Systems Architect, Strategic Planning

Program Overview

About The Role

Peraton is seeking a strategic forward thinker with initiative, ownership, and technical skills to join our team in Brook Park, Ohio in support of the NASA Glenn Engineering and Research Support (GEARS) Contract team supporting a research and engineering application support infrastructure. CAD and PLM solutions and IT strategic planning are just two of the services provided to the NASA community and the Peraton contract station.

The selected candidate will work in a dynamic, team-based environment that advances requirements, preparation, configuration, and integration for research and engineering resources and applications throughout the NASA Glenn Research Center. The selected individual will maintain a specific focus on strategic planning, consolidation efforts, and coordination with Center and Agency IT Master Planning activities.

The new hire will assist the Research and Engineering Directorate Strategic Lead with IT requirements definition and review of options, support Agency and Center IT consolidation efforts, act as a technical resource for IT issues and interactions with the GRC OCIO, assist in the coordination with other IT Service providers (i.e. networks, security, procurement, etc.), and assist in the development and execution of the Directorate’s IT technology roadmap and technology planning.

Responsibilities of the position:

• Support the collection of requirements, specifications, and recommendations for hardware and/or software upgrades to the Research and Engineering architecture and environment. Recommend changes in configuration to optimize performance and utilization of environment resources.
• Support coordination with the OCIO Organization to ensure that the technical and IT Security requirements of Code L are properly addressed. This includes, but is not limited to, attending required meetings, review of technical proposals, development of technical requirements and specifications, preparing responses to IT data calls, testing proposed solutions to determine potential impacts, documenting infrastructure issues so they can be provided to Code L Senior Management, assisting the Code L IT Resources Manager in the development and implementation of IT Governance within Code L, and development of usage statistics to be used by Code L for budgetary and resource planning activities.
• Provide strategic support including research, coordination, tracking and documentation for the purpose of planning, facilitating and enhancing all Research and Engineering related operations. (e.g., equipment database, software usage, committee support, system administrator backup, technology and product review/enhancement, seminars, demonstrations, user training/instruction, various organizational meeting support, stock/purchase requests, computer supply distribution, H/W and S/W upgrades and the development of computer related procedures and policies).
• Support coordination with a Vendor(s) to determine, when required, an implementation plan to bring on-site additional specialized Research and Engineering Applications support personnel to assist the task with the installation, upgrading, and migration of our current Research and Engineering Applications. This would also include assistance in the migration of required data.
• Support Consolidation, IT Enterprise architecture, and Strategic planning activities which include but are not limited to:
• Requirements definition, options review, transition planning, integration, and operational activities in cooperation with the GRC OCIO Data Center staff.
• Formulation of data center consolidation planning, within Code L, the Center and Agency.
• Development of Service Level Agreements to ensure the organization is getting IT Service from the Data Center or other IT Service providers which address the requirements and operational needs of Code L, and support Center and Agency IT consolidation efforts.
• Participation in Strategic planning and Enterprise IT Architecture activities.
• Participation in new License and Application Management strategic planning activities and Agency consolidation efforts.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree and 5 years of experience - computer science, software engineering, systems analysis, information systems.
• Demonstrated understanding of the development and support of IT Strategic and Tactical initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Digital Transformation and Engineering practices and adoption.
• Working knowledge of data management (ITAR, CUI), applications (integration and configuration), product lifecycle management (PLM, SDLC), and configuration management.
• Skilled with the integration of applications with hardware and other software through APIs or COTS interface.
• Must be a US Citizen

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong presentation and verbal skills and the ability to communicate with different audiences.
• Familiarity with ITIL best practices.
• Understanding of multi-Factor Authentication and ODIC, Entra ID, and SAML.
• Basic understanding of Engineering and Research applications supporting mechanical, electrical, chemical, software engineering.
• Familiarity with latest technologies: AI, ML, Cloud, Kubernetes.
• Understanding of IT Strategic Risk Management best practices.
• Previous involvement in interpreting and applying IT governance and policy.

SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

Details

Target Salary Range: $86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at

Application Duration Statement: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.