Enterprise Architect

Job Description

Job Description

The Enterprise Architect will provide Agency-level expertise to develop and implement a business-outcome driven Enterprise Architecture while supporting the development, maturation, and documentation of NASA’s Business Capability Model to recommend and align required capabilities to achieve business outcomes.

They will also provide expertise for architectural modeling, including requirements, toolset analysis, toolset use, and publishing of enterprise reference models and support development, maintenance, and ongoing maturation of enterprise level reference architectures including but not limited to Business, Technology, Data, Cyber Security, Applications, and Integration.

Remote, hybrid, and onsite positions the employee bears travel costs to nearest NASA Center for badging and issue of NASA IT equipment.

Required Qualifications :

• Excellent communication skills (writing, summary commentary, etc.), including the ability to build relationships and effectively communicate and influence across all organizational levels including senior executives.
• Ability to accurately assess and understand customer needs and work with a sense of urgency to satisfy those needs within negotiated timeframes.
• Skills in translating high-level business and user requirements into functional and quality specifications with the appropriate level of detail.
• Strong analytical skills to critically evaluate information, reconcile conflicts, synthesize low-level information at a higher level and distinguish user requests from true needs and solution ideas from requirements.
• Should be able to present technical presentations to a technical and non-technical business audience.
• Operates with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.
• Proven experience in documenting and defining architectures using industry standard tools.
• Effective consultative skills across a multi-functional environment.
• Possess an ability to identify implications and alternatives in business terms of technology tradeoffs.
• The associate is occasionally required to travel to other sites.

Minimum Requirements :

Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Lync, Teams, OneNote, One Drive), SharePoint, and Box.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Enterprise Architecture Certification
• Experience with The Open Group’s ArchiMate Framework
• Experience with ArchiMate Modeling Tool
• Experience using GitHub

Education and Relevant Work Experience :

Minimum education - Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Minimum experience - 15 years related experience

ARES Benefits :

ARES offers a competitive compensation and benefit package. Full time employees may participate in :

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• HSA / FSA Accounts
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• ESOP
• Paid Time Off & Holidays

ARES is an EEO / AA / Disability / Vets Employer and complies with E-Verify.

ARES shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.