Lead Architecture Technician (Portsmouth, VA)

**Position Overview Type:** Full-Time, Exempt **Location:** Portsmouth, VA; Hybrid **Travel:** Some expected, < 25% **Clearance:** Active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance **Work Authorization:** U.S. Citizenship required **Summary/Objective** Five Stones Research Corporation (5SRC) is seeking energetic candidates to join our established and growing Huntsville-headquartered team. THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD. **Essential Functions** - Lead and coordinate a small team performing Solution and Reference Architecture development, analysis, management, and maintenance activities. - Collaborate with Government personnel, systems engineers, technical leads, and stakeholders to develop and maintain architecture products supporting Coast Guard C5I systems. - Develop and maintain As-Is and To-Be Solution Architectures in accordance with the Coast Guard Enterprise Architecture (CGEA) Practice Manual. - Develop architecture products using TEARS/Cameo and other Government-approved architecture repositories and modeling environments. - Analyze engineering documentation, system requirements, technical manuals, and design artifacts to develop and maintain architecture products. - Develop architecture products in accordance with DoDAF, DM2, CGEA, and applicable C5ISC Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC) and Change Management policies. - Analyze and update functional and allocated architecture and requirements baselines as engineering changes occur. - Integrate architecture products with requirements maintained in Government Requirements Management Systems, including Launch Pad and other approved repositories. - Develop, maintain, and update Security and Information Delivery Infrastructure Reference (SIDIR) Architectures supporting Endpoint Device, Communications, Computing Nodes, and Security Infrastructure. - Develop architecture reports, technical documentation, templates, and other supporting deliverables. - Provide technical guidance, quality assurance, and mentoring to architecture team members. - Communicate architecture status, risks, issues, recommendations, and project progress to Government stakeholders and project leadership. - Prepare project status reports, level-of-effort estimates, and technical briefings. - Participate in on-site and virtual technical meetings, engineering reviews, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), and working groups. - Travel within CONUS as required to support customer meetings and program execution. - Perform other duties as assigned. **Required Education and Experience** - Associate degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or another related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and directly related experience. - Minimum of five (5) years of experience supporting Enterprise, Solution, or Reference Architecture development, analysis, management, or maintenance activities. - Minimum of two (2) years of experience leading technical teams or coordinating architecture or engineering efforts. - Demonstrated proficiency developing and maintaining Enterprise, Solution, and Reference Architecture products. - Experience developing and maintaining Solution Architecture and architecture baseline products. - Experience using System Architect, Cameo, TEARS, or comparable enterprise architecture modeling tools. - Working knowledge of DoDAF, DM2, architecture repositories, and configuration management principles. - Experience collaborating with Government customers, engineers, and technical stakeholders. - Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to develop technical documentation, reports, and briefings. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint) and Adobe Acrobat. - Ability to work effectively in a hybrid work environment supporting both on-site and remote activities. - Ability to travel within CONUS as required. **Preferred Qualifications:** - Bachelor's…