Sr. Business And Solution Architect; Contingent

• Contract

Established in 1998, SNAP, Inc. (SNAP) is an SBA-certified Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) and certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) in Maryland and Virginia. SNAP employs more than 150+ professionals. SNAP has office locations throughout the United States including our beautiful headquarters in Chantilly, Virginia. Our other locations include Newport News, Virginia;
Rockville, Maryland; and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. SNAP is externally appraised at CMMI Level 3 for both Services and Development, holds ISO 9001, 20000, and 27001 certifications, and a Top Secret facility security clearance.

SNAP is a trusted partner to many Government agencies, holds several key government contract vehicles, and provides a variety of IT services including:
Application development and System Integration, Enterprise Architecture, Cyber Security & Information Assurance, Operations and Maintenance, Help Desk, eLearning, and mission‑critical training support services. SNAP’s ability to identify and define the needs of our customers, our record of accomplishment for meeting those needs, and our reputation for total customer satisfaction results in a continually growing a top‑tier customer list

Proposed

Work Location:

Census Bureau Headquarters, Suitland, Maryland

SNAP is pursuing a contract with the U.S. Census Bureau to provide an experienced Sr. Business and Solution Architect
. The preferred candidate will possess prior Census Bureau experience, excellent people and leadership skills, and great communication and presentation skills. This position will lead and will serve as a mentor for a team of Business and Solution Architects on a large program supported by more than 100 full‑time employees.

• Assist in the documentation and establishment of processes, templates and tools required to develop and manage business and solution architecture.
• Ensure architecture supporting major programs in the Decennial Directorate are in alignment and compliance with the Bureau’s enterprise architecture.
• Ensure architecture supporting major programs in the Decennial Directorate are in alignment and compliance with the programs’ business and operations plans, schedules, documentation, and governance.
• Support the development of business and solution architecture designs.
• Provide expertise in business process and analytical modeling concepts, techniques and tools.
• Develop and maintain business process models, interface data flow documentation (e.g. data exchanges and system interconnections), Integrated Operations diagrams, and functional and technical diagrams.

• Previous experience working as a Business and Solutions Architect on a similar‑sized project.
• Architecture Support (requires at least one certification):
  TOGAF
  .
• Strong knowledge of SDLC (waterfall and agile).
• Working knowledge of software methods and best practices.
• Strong technical, analytical, and problem solving skills;
  Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Understanding and experience with information security requirements and practices.
• Expert knowledge for integration of software in commercial cloud environment.
• Experience with the following:
  • Automated tools (e.g., HP ALM/PPM, JIRA Agile etc.) for test case development and defect tracking;
    Serena Version Manager and Serena Business Manager;
    User Interface systems;
    Verifying requirements are testable and generate testing objectives;
    Conducting an effective requirements review;
    Writing SQL statements;
    Performing database queries using SQL;
    Viewing and updating Oracle tables.
  • Statistical sampling techniques and statistical concepts.
  • SAS;
    Oracle 11g or higher; PL/SQL; SQL (ANSI);
    Java / JavaScript;
    Microsoft .NET;

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus a minimum of 5 years of related experience.

• Proposed
  
  Work Location:
  
  Census Bureau Headquarters, Suitland, Maryland
• Contract Length: 6 years (1 year plus 5 option years)
• Tax
  
  Terms:
  
  W2 Only /
  Salary: Competitive salary with benefits package
• Clearance: Active Public Trust clearance
• Benefits: life and disability coverage;
  Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs); 401(k) Plans;
  Tuition Reimbursement;
  Employee Assistance Program;
  Relocation Assistance (qualified and pre‑approved employees).
• Please indicate current immigration status and desired salary range when applying.
• SNAP, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).