Job Description
This is a remote position.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
Essential Qualifications/Experience:
· Expert knowledge of Information Architecture and systems engineering techniques
· Demonstrated expertise in Taxonomy Development & Management including the design of hierarchical classification structures, controlled vocabularies, and/or metadata schemas in the military domain
· Extensive expertise in Stakeholder Engagement to include work with military IT personnel, analysts, and decision-makers to align taxonomy with mission objectives
· Proven expertise in Requirements Elicitation & Documentation to gather and document taxonomy requirements from military stakeholders, ensuring alignment with operational needs
· Data Categorization & Standardization to ensure structured classification of NATO C3 concepts
· Governance & Change Management processes to assist in establishing and managing taxonomy governance models for version control and standardization
· Military Taxonomy & Classification Systems for familiarity with military classification frameworks (e.g., C3T, NATO STANAGs, NIST 800-60)
· Metadata & Structured Data for experience in applying metadata standards like the NATO Core Metadata Specification, Dublin Core))
· Content Management Systems (CMS) for familiarity with commercial or military-specific document repositories. (E.g. Tidepedia (Semantic Media Wiki) which will be used for the work)
· Proven Data Analysis expertise to query, analyze, and validate data structures supporting taxonomy development
· 7+ years in business analysis, taxonomy development, or data architecture within an IT environment.
· Knowledge of NATO Structures and military operations
· Experience in NATO IT, defence contracting, or NATO agencies
DUTIES/ROLE:
· Analyse existing C3 Taxonomies based on the sponsor’s priorities. For the specified Taxonomy layers in scope, provide SME support to:
ü Contribute to discussions and analysis to determine appropriate taxonomy categorisations and structure
ü Provide relevant analysis and reports to support justification of taxonomy structures and descriptions
ü Generate Content (develop the descriptions) for Taxonomy elements. Using experience and analysis to identify appropriate descriptions for categorised concepts through extant doctrine where appropriate, but familiar with open source information repositories
ü Contribute directly to the authoritative repository in the SACT Taxonomy Wiki
ü Document analytical results in architecture tools/methods as directed e.g. Archimate, ARCHI, ARIS
· Support the ACT led C3 Taxonomy Change Management review and control process
· Support the preparation and development of C3 Taxonomy Baseline 17 (BL17)
· Provide regular reporting as follows:
ü Initially weekly reporting of activities and results to the project manager or assigned task lead
ü Monthly reporting to the C3T Work Package Sponsor in coordination with the task lead, in line with the Sprint schedule