Senior IT Systems Solution Architect – Metadata Management/Data Quality

Location: Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL

Job Title: Senior Information Technology (IT) Systems Solution Architect (Metadata Management/Data Quality)

Duty Location: Logistics Data Analysis Center (LDAC), Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville AL

Clearance Level (Must Have): Active DoD – Secret

Required Certifications (Must Have): None

Salary: $120,000 – $127,000

Job Description: The Senior IT Systems Solution Architect (Metadata Management/Data Quality) serves as the senior subject matter expert associated with content, processes and procedures associated with ERP systems. Defines the detailed requirements, analyzes the business needs, and validates solutions with the client. Details requirements through the product development and other functions to support the project team. Monitors other business analysts in software development methods and processes and implementation of those methods. Evaluates development projects and assists in tailoring the development process to meet the project needs. Performs detailed job analysis of business processes and provides an interface between traditional logistical support organizations and functional requirement definitions. The Senior IT Systems Solution Architect (Metadata Management/Data Quality) must demonstrate the following:

• Excellent organizational, analytical, written and oral communication skills.
• The ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• The ability to interact at all levels in the chain of command.
• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision and work in a team-based, highly collaborative environment.
• The ability to work well under pressure and around tight deadlines.

A Senior IT Systems Solution Architect (Metadata Management/Data Quality) may be called upon to partner with Business Analysts, and/or with customer functional managers when assembling requirements. The candidate should have a working knowledge of the Army’s data and legacy systems, its associated systems, and an understanding of the Army’s concept of Enterprise Data Management and Authoritative sources. The Senior IT Systems Solution Architect (Metadata Management/Data Quality) will assist in logistics support activities centered on data quality support and enterprise data management relative to the Army’s ERP systems, specifically GCSS-Army, LMP, GFEBS, and AESIP. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

General Responsibilities:

• Assisting in defining the technical solutions to support identified metrics, as well as monitoring ERP data quality and availability using metrics and audits.
• Enforcing the business processes implemented for the organization’s enterprise data management and data integration.
• Performing technical analysis by assessing the areas of impact of data issues from all levels of the enterprise.
• Assisting in maintaining and sustaining migration efforts and management of future migration requirements.
• Utilizing qualitative and quantitative techniques in analyzing and measuring the effectiveness and efficiency of the data that will be used in support of business processes.
• Collecting requirements for the project business, analyzing them and guiding the developmental team in optimizing their work.
• Evaluating the data collected by project development teams and preparing hardware and software requirement specifications understanding these details.
• Documenting the projects by preparing functional specification documents and user guides for the reference of the end users.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Document and implement policies, procedures and controls to ensure the proper creation, validation, storage, and integration of metadata.
• Document and implement processes and procedures for governing the identification, collection, and use of organizational metadata.
• Document and implement policies, procedures and controls to maintain the architecture, metadata standards, and user guides.
• Document and implement policies and procedures to assess the accuracy and validity of metadata.
• Assess the quality of Metadata documentation through both automated and manual methods.
• Ensure Army and DoD business terms, business rules, business processes and associated metadata are documented and maintained in the government provided software application.
• Document and implement appropriate backup and recovery mechanisms to guarantee the recoverability of metadata in any circumstances.
• Identify and document requirements necessary to extend the metadata management tools for use by other stakeholders.
• Identify, develop, and provide training and documentation in support of metadata policies, procedures and tools. Assist in rolling out standards and policies to the organization’s team members. Document, assess, and influence business requirements to develop, enable, and advance metadata capabilities to support the organization’s mission.
• Control and manage datasets in the Army’s metadata repository.
• Monitor and manage authoritative datasets within government approved metadata repository to ensure quality requirements for mission objectives are maintained.
• Support the team in managing customer expectations and resolving issues on time.
• Perform business and technical presentations in relation to metadata and solutions addressing business problems.

Technology:

• Maintain skill sets in the hardware/software (Information Steward, Vantage, Collibra, Advana, etc.) being used to accomplish customer tasks.
• Utilize data analysis tools to include SQL, Microsoft Access, and Excel to query data from multiple complex relational databases and other data sources in support of customer data requests.
• Exhibit a wide range of technical knowledge including database, application development, project management, scheduling, etc.
• Maintain an awareness of trends that may either positively or negatively affect the customer.
• Exhibit a wide range of technical knowledge including database querying, application development, project management, scheduling, etc.

Required Experience:

• Army logistics background.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to perform stakeholder management, resolution management, and facilitate Working Groups and IPTs.
• An understanding and awareness of GCSS-Army/LMP/AESIP/GFEBS interfaces and dependencies.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Logistics Domain transformation to the ERP-dominated environment.
• Ability to articulate objectives of enterprise data quality management.

