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Five Rivers Analytics (FRA), an Akima company, is not just another federal IT contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.
At FRA, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.
For our shareholders, FRA provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.
For our government customers, FRA delivers streamline operations in support of an increasingly fast-paced, complex, and dynamic digital environment.
As a FRA employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.
Description:Five Rivers Analytics is looking for a Principal Business Architect to work remotely. The Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA), Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G4 (ODCS, G4), Enterprise Architecture (EA) - Specialized Design and Compliance Support Services requires reliable and timely Information Technology (IT) services to support ODCS, G-4 directorates and the Army-wide installations enterprise. With a broad depth of capabilities that span across the PWS task areas. To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!
(FRA) is a capable and technically qualified, mission-focused small business, honored to be considered for this requirement. FRA is a trusted and proven 8(a) small business (SB) through its current IT support to multiple US Army organizations.
FRA will provide specialized design services and technical analysis services for the program office supporting installation and logistics management capabilities modeling. We will provide assistance to the program office in the execution of the design and analysis services for a range of initiatives relating to ODCS, G-4 Enterprise Architecture such as:
- Design and production of technical and business analysis products.
- Draft substantive narrative for transformation initiatives.
- Render technical illustrations for architecture scenarios.
- Technical Modeling.
- Data Modeling and Analysis.
- Compliance Support.
- Develop detailed recommendations for enhancing the existing architecture.
- Include actionable steps for modernization, cloud migration, and the implementation of DevSecOps practices.
- Provide analytical reports that outline the rationale and expected benefits of each recommendation.
- Provide clear and well-documented deliverables for all enterprise architecture design and analysis work.
- Deliverables will include analytical reports, architectural diagrams, narratives, outline/document process and actionable recommendations.
- Ensure that each deliverable contributes to the overall modernization and optimization goals.
FRA will provide experienced personnel who will work with the ODCS, G-4 Portfolio Management & Architecture Division to assist in the Government's compliance with Federal, DoD, and Army guidance, methodologies, initiatives, and models to develop its functional domains.
The Principal Business Architect position encompasses enterprise architecture and business process re-engineering to support the G-4 installations, energy, and environment and logistics domains.
This remote position requires that you live within the National Capital Region and within commuting distance of Arlington, VA.
Responsibilities:- Provide staff expertise and resources to utilize techniques, tools, and standards to generate coherent and integrated design views of the Installation Management and Logistics business operations.
- Conceptualize, design, and maintain existing models for specified initiatives within the program office.
- Ability to translate customer needs into specific, well-written process specifications, to which systems and subsystems can be architected and designed.
- Prepare architecture and design models for solutions and components within installation management and logistics business capabilities. Design shall be developed in a combination of the OMG SysML 1.3, BPMN 2.0, and UML 2.3 standards.
- Provide staff expertise and resources knowledgeable about installation management and logistics business operations and skilled in the DoD Business Enterprise Architecture: Compliance Guidance, compliance assertions and tools, to support annual statutory compliance requirements for all systems within the Installation Management and Logistics portfolios.
- Perform an annual assessment on each system’s capabilities and prepare assertions for related Business Rules, Laws, Regulations and Policies (LRPs), Information Exchanges, and Operational Activities in the Army Architecture Assessment Tool (AAT), Army EKR, and Army Portfolio Management Solution (APMS) repositories.
- Document gaps in operational activities identified as part of the compliance scoping process. Gaps shall be prepared as Change Packages for submission to the Army EKR configuration control board (CCB) with other business mission area (BMA) domains.
- Provide timely review and complete Change Packages received from other BMA domains.
- Document Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) compliance plans for business systems in the Army’s installations, energy, and environment or logistics domain. Compliance Plans shall be prepared in accordance with the format and content requirements specified in the Army Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO) guidance.
- Provide input into the contractor Monthly Status Report (MSR).
- Ad hoc On-Site support may be required by the government as needed for projects, meetings, and other special requirements.
- Bachelor's degree in business Process Management, Operations Management, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Holds or is able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or higher clearance.
- Minimum ten (10) years of experience in business enterprise architecture.
- Proven experience in process and portfolio analysis and optimization within government agency(ies).
- Familiarity with government-specific business process modeling tools (e.g., BPMN).
- Strong problem-solving and change management skills, tailored for government processes.
- Ability to provide Ad hoc On-Site support as required by the government as needed for projects, meetings, and other special requirements.
This remote position requires that you live within the National Capital Region and within commuting distance of Arlington, VA.
Desired Qualifications:
- Expertise in DoDAF architecture and standards preferred.