Digital Transformation Architect

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nations space programs solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space delivering innovative solutions that span satellite launch ground and cyber systems for defense civil and commercial customers. When you join our team youll be part of a special collection of problem solvers thought leaders and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.

At Aerospace we are committed to providing an inclusive and diverse workplace for all employees to share in our common passion and aspiration to carry out a mission much bigger than ourselves.

Aerospace is seeking an experienced and dynamic leader to support digital transformation activities for Aerospace and its customers. This role will provide leadership and advice to a range of government customers seeking assistance with digital transformation efforts especially technically demanding activities related to the architecting digital engineering (DE) ecosystems across diverse enterprises. Inherent to this job will be opportunities to significantly influence the future of digital capabilities for both the government and the Aerospace Corporation.

Work Model: 100 onsite or hybrid: Chantilly VA; Crystal City VA; Colorado Springs CO; El Segundo CA; Huntsville AL; Albuquerque NM

What Youll Be Doing

• Develop and execute digital transformation strategy(ies. Work with stakeholders to create digital transformation strategies and generate plans/roadmaps to realize those strategies.

• Architect solutions. Consistent with the strategies and roadmaps produce various levels (e.g. functional logical solution) and types (e.g. operational enterprise ecosystem/environment application) of architecture to inform implementation. Implementation approaches will need to account for user needs (e.g. requirements use cases) and tradespace constraints such as applicable policies regulations and available resources.

• Support the Transition. Monitor assess and guide the transition from legacy capabilities to desired DE solutions to include supporting relevant aspects of the acquisition process. Routinely engage with customer stakeholders to communicate the objectives the status and needs.

• Establish governance. Coordinate with stakeholders to implement executable processes and clear lines of authority/responsibility to continually manage the deployment and sustainment of digital capabilities.

• Provide integrated perspective. Provide expertise that incorporates the needs of Aerospace and the range of government stakeholders to ensure that advice and solutions reflect consistent balanced and integrated strategies based on what is best for the entire space enterprise.

What You Need to be Successful

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in STEM or other technical discipline

• 10 or more years of increasingly responsible professional engineering roles especially related to DE.

• Familiarity with digital engineering concepts and technologies especially as practiced and deployed in the DoD

• Knowledge ofand experience withDE ecosystems as well as cloud technologies and services

• Experience leading the design development representation and/or implementation of largescale digital architectures

• Position requires ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance which is issued by the US government. U.S. citizenship is to obtain a security clearance.

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• Advanced degree in STEM or other technical discipline

• 12 or more years of increasingly responsible professional engineering roles especially related to DE.

• Experience creating a government reference architecture

• Demonstrated success leading largescale digital transformation projects

• Experience with various DoD acquisition processes such as acquisition strategies contracting strategies requests for proposal work breakdown structures cost estimating and requirements management

• Direct experience with cloud service providers and/or platforms

• Direct experience with DoD NNSA or civil space missions and capabilities

• Effective communication skills to include the ability to explain complex concepts clearly and concisely to various types of stakeholders

• Knowledge / experience with specific DOD NNSA or civil space digital environments

• Knowledge / experience of systemsofsystems (SoS) engineering and architecting and modelbased system engineering (MBSE)

• Handson experience with developing or implementing digital twins

• Proficiency with descriptive modeling tools and techniques especially those related to enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g. UAF TOGAF Zachman

• Familiarity with AI technologies and practices

• Demonstrated problemsolving ability

• Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration across multiorganizational teams

• Current DoD TS and SSBI/SCI Clearance