Required Education/Experience:

• 12 years of Business Analyst experience, OR
• Master’s degree and 6 years of Business Analyst experience, OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of Business Analyst experience, OR
• Associate’s degree and 10 years Business Analyst experience

ERP Business Analyst (BA) Associate – Data Reports

Location: Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL

Job Title: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Business Analyst Associate – Data Reports

Duty Location: Logistics Data Analysis Center (LDAC), Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville AL

Clearance Level (Must Have): Active DoD – Secret

Required Certifications (Must Have): None

Salary: $50,000 – $60,000 (Based on experience)

Job Description:

Developer performs detailed analyses of business processes and provides an interface between traditional information technology support organizations and functional requirement definitions. The developer is responsible for developing products within Vantage, Palantir’s Foundry framework, to create applications, configure existing systems and provide user support.

Developers can write functional code with a sharp eye for spotting defects. The overall goal is to work with internal teams to design, develop and maintain software. Must have a wide range of knowledge in all areas of information technology and have organizational, analytical, written and oral communication skills; possess the ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment, interact at all levels in the chain of command; work independently with minimal supervision; work in a team-based, highly collaborative environment with tight deadlines. The developer will work under the direction of management and team leads but frequently leads both large and small analysis efforts.

General Responsibilities:

• Assist in defining the technical solutions to support identified metrics, as well as monitoring ERP data quality and availability using metrics and audits.
• Enforce the business processes implemented for the organization’s enterprise data management and data integration.
• Perform technical analysis by assessing the areas of impact of data issues from all levels of the enterprise.
• Assist in maintaining and sustaining migration efforts and management of future migration requirements.
• Utilize qualitative and quantitative techniques in analyzing and measuring the effectiveness and efficiency of the data that will be used in support of business processes.
• Collect requirements for the project business, analyze them and guide the developmental team in optimizing their work.
• Evaluate the data collected by project development teams and prepare hardware and software requirement specifications understanding these details.
• Document projects by preparing functional specification documents and user guides for the reference of the end users.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Maintain skill sets in the hardware/software that is used to accomplish customer requirements
• Maintain awareness of trends that may either positively or negatively affect the customer requirements
• Possess a wide range of technical knowledge including database, application development, project management, scheduling, etc.
• Possess an understanding of database structure required to support the Visualization Vantage Application
• Possess an understanding of SQL and database structures that will assist in learning Vantage Dataset Structure
• Understand Visualization Vantage design standards and Government customer’s standard documentation that will be used by all team members
• Develop, control coordinate, and maintain assigned visualization projects from inception to deployment into the Government customer’s development environment and through the other customer-specific environments
• Apply functional knowledge to design and customization of workflow systems that provide seamless integration for client/server applications.
• Write functional requirements, develops test plans and works with production issues.
• Create design specifications for the Government customer’s Visualization Application implementation based on the interpretation of the customer’s requirements
• Coordinate design of subsystems and integration of the total system for the Government customer’s Visualization Application
• Conduct code reviews, demonstrations and/or walk-throughs of functionality within the Government customer’s Visualization Application, as requested by the customer(s)
• Assist in identifying common customer(s) problems, suggest corrections/enhancements to those issues or refer to other expertise, as required
• Provide projected milestones related to the various tasks and identify team members and their areas of responsibility
• Responsible for coordinating, scheduling, and establishing processes to meet internal or contractual commitments
• Apply standard principles, theories, and concepts to solve problems of moderate/diverse scope
• Perform assigned project work that requires application of standard practices and techniques used in programming or operations
• Perform assessments of the system flowcharts, functional specifications and logic, input/output requirements, reports and functional database design for logistical process
• Support the technical contractor teams with functional guidance and subject matter expertise in development of “As Is” and “To Be” business processes in the government customer’s Visualization Vantage Portal
• Maintain and develop functional flowcharts, functional specifications, systems engineering, reengineering system support, etc.
• Interact professionally with internal and external government customers and team members on a regular basis
• Adhere to all established policies regarding security, completion of mandatory training courses and timesheet submission

Required Experience:

• Experience developing in Python
• Experience with PySpark application programming interface (API) to process large datasets in a distributed cluster
• Ability to efficiently balance simultaneous, high-profile projects and deliver those projects in an effective manner is required
• Ability to work in an ever-changing environment managing multiple tasks and projects. Must have initiative and strive for continuous improvement. Proven ability to participate in implementing innovative ideas, projects and business solutions
• Strong written and verbal communication to interact effectively with both technical and non-technical users at all levels of the organization
• Strong problem solving and analysis skills
• Ability to debug code for root cause analysis
• Demonstrated ability to complete tasks within established timelines

Required Education/Experience:

• 5 years of Business Analyst experience, OR
• Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years of Business Analyst experience, OR
• Associate’s degree and 4 years Business Analyst experience

POSITION: SharePoint and Power Apps Developer

LOCATION: Portsmouth/Norfolk/Chesapeake, VA

SCOPE: Serves as a SharePoint Developer with primary focus in Power Apps development for a major IT services contract for the U.S. Navy

RESPONSIBILITIES and EXPERIENCE:

• SharePoint development and administration, with expertise in developing and deploying SharePoint solutions, including custom web parts, workflows, lists, libraries, content types, and site collection management in both SharePoint Online and On-Premises.
• Experience using SharePoint Designer, InfoPath, and Power Automate for workflow automation.
• Experience with Power Apps development and support (e.g., troubleshooting, optimization); experience developing both canvas and model-driven apps.
• Design and implement Power Automate workflows to streamline processes and integrate with external data sources including SQL, SharePoint, or third-party APIs using Common Data Service.
• Proficient in using SharePoint Framework (SPFx) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g., Angular, React).
• Experience with REST APIs, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery.
• Work with SharePoint Administrator to manage SharePoint environments, including user permissions, security, governance, and configuration and management of SharePoint sites, document management systems, and collaboration solutions.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field from an accredited institution.
• 7 years of relevant experience.
• Current Security+ CE certification.
• Microsoft developer certifications preferred.

