Chief Architect Potential

Why This Is An Exciting Role

This BI&A PRIME contract is seeking a Chief Architect to join their program. You will help oversee teams of engineers & developers that build and enhance high-visibility, collaborative web application tools used in the day-to-day mission, across the customer enterprise and across the broader Intelligence Community (IC). Your work will enable data to be updated and shared in real-time and will help drive more informed and timely decisions in matters of national security.

This BI&A PRIME contract is seeking a Chief Architect to join their program. You will help oversee teams of engineers & developers that build and enhance high-visibility, collaborative web application tools used in the day-to-day mission, across the customer enterprise and across the broader Intelligence Community (IC). Your work will enable data to be updated and shared in real-time and will help drive more informed and timely decisions in matters of national security.

• Define and maintain the system architecture baseline (hardware, software, topology, interfaces, data, security)
• Approve and adjudicate architectural changes
• Ensure the implemented solution satisfies all contract technical requirements
• Safeguard architectural integrity even through cost and schedule pressures

• Conceptually formulate integrated system solutions that meet operational needs and user requirements
• Define hardware and software design criteria
• Identify appropriate COTS, reuse, and modernization components
• Perform trade studies evaluating performance, cost, schedule, risk, reliability, and security

• Define interface and interconnect specifications
• Ensure system-of-systems integration across MPO environments
• Support verification and test planning for requirements and interfaces
• Participate in major lifecycle reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.)

• Plan and execute analyses and modeling to assess performance, availability, reliability, and operational suitability
• Identify architectural risks, tradeoffs, and mitigation strategies
• Identify required subject matter expertise, tools, and techniques to meet technical objectives
• Act as the technical conscience of the program, ensuring solution quality is not compromised

• Develop and maintain a forward-looking technology roadmap aligned with MPO strategic objectives
• Evaluate emerging technologies and define transition strategies for modernization
• Conceptually shape future system enhancements and capability expansions
• Support technical solution development for follow-on efforts, contract modifications, and growth opportunities
• Collaborate with business development and capture teams to ensure architectural continuity between current program execution and future solutions
• Ensure proposed enhancements align with the established architecture baseline and long-term system vision

• Define and execute a strategic roadmap for AI-enabled engineering transformation within the program
• Lead responsible integration of Generative AI into systems engineering and software development activities
• Implement AI-assisted capabilities
• Requirements analysis and traceability
• Code generation and review
• Automated test development
• Compliance and documentation automation
• Establish governance and guardrails to ensure AI adoption aligns with MPO policies, federal AI directives, and Zero Trust principles
• Ensure innovation enhances quality, compliance, and mission effectiveness in a regulated environment

• Work closely with MPO…