Senior System Solution Architect

Senior System Solution Architect

Location: Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL

Job Title: Senior Systems Solution Architect

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

Clearance Level (Must Have): Active DoD – Secret

Required Certifications (Must Have): None

Job Description:

The Senior System Solution Architect will play a pivotal role in gathering requirements, designing, developing, and maintaining IT system solutions aligned with the Army’s data integration and quality management needs. This role focuses on enhancing data quality, enabling efficient system integrations, supporting compliance with established governance frameworks and documentation standards, and performing data validation and interface auditing to ensure system integrity and data quality. Proficiency in advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, data validation, interface auditing, Artificial Intelligence, and metadata management tools such as Collibra is also critical. Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

The Senior System Solution Architect will ensure system alignment with data governance principles, such as visibility, accessibility, and trustworthiness, while providing technical expertise in Army-specific platforms like Army Vantage.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Requirements Gathering:

• Engage stakeholders to elicit, document, and analyze technical and functional requirements
• Translate business needs into actionable technical specifications and solutions

Data Integration:

• Develop and integrate datasets from multiple sources (LMP, GCSS-A, GFEBS, AESIP) into unified datasets
• Utilize advanced programming skills in Python and PySpark for scalable and efficient data processing

Data Validation and Interface Auditing:

• Perform technical and functional audits of data interfaces to ensure compliance with integration standards
• Validate data accuracy, consistency, and quality across systems and datasets

Project Management:

• Plan, manage, and oversee projects to ensure timely delivery/alignment with strategic goals
• Coordinate with stakeholders, track progress, and mitigate risks during project execution
• Strong written and verbal communication to interact effectively with both technical and non-technical users at all levels of the organization

Advanced Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills:

• Analyze complex data scenarios to identify and resolve issues effectively
• Develop innovative solutions to enhance data integration and quality processes
• Demonstrated ability to complete tasks within established timelines

Metadata Management:

• Utilize metadata management tools, such as Collibra, to ensure proper documentation, validation, and integration of metadata
• Develop and maintain metadata in alignment with Army Data Catalogs

Visualization and Presentation:

• Create dashboards using Army Vantage as the primary tool, with additional experience in Power BI and Tableau considered valuable
• Deliver professional presentations via PowerPoint to effectively communicate findings and solutions

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

System Analysis:

• Conduct in-depth requirement analysis to inform system sustainment and development
• Facilitate functional & technical testing of system updates, ensuring accuracy and compliance

Architectural Design:

• Create architectural models, data flow diagrams, and integration plans to support solution implementation
• Ensure robust cross-system interoperability through architectural strategies

Data Quality & Data Governance:

• Implement data quality management practices, including auditing, cleaning, and profiling
• Monitor and manage authoritative datasets to ensure mission alignment and readiness

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Partner with technical teams, functional managers, and leadership to achieve project milestones
• Lead working groups to address data governance, quality, and integration challenges

Technology Experience/Expertise:

• Proficiency in the primary data visualization, analytics and dashboarding tools (Army Vantage, Power BI) and metadata management (Collibra)
• Advanced programming expertise in Python and PySpark for data engineering tasks
• Ability to debug code for root cause analysis
• Ability to process and run database queries
• Demonstrated experience gathering and documenting technical and functional requirements
• Expertise in Army logistics systems and data frameworks relative to the Army’s ERP systems, specifically GCSS-Army, LMP, GFEBS, and AESIP.
• Leverage current and future technologies (e.g., Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning/Large Language Models (AI/ML/LLM)) in the performance of their duties, including, but not limited to processing, analyzing, validating, assessing, auditing, migrating, managing, monitoring data, metadata, and data quality.
• 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

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• 12+ years of IT systems experience OR
• 10 years IT systems experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field