Executive Information Technology Consultant

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Executive Information Technology Consultant will serve as the lead technical contractor representative and counterpart to NDU leadership, providing overarching support for the below responsibilities:

• Manages and implements large, complex Information Technology systems.
• Experienced in advising senior executives on effective utilization of Information Technology systems and reengineering to meet business objectives.
• Identify user requirements and describe services available or refer inquiries to other staff within installation.
• Provides technical support of a limited scope to users and assist them in defining and solving computing problems within well-defined areas of responsibility.
• Assists in preparing documentation of supported products for other staff members and users.
• Assists in preparing user training materials and conduct training sessions as assigned.
• Perform programming tasks of limited scope to assist users.
• Analyze functional business applications and design specifications for functional activities.
• Develop block diagrams and logic flow charts.
• Translate detailed designs into computer software.
• Test, debug, and refine computer software to produce the required product.
• Prepare required documentation, including both program-level and user-level documentation.
• Enhance software to reduce operating time or improve efficiency. Provide technical direction to programmers to ensure program deadlines are met.
• Act as a liaison between NDU component requirements, bridging communication gaps between business owners and front-end developers.
• Collaborate with component and directorate leaders to define technical requirements for priority data-analytics use-cases, ensuring agile execution.
• Establish a data governance program at NDU, enforcing data discipline with regular oversight and documentation through a Data Governance Program Charter.
• Clean, ingest, and connect data for analytic use cases, ensuring data flow quality and consistency. Provide training and support to data owners on data governance and technical requirements.
• Engineer the performance layer for analytics, providing data quality KPIs, and collaborating with the CIO and COO on developing the data governance program.
• Serve as a key interaction point between component requirement owners and developers, managing training for data and application users.
• Facilitate data-based decision-making, support effective data and knowledge management, and integrate data and information management into daily operations.
• Provide development capacity for executing data analytics requests, acting as an end-to-end project manager for use case planning, development, and implementation.
• Offer perspectives and lead discussions on determining the best analytic insights given available data.
• Prioritize use cases, conduct diagnostics, and identify opportunities for the organization.
• Lead a multi-functional data team, coordinating with business stakeholders, Data Owners, and Feature Owners.
• Support analytics design decisions, provide technical advice, and define clear plans for the analytics team.
• Act as a bridge between the organization's analytics team, share insights, and collect inputs for verifying and iterating analytics results.
• Guide the data team in developing visualizations to meet end-user requirements.
• Diagnose existing architecture and data maturity, identify gaps, and enhance the data architecture with the broader data team while ensuring security and maintenance.
• Build data tools and products, including data schemas, for automation and easy data accessibility.
• Work closely with Data Owners to ensure data quality and availability for analytical modeling.
• Gather requirements, assess gaps, and build roadmaps and architecture for informed decision-making by leadership.
• Explore options, designs, and create data lake/data warehouses for specific analytical solutions.
• Identify and implement solutions for data security, quality, and process automation.
• Support maintenance, bug fixing, and performance analysis along the data pipeline.
• Create applications, dashboards, reports, and data visualizations using NDU-provided business intelligence tools.
• Ensure code follows coding best practices and industry standards.
• Collaborate with back-end developers to integrate Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
• Collaborate with Feature Owners to iterate and develop design changes.
• Provide fully developed and implemented dashboards, including staffing levels, key functional KPIs, and tracking issuance requirements related to policies and procedures.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Required experience: 15 years
• Education: MA/MS in technical related field
• Clearance Level: TS- SCI
• Certifications Required:
  • IASAE III
  • CISSP-ISSAP
  • CISSP-ISSEP
  • CCSP

We are seeking a Executive Information Technology Consultant to join our team supporting the National Defense University’ Enterprise Information Technology Support Services (EITSS) program to provide broad in Fort Lesley J. McNair, Southwest Washington D.C.

TekSynap is a fast growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that Information Technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

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WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Location: Fort Lesley J. McNair, Southwest Washington D.C.
• Type of environment: Office
• Noise level: Medium  
• Work schedule: Schedule is day shift Monday – Friday. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
• Amount of Travel: Less than 10%

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE

U.S. Citizenship 

Certifications:

• IASAE III
• CISSP-ISSAP
• CISSP-ISSEP
• CCSP

Clearance requirement: Top Secret – SCI

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. TekSynap does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, national origin, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as “protected status”). This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment as well as the use of all company facilities, participation in all company-sponsored activities, and all employment actions such as promotions, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

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