SIAT Technical Architect

The Systems Engineering Group (SEG) of QinetiQ North America provides high-value engineering, software solutions, logistics information management, flight training and IT technical support services to the U.S. Department of Defense, allied governments and select commercial partners.

Comprised of legacy companies Westar Aerospace & Defense, Apogen Technologies, OSEC and ITS Corporation and ComGlobal, SEG supports its customers with the knowledge and expertise of more than 2,400 employees from 50-plus locations worldwide.

Our core competencies include:

Aviation EngineeringC4ISR Systems (design, integrate, test, field & sustain)Enterprise Data Management/Data WarehousingEnterprise Information Technology SolutionsFlight School TrainingIntegration of Warfighting SystemsLogistics ManagementSoftware EngineeringSystems Engineering & IntegrationSystems Integration & FieldingSupport the overall structure, implementation, and maintenance of the Enterprise/Operational Environment Architecture (EA). Provide technical leadership to integrate enterprise, systems, functional and technical leveled architectures across the program. Integrate across business, technical, data and application architectures using the designated models as the base description to support both content and process integration. Keep abreast of emerging technologies and trends to anticipate and guide further directions of the enterprise architecture. Evaluate products to determine their fit in the overall architecture. Identify duplications and gaps within the architectures to ensure all aspects of day to day operations are addressed and to minimize increased maintenance loads or duplication of effort. Provide guidance and expertise related to design and development of systems to reside in the EA. Assist in identifying and reviewing user requirements, and provide direction in the identification of problems and potential resolutions. Conduct independent review and analysis of the EA artifacts to ensure the infrastructure and overall EA design effectively supports on going business operational and technical objectives. Manage existing configuration and change management systems and process improvements within the group. Manage development, revision and control of the baseline. Conduct analysis of submitted architectures to ensure equities of customer interests are captured and addressed. Capture architectures from submitted views and architecture products (ISP/TISP/JCIDS documents) for future reuse in the customer domain.Candidates for this position will be subject to a government background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. US Citizenship required.QualificationsGenerally requires a Bachelors degree and 10 or more years of related experience; including 5 years with architecture frameworks.