Lead Architect

Role Overview

• Oversee all IT Engineering efforts supporting the Department of the Air Force (DAF) Enterprise Information Technology as a Service (EITaaS) Cloud Infrastructure IT Services Group (IITS)
• Work with a team of engineers exceeding 50 personnel
• Includes technical oversight of projects and the greater infrastructure group
• Lead technical requirements, strategic planning with technical initiatives of 12-24 months
• Assist the Senior PMs and technical staff within the projects in writing and tracking technical requirements and documentation
• Work with the individual project PMs on the 2-year goals and objectives for the successful delivery of all Project Scopes
• Work with the Sr. PM daily to track and support technical progress of projects
• Define continuous improvement opportunities and project improvement efforts within the overall project strategic plan
• Support cost management with the Sr PM to manage project costs
• Develop ODC spend plan by quarter to track project hardware and software expenditures
• Work to prioritize work and ensure successful delivery of program and project milestones

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance
• 15+ Years of relevant experience (Bachelor’s Degree in applicable field may be substituted for 5 years of experience)
• 10+ years of experience as an Architect leading complex high visibility infrastructure projects
• 5+ years of experience managing a team of 15 plus technical resources
• 3+ years of experience developing schedules within Microsoft Project, or Microsoft Project Online
• 3+ years of experience working with project cost models for Labor and Other Direct Costs (ODC’s)
• 10+ years of experience delivering SE solutions preferably to the Department of Defense
• 5+ years of experience managing Cloud computing infrastructure solutions (Azure preferred, but not required)
• Understanding and experience with the System Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Experience Developing technical project roadmaps projecting 18+ months of project milestones
• Experience briefing senior members of a program team and senior gov’t officials
• Experience managing the full SELC lifecycle and moving capabilities from Design to Production and Operational Readiness
• Previous ownership of a project from development through deployment and maintenance
• Experience managing incident and change tickets in Production Enterprise Environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to prioritize requirements for value that align with customer expectations and product vision
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Must effectively communicate the priorities, product vision, and requirements to the development team, stakeholders, and customers
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, marketers, and salespeople.
• Experience managing a large DoD enterprise environment
• Experience building and managing complex Schedules within Microsoft Project or Microsoft Project Online.

Tech Stack

• Azure
• Cloud
• SDLC

Benefits

• healthcare
• wellness
• financial
• retirement
• family support
• continuing education
• time off benefits