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Job Title: Archiving Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Location: Remote, US (Client on PST; minimal travel may be required)
Duration: Contract - 4 months
Pay Range: $60/hr. to $65/hr. (W2)
Job ID: 373268
About BCforward
BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.
Job Description
We are seeking an Application Archiving Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in application and data archiving across multiple application types and a proven ability to lead client workshops, define end-to-end archiving lifecycles, and translate business, legal, and technical needs into actionable documentation.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and facilitate client workshops to elicit and document detailed application archiving requirements across business, legal, and IT stakeholders.
- Assess application landscapes to determine suitable archiving approaches, including application offloading versus full decommissioning.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for archiving discussions, decisions, and clarifications throughout the engagement lifecycle.
- Define and document the full data archiving lifecycle, including data identification and eligibility, retention and deletion policies, legal hold considerations, and execution and validation.
- Ensure alignment with regulatory, compliance, and audit requirements for long-term data retention and retrievability.
- Define role-based security models and appropriate access controls for archived data