The Strategy and Architecture Office is seeking an exceptional candidate to serve as an Enterprise Architect (Technology), responsible for assessing strategic and mission requirements to develop and publish enterprise-level Information Technology specifications across the organization to ensure critical business requirements are met.

Duties

Serves as the NASA technology domain enterprise architect providing creation, iteration, and maintenance of enterprise architectures that embody key principles, methods, and models to describe current/future state aligned to business outcomes. Analyzes drivers, requirements, and current state capabilities, and applies broad understanding of business strategies and objectives across operating levels to develop enterprise reference architectures that inform strategic and technical roadmaps. Identifies and prioritizes critical business functions in collaboration with organizational stakeholders. Works with key stakeholders to gain approval and influence adoption of recommendations. Interprets business goals and drivers, translates business strategy and objectives into an operating model, assesses current capabilities, and identifies required changes in capabilities. Leads the establishment, documentation, and maintenance of technology direction and standards for the technology domain, involving all aspects of networking, cloud and compute, workplace and collaboration and security for enterprise systems. Captures and prioritizes market and environmental trends, business strategies and objectives, and identifies the business benefits of alternative strategies within the technology domain. Ensures alignment of program and operational component roadmaps with business strategies, enterprise transformation activities, and technology directions. Works closely with NASA's Enterprise Architects, OCIO’s Agency Level Offices and Service Lines, and Mission operations teams to ensure acquired or developed system(s) and architecture(s) are consistent with technology architecture guidelines. Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champions NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity and teamwork.

Requirements

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation or higher-level clearance. Investigation/Clearance may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• This position may require a one-year probationary period.
• Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, Bargaining Unit and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
• Selected applicant(s) must be assigned to a duty location listed on the announcement.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: Developing and communicating authoritative enterprise architectures that address requirements and align to an organization's mission and business outcomes; Developing technology and capability roadmaps, identifying gaps, overlaps, dependencies and risks, building long-term coherence for enterprise systems; Developing strategy and enterprise architectures for network systems, data center optimization, and workplace and collaboration systems. AND You MUST also have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below: Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.

Education

Contacts

• Address NASA Headquarters 300 E St SW Washington, DC 20546 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]