Senior Computing Architect

Job Description

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Boeing Talent Acquisition is currently looking for a Senior Computing Architect (Level 4) to join the Boeing Global Services Mission Accelerator program in Ridley Park, PA, Saint Louis, MO, Plano, TX, or Seattle, WA.  Boeing Global Services Mission Accelerator program seeks to transform weapon system sustainment support through the application of innovative, industry-leading digital and analytic solutions and services.  The program focuses on leveraging data to inform and improve the full lifecycle of sustainment and ultimately improve mission availability and drive down lifecycle sustainment costs.  Enabling a paradigm shift to more predictable, affordable, and ready weapon systems for our customers.

As a Mission Accelerator Computing Architect, candidates will lead digital and analytic solution design and delivery for a global customer base, ensuring that solutions deliver on business needs and drive key customer outcomes.    

This role requires a resourceful, self-driven, outcome-oriented individual with meticulous attention to detail and the ability to partner, execute, communicate skillfully, and lead through influence and collaboration across the company while exercising mature judgment.  The ideal candidate will have significant experience with a wide range of technologies, software development, solution architecture, requirements management, and business acumen with exemplary senior-level advising, and interdepartmental collaboration.

Position Responsibilities:

• Reviews business context for solutions to company challenges as well as defining the vision and requirements for digital and analytics solutions, recommending potential options, (which may include RFIs, RFPs or prototype development), selecting the most optimal option, and the development of a roadmap, schedules, and estimates for the selected solution

• Delivers modern technical visualizations of proposed solutions for approval by customer and execution by engineering teams.  Develops architecture, networking, data, and system functional diagrams

• Work closely with product and delivery teams to ensure smooth deployment of solutions and services

• Communicates the architecture to the stakeholders and collaborates and coordinates with existing domain experts

• Champions a structured approach to solution design, architecture, and development.  Assures solutions not only are a fit for the specific purpose but also closely align with the standards guidelines of technology solutions

• Develops and maintains strategic partnerships with customers, stakeholders, and peers.  Informing various stakeholders of plans, estimates, progress, risks, and opportunities

• Assessing the business impact that certain technical choices have.  Directs the identification and recommendation of appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning options incorporating business and technology productivity, usability, and total cost of ownership

• Continually researching current and emerging technologies and proposing changes where needed

• Design, develop, and deploy modular cloud-based systems

• Develop and maintain cloud solutions in accordance with best practices

• Ensure efficient functioning of data storage and process functions in accordance with company security policies and best practices in cloud security

• Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues

• Regularly review existing systems and make recommendations for improvements

• Interact with clients & product owners, provide cloud support, and make recommendations based on client needs

This position is hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options.  This is at the hiring team’s discretion and could potentially change in the future.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Proven work experience as a Cloud/DevSecOps Architect or similar role

• Experience with data and service management

• Extensive experience Kubernetes and container

• Excellent collaboration skills teaming with clients, product managers, developers, and fellow designers

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• AWS, or GCP, or Azure certifications

• Experience with various software designs, languages, and architecture

Typical Education & Experience:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+4 years' related work experience, Master+7 years' related work experience, 13 years' related work experience, etc.).

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Shift Work:

This position is for 1st shift.

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.  

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Please note that the information shown below is a general guideline only.  Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.  

Summary pay range: $120,700 – $174,800  

Export Control Requirements: U.S. Government Export Control Status: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details: US based job, US Person required

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Experience Level
Individual Contributor
Contingent Upon Program Award
No, this position is not contingent upon program award

Schedule
Full time