support Program. The selected candidate will provide overall support for architecting and building solutions for Mainframe Modernization including Migration and Transformation of Legacy Applications to modern Infrastructure/Architecture including the Cloud. The selected candidate will be a Trusted Technical Advisor to the SAIC Program Manager (PM) and the supported team to be a thought leader with expertise in technical areas, specializing in Enterprise Architecture with specialization in Open Database technologies, Cloud and associated platforms and tools. The detailed information on Skillset requirements, job description, day to day job responsibilities, etc., are provided in the sections below.
Job Responsibilities
- Serves as a trusted technical advisor to the Program Manager and the supported team.
- Provide technical guidance and advice regarding IT systems in general.
- Implement governance and control as well as standards across the portfolio.
- Tracking, monitoring, and updating status on technology (e.g., cloud, AI/ML) services and architecture.
- Supporting, updating, and reviewing IT technology roadmaps.
- Participate with senior managers to establish strategic plans and objectives.
- Acts as advisor to management and customers on advanced technical research studies and applications.
- Modernization & Migration Support
- Provide Technical guidance and Expert advice in areas of Mainframe Modernization, including Migration to Cloud, etc.
- Provide Advisory support on IT applications architecture with the latest technologies (e.g., Cloud, AI/ML, GenAI, LLM, etc.), validity, applicability, and relevance.
- Engage in defining, developing, and keeping current Agile/SDLC engineering and architecture artifacts and standards.
- Provide oversight of Agile/SDLC reviews, including change management to ensure compliance with standards and required guidance.
- Program Management Support
- Maintain a library of PMO documents and build a repository of project templates for both technical and management to support the project managers.
- Supporting portfolio, program, project-level business process analysis, mapping, improvements, reporting, market research, and internal outreach and communications.
- Translate business processes into workflows and dashboards, where needed.
- Enterprise Database Support
- Design and implement effective database structures and models to store, retrieve, and analyze data.
- Develop, construct, test, and maintain scalable data pipelines to collect, process, and integrate data from various sources.
- Implement ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to ensure data consistency and quality.
- Integrate data from different sources, ensuring consistency, reliability, and accuracy.
- Develop data APIs and automation scripts to streamline data integration and workflows.
QualificationsRequired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field Master's degree often preferred
- 14 years or more experience with a Bachelor's degree; 12 years or more experience with a Master's degree;
- Ability to obtain and maintain a public trust requiring U.S Citizenship or Green Card.
- 5+ years technical and/or management experience supported industry and/or Government Sector for Mainframe Modernization and Cloud Migration initiatives at an enterprise level
- Expert level understanding of overall Mainframe Systems Migration & Transformation
- Expert level understanding of Enterprise Database Management Systems in general and Open Databases in particular
- Knowledge and understanding of IBM Mainframe and Open Systems and applications and database architecture.
- Experience with IT governance in general.
- Broad experience and understanding to be able to provide sound technical advice to the Program Manager on a range of topics.
- Expert in enterprise architecture, strategy development and enterprise solutions.
- Expert-level understanding of core systems engineering and analysis disciplines and processes.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Demonstrated knowledge of implementing an Enterprise Architecture framework in a federal Agency/Department is preferred.
- Prior work experience with Treasury/Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Agency applications architecture and development is preferred
