Business Architect / Functional Analyst Consultant

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

MBI Full 5C (T3)

Job Family:

Functional Experts

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Agile Methodology, Internal Communications, Product Management

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking a detail oriented, customer-focused, and motivated Business Architect/Senior Program Manager with strong communication skills that is interested in becoming part of our FDA team, supporting our customers with their critical mission needs.

The Business Architect/Senior PM will be analyzing business requirements and translating into actionable plans by identifying key capabilities, value streams, and process maps to ensure alignment across the organization. The individual will collaborate with diverse stakeholders across different teams to gather requirements, address challenges, and ensure buy-in on key deliverables.

This position is hybrid with 2-3 days of working onsite at the client office in Silver Spring, MD and/or the GDIT Gaithersburg office.

HOW A BUSINESS ARCHITECT/SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Provides functional and operational leadership to assigned project or task(s).
• Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Responsible for scope, schedule, and performance of assigned project or task(s).
• Manages or directs resources required to perform assigned project or task(s).
• The role will include process improvement, identifying inefficiencies in existing processes and designing solutions to optimize solutions and improve operational efficiency.
• The individual will collaborate with the execution team to ensure technology investments align with the product strategy and support the implementation of the target architecture.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT:

• Lead internal communication, reporting on sprint progress, burn down, velocity, and story points.
• Prepare and deliver frequent updates, maintaining positive relationships and ensuring a positive journey.
• Manage timeline and scope ensuring customer expectations are met.
• Communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully and resolve or escalate issues in a timely fashion.

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT:

• Develop product roadmap with stakeholders.
• Oversee planning and design of business processes; assist in formulating recommendations to improve and support business activities.
• Assist in the research and assessment of business goals, objectives and needs to align information technology solutions with business initiatives.

TEAM/AGILE MANAGEMENT:

• Work with the implementation team to develop releases plans and ensure product backlogs are well-groomed, prioritized and visible to all the stakeholders.
• Be part of a continuous improvement mindset and recommend adjustments to established delivery practices.
• Participate in Scrum meetings to represent Product Owner and ensure cross-team collaboration and coordination of release plans.
• Provide transparency to senior leadership and work with design, development, information security, and other product management teams.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED: 

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 12 years of related experience. 
• 8+ years of managing large scale application development projects.
• Ability to attain Public Trust clearance. 
• Experience managing projects with multiple key stakeholders. 
• Experience managing multi-system projects and self-organized, cross-functional project teams in a matrixed environment. 
• Familiar with Agile values, principles, processes, and methods such as iterative and incremental development, burn down, continuous integration, test-driven development (TDD), unit testing, code refactoring, pair programming, and/or Scrum ceremonies. 
• Moderate knowledge of the JIRA tracking tool.

DESIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 

• PMP certification and Second level Scrum Master certification (CSP, SAFe Agilist, SAFe Practitioner).
• Prior or current experience working in a similar role at the Food and Drug Administration.
• Appian technology experience. 

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home.
• 401K with company match.
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages.
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career.
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications.
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from.
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays.

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The likely salary range for this position is $161,158 - $207,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

25-50%

Telecommuting Options:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA MD Silver Spring

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at

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