Thread Architect - GEOINT Ground

About this role

Responsibilities

The Thread Architect serves as a key strategic and technical advisor within a thread-based organizational structure, reporting directly to the government thread lead. This position operates at a high level, coordinating and aligning solution epics with organizational goals, timelines, and the overarching 2035 vision. The Thread Architect ensures cross-thread and cross-component integration, while strategically managing and prioritizing workloads to meet mission objectives.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Strategic Alignment and Coordination:

• Collaborate with government thread leads to align solution epics with the organization’s 2035 vision and objectives.
• Assess new and ongoing work to ensure alignment with strategic goals, identifying potential misalignments and escalating concerns as needed.

2. Timeline Management:

• Organize and place bundles of work (solution epics) across project timelines, ensuring smooth coordination between threads and components.
• Monitor progress and resolve conflicts to maintain alignment with organizational priorities and deadlines.

3. Cross-Thread Integration:

• Facilitate coordination across multiple threads to ensure seamless integration of efforts and resources.
• Collaborate with solution epic owners and program managers to address interdependencies and ensure end-to-end delivery.

4. Architectural Oversight:

• Leverage architectural expertise to guide the organization toward innovative and sustainable solutions.
• Support the development and refinement of architectural frameworks in line with strategic visions and emerging technologies.

5. Stakeholder Communication:

• Provide high-level summaries and recommendations to thread lead on strategic decisions and trade-offs.

6. Vision Advocacy:

• Advocate for long-term goals by ensuring that all efforts align with the organization’s 2035 vision and mission.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and recommend adjustments to strategies or road maps when necessary.

This position is ideal for candidates who are technically adept, strategically minded, and passionate about aligning operational efforts with a long-term vision. The Thread Architect will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the organization.

Qualifications

Required:

• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI Clearance with Poly
• BS with 12-15 years of experience, MS with 10-13 years of experience or Ph.D. with 10+ years of experience
• Demonstrated understanding of the end-to-end systems engineering and integration lifecycle and the processes, tools, and artifacts used in the development and management of complex systems, including requirements management and analysis, architecture, system design, implementation, verification, validation, test, transition to operations, and maintenance
• Demonstrated analysis and critical thinking skills
• Great customer teaming skills: ability to lead and collaborate in cross-functional teams
• Exceptional organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage complex, multi-threaded initiatives.
• Strategic problem-solving ability to anticipate and address risks, conflicts, and inefficiencies.
• Accomplished written and oral communicator, with the ability to develop various products in multiple formats, and lead and capture technical discussions and outcomes
• Ability to organize, prioritize, schedule, and accomplish a wide variety of tasks with attention to detail
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications

 Strongly Desired Skills:

• Familiarity with GEOINT systems
• Familiarity with ground systems
• Experience in Intelligence Community (IC) or Department of Defense (DoD) environments
• Familiarity with thread-based organizational structures and solution epics (e.g., experience with JIRA or similar tools)
• Demonstrated expertise in aligning technical work with long-term strategic visions

Equal Pay Act

This is the projected compensation range for this position. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, Arcfield invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Arcfield ’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections. Min: $129,307.95 Max: $310,725.06 EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.