Enterprise Architect In Support Of ACT Architectural Coherence - Norfolk, United States - BREVCO SERVICES

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    • Working Location: Norfolk, VA, USA
    • Security Clearance: NATO Secret
    • Language:High proficiency level in English language
    EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: Essential Qualifications/Experience:
    • A University degree level education in a relevant field related to Enterprise Architecture (e.g. Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Information Sciences and Technology, Mathematics, Business Administration, etc.). Professional experience in enterprise architecture of min. 5 years will be accepted in lieu of degree in a relevant field
    • Demonstrable experience (at least 5 years in the last 10) as lead/key contributor in the development of enterprise or solution architectures for complex systems and environments. List most relevant projects supported, architectural artefacts produced, and architecture related tasks performed
    • Demonstrable recent experience in use of and training or certification (i.e. in the last 10 years) in Enterprise Architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, DODAF, NAF4 or similar. List most relevant projects supported (no more than 3) and frameworks used
    • Demonstrable recent experience (i.e. in the last 10 years) of applying ArchiMate notation for architecture modelling. List most relevant projects (no more than 3) and ArchiMate viewpoints modelled
    • Demonstrable experience in coordinating architectural work across multiple teams and projects. Provide information on number of projects involved and candidate's role in the coordination process.
    • Demonstrable experience in working with and configuring professional collaborative architecture tools (e.g. Sparx Enterprise Architect, Aris) and work with shared architecture repositories. List tools used, length of experience, and average size of architecture teams working with you on a shared repository.
    • Demonstrable experience (2 years or more in the last 10) in scripting and software development, particularly in scripting and customizing architectural tools (e.g. Sparx EA, Aris) using JScript, VBScript, SQL, XML or similar. Provide most relevant examples (no more than 3)
    • Demonstrable experience in presenting architectural information to non-technical audience and leadership. Provide most relevant examples (no more than 3) together with the type of audience, architectural artifact presented and presentation goals and outcomes
    • Demonstrable experience in developing and applying architectural quality standards, modeling guides and templates. Provide most relevant examples (no more than 3) and your role in the process (defined or applied standards/templates)
    • Knowledge of the software products to support the representation of the architectures using web reporting, Data Science and Business Intelligence techniques and tools (e.g. PowerBI, Semantic Wikis). List tools used
    • Experience working for NATO or similar military or international structure (i.e. International Organization or national MoD)

    DUTIES/ROLE:
    • Conduct a critical analysis and review of existing and under-development enterprise and capability architectures in order to gain a big picture perspective of architecture maturity across multiple projects
    • Develop and maintain an overarching strategic Enterprise Architecture overview linking existing programme capability architectures
    • Support architectural coherence of multiple Capability Programmes. Support data integration and advanced Business Intelligence reporting based on architectural data, requirements and programme data and creation of reports, dashboards and heatmaps on their connections, overlaps and gaps
    • Present architectural information in various formats appropriate for non-technical stakeholders and leadership
    • Provide architectural guidance to capability architects, and programme directors, and requirements managers
    • Support programme and project planning activities to ensure they take into account the architectural dependencies
    • Support capability architects to ensure consistency of design and adherence to appropriate architectural standards and to the Enterprise Architecture
    • Develop, configure and maintain templates, guides, HOWTO documents and reports for Enterprise Architecture and Capability Architectures. Follow ArchiMate and NATO Architectural Framework 3 (NAF3) guidelines and best practices
    • Configure, integrate and maintain architectural tools and shared repositories
    • Maintain a library of reusable Architectural Building Blocks (e.g. taxonomies, reference architectures) to be used across enterprise and capability architectures
    • Perform additional tasks as required by the COTR related to the labor category
    About BREVCO SERVICES:

    We are a globally-oriented company providing services to International, Governmental and Defence organizations in the Aerospace and Defence industry.

    We are headquartered in Brussels – Belgium, London – United Kingdom and Tampa, Florida – United States. Our satellite offices throughout the European continent, enable us to have a global reach with a local touch, supporting our clients' projects with security-cleared experts in various setups.

    We aspire to be a global leader in providing expertise and support to our clients from the Aerospace and Defence industry. Our mission is to connect the security professionals with the project where they are most needed. In this industry, excellence is then minimum standard.