Work Role - Enterprise Architect

Enterprise Architect

Develops and maintains business, systems, and information processes to support enterprise mission needs; develops information technology (IT) rules and requirements that describe baseline and target architectures.

NICE CATEGORY	Securely Provision
NICE SPECIALIST AREA	Systems Architecture
NICE WORK ROLE ID	SP-ARC-001
OPM CODE	651

KSA-T

Below are the Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Tasks (KSA-T) identified as being required to perform this work role.
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ID	DESCRIPTION
K001	Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.
K0002	Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk).
K0003	Knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity and privacy.
K0004	Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy principles.
K0005	Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
K0006	Knowledge of specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses.
K0024	Knowledge of database systems.
K0027	Knowledge of organization's enterprise information security architecture.
K0028	Knowledge of organization's evaluation and validation requirements.
K0030	Knowledge of electrical engineering as applied to computer architecture (e.g., circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware).
K0035	Knowledge of installation, integration, and optimization of system components.
K0037	Knowledge of Security Assessment and Authorization process.
K0043	Knowledge of industry-standard and organizationally accepted analysis principles and methods.
K0044	Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy principles and organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation).
K0052	Knowledge of mathematics (e.g. logarithms, trigonometry, linear algebra, calculus, statistics, and operational analysis).
K0056	Knowledge of network access, identity, and access management (e.g., public key infrastructure, Oauth, OpenID, SAML, SPML).
K0060	Knowledge of operating systems.
K0061	Knowledge of how traffic flows across the network (e.g., Transmission Control Protocol [TCP] and Internet Protocol [IP], Open System Interconnection Model [OSI], Information Technology Infrastructure Library, current version [ITIL]).
K0063	Knowledge of parallel and distributed computing concepts.
K0074	Knowledge of key concepts in security management (e.g., Release Management, Patch Management).
K0075	Knowledge of security system design tools, methods, and techniques.
K0082	Knowledge of software engineering.
K0091	Knowledge of systems testing and evaluation methods.
K0093	Knowledge of telecommunications concepts (e.g., Communications channel, Systems Link Budgeting, Spectral efficiency, Multiplexing).
K0102	Knowledge of the systems engineering process.
K0170	Knowledge of critical infrastructure systems with information communication technology that were designed without system security considerations.
K0179	Knowledge of network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles (e.g., application of defense-in-depth).
K0180	Knowledge of network systems management principles, models, methods (e.g., end-to-end systems performance monitoring), and tools.
K0198	Knowledge of organizational process improvement concepts and process maturity models (e.g., Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for Development, CMMI for Services, and CMMI for Acquisitions).
K0200	Knowledge of service management concepts for networks and related standards (e.g., Information Technology Infrastructure Library, current version [ITIL]).
K0203	Knowledge of security models (e.g., Bell-LaPadula model, Biba integrity model, Clark-Wilson integrity model).
K0207	Knowledge of circuit analysis.
K0211	Knowledge of confidentiality, integrity, and availability requirements.
K0212	Knowledge of cybersecurity-enabled software products.
K0214	Knowledge of the Risk Management Framework Assessment Methodology.
K0227	Knowledge of various types of computer architectures.
K0240	Knowledge of multi-level security systems and cross domain solutions.
K0264	Knowledge of program protection planning (e.g. information technology (IT) supply chain security/risk management policies, anti-tampering techniques, and requirements).
K0275	Knowledge of configuration management techniques.
K0286	Knowledge of N-tiered typologies (e.g. including server and client operating systems).
K0287	Knowledge of an organization's information classification program and procedures for information compromise.
K0291	Knowledge of the enterprise information technology (IT) architectural concepts and patterns (e.g., baseline, validated design, and target architectures.)
K0293	Knowledge of integrating the organization??s goals and objectives into the architecture.
K0299	Knowledge in determining how a security system should work (including its resilience and dependability capabilities) and how changes in conditions, operations, or the environment will affect these outcomes.
K0322	Knowledge of embedded systems.
K0323	Knowledge of system fault tolerance methodologies.
K0325	Knowledge of Information Theory (e.g., source coding, channel coding, algorithm complexity theory, and data compression).
K0326	Knowledge of demilitarized zones.
K0332	Knowledge of network protocols such as TCP/IP, Dynamic Host Configuration, Domain Name System (DNS), and directory services.
K0333	Knowledge of network design processes, to include understanding of security objectives, operational objectives, and trade-offs.
K0487	Knowledge of network security (e.g., encryption, firewalls, authentication, honey pots, perimeter protection).
K0516	Knowledge of physical and logical network devices and infrastructure to include hubs, switches, routers, firewalls, etc.

ID	DESCRIPTION
S0005	Skill in applying and incorporating information technologies into proposed solutions.
S0024	Skill in designing the integration of hardware and software solutions.
S0027	Skill in determining how a security system should work (including its resilience and dependability capabilities) and how changes in conditions, operations, or the environment will affect these outcomes.
S0050	Skill in design modeling and building use cases (e.g., unified modeling language).
S0060	Skill in writing code in a currently supported programming language (e.g., Java, C++).
S0122	Skill in the use of design methods.
S0367	Skill to apply cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation).
S0374	Skill to identify cybersecurity and privacy issues that stem from connections with internal and external customers and partner organizations.

ID	DESCRIPTION
A0008	Ability to apply the methods, standards, and approaches for describing, analyzing, and documenting an organization's enterprise information technology (IT) architecture (e.g., Open Group Architecture Framework [TOGAF], Department of Defense Architecture Framework [DoDAF], Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework [FEAF]).
A0015	Ability to conduct vulnerability scans and recognize vulnerabilities in security systems.
A0027	Ability to apply an organization's goals and objectives to develop and maintain architecture.
A0038	Ability to optimize systems to meet enterprise performance requirements.
A0051	Ability to execute technology integration processes.
A0060	Ability to build architectures and frameworks.
A0123	Ability to apply cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation).
A0170	Ability to identify critical infrastructure systems with information communication technology that were designed without system security considerations.
A0172	Ability to set up a physical or logical sub-networks that separates an internal local area network (LAN) from other untrusted networks.

ID	DESCRIPTION
T0051	Define appropriate levels of system availability based on critical system functions and ensure that system requirements identify appropriate disaster recovery and continuity of operations requirements to include any appropriate fail-over/alternate site requirements, backup requirements, and material supportability requirements for system recover/restoration.
T0084	Employ secure configuration management processes.
T0090	Ensure that acquired or developed system(s) and architecture(s) are consistent with organization's cybersecurity architecture guidelines.
T0108	Identify and prioritize critical business functions in collaboration with organizational stakeholders.
T0196	Provide advice on project costs, design concepts, or design changes.
T0205	Provide input to the Risk Management Framework process activities and related documentation (e.g., system life-cycle support plans, concept of operations, operational procedures, and maintenance training materials).
T0307	Analyze candidate architectures, allocate security services, and select security mechanisms.
T0314	Develop a system security context, a preliminary system security Concept of Operations (CONOPS), and define baseline system security requirements in accordance with applicable cybersecurity requirements.
T0328	Evaluate security architectures and designs to determine the adequacy of security design and architecture proposed or provided in response to requirements contained in acquisition documents.
T0338	Write detailed functional specifications that document the architecture development process.
T0427	Analyze user needs and requirements to plan architecture.
T0440	Capture and integrate essential system capabilities or business functions required for partial or full system restoration after a catastrophic failure event.
T0448	Develop enterprise architecture or system components required to meet user needs.
T0473	Document and update as necessary all definition and architecture activities.
T0517	Integrate results regarding the identification of gaps in security architecture.
T0521	Plan implementation strategy to ensure that enterprise components can be integrated and aligned.
T0542	Translate proposed capabilities into technical requirements.
T0555	Document how the implementation of a new system or new interface between systems impacts the current and target environment including but not limited to security posture.
T0557	Integrate key management functions as related to cyberspace.