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Active DoD Top Secret Clearance

SALARY (Based on level of experience and expertise): $90,000 – 130,000/year

BENEFITS: We designed our employee benefits program around the goal of improving the quality of life for each employee. We offer some of the most competitive benefits in the industry to include Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurances; Short and Long Term Disability; Paid Leave, Holidays, Bereavement, Military, and Jury Duty; 401(k) Retirement Plan, Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care, Health Savings Account, Tuition/Training Assistance, and Referral Bonuses.

POSITION: VMware Systems Administrator – Senior

LOCATION: Portsmouth/Norfolk/Chesapeake, VA

SCOPE: Serves as a Senior Systems Administrator with primary responsibilities for VMware administration on a major IT services contract for the U.S. Navy

RESPONSIBILITIES and EXPERIENCE:

• Design, deploy, and manage VMware infrastructure components, including ESXi hosts and vCenter Server.
• Experience managing Microsoft Windows domain architecture, including Active Directory deployment, Group Policy configuration, and DNS/DHCP services.
• Create and administer virtual desktop environments (e.g., VMware Horizon View), virtual machine templates, snapshots, and virtual networking.
• Configure and provision storage systems (e.g., iSCSI, NFS, VMFS), and perform patch management, data backup, and disaster recovery planning in virtualized environments.
• Perform optimization, capacity planning, configuration management, troubleshooting, monitoring, patching, and support of on-premise and cloud-based Windows Server enterprise.
• Work with other System Administrators to resolve intermediate and advanced issues associated with system configuration management, resource sharing and networking; conduct troubleshooting and problem identification.
• Manage system security including accounts, access controls, and group policies; apply NIST RMF security controls and DoD STIGs; maintain system security baselines.
• Manage production environments using automated tools and procedures to install, build and deploy systems; monitor and enforce configuration management; monitor application performance and security; and perform system backups and restores.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field from an accredited institution.
• 10 years of relevant experience.
• Current Security+ CE certification.
• VMware Certified Professional.
• Microsoft Server certification.

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Active DoD Top Secret Clearance

SALARY (Based on level of experience and expertise): $90,000 – 130,000/year

BENEFITS: We designed our employee benefits program around the goal of improving the quality of life for each employee. We offer some of the most competitive benefits in the industry to include Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurances; Short and Long Term Disability; Paid Leave, Holidays, Bereavement, Military, and Jury Duty; 401(k) Retirement Plan, Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care, Health Savings Account, Tuition/Training Assistance, and Referral Bonuses.

POSITION TITLE: Director of IT Solutions (Rockville, MD)

POSITION SUMMARY:

Lead or support Caelum’s IT development and support potential business initiatives in federal agencies that provide for the expansion of Caelum’s IT and related capabilities and revenues.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works with corporate leadership to develop short- and long-range goals/objectives for IT and related technologies business development.
• Develop and recommend strategies enhancing the Company’s technological strengths and developing new capabilities.
• Lead or champion IT initiatives in new business capture and pursue activities; assist multi-discipline and/or cross-functional teams in proposal preparation activities.
• Monitors company IT performance against corporate initiatives or contract requirements, compliance and maintains customer contact on issues to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Assist managing and reporting activity, pipeline development, and revenue forecasting.
• Support service offerings to include Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Data Management, Cloud Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Application Modernization.

REPORTING/INTERFACE RELATIONSHIPS:

• Reports to Caelum’s President.
• Interfaces externally with government personnel, vendors, and partners.
• Participate in internal BD meetings and interface with other executives, managers and support group members as needed.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, Science, or related field is preferred.
• Advanced study or related professional training and certification are desirable.
• At least 5 years demonstrated previous successful relevant work and management experience.
• Knowledge of and experience with the Federal contracting acquisition processes.

COMPENSATION AND OTHER FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS AT HIRE:

• Base salary ranging from $100,000 to $150,000 depending upon background and experience of successful candidate.
• This position is an incentive-oriented position; in addition to base salary and comprehensive fringe benefits, the successful candidate will be eligible for additional incentive compensation such as bonus or other incentive, which is directly related to work performance.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The essential functions of this position are in an office environment, using computers, and occasionally, out-of-town travels. Caelum is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

BENEFITS: We designed our employee benefits program around the goal of improving the quality of life for each employee. We offer some of the most competitive benefits in the industry to include Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurances; Short and Long Term Disability; Paid Leave, Holidays, Bereavement, Military, and Jury Duty; 401(k) Retirement Plan, Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care, Health Savings Account, Tuition/Training Assistance, and Referral Bonuses.

Point of Contact: Please submit your resume to Careers-hq@caelum.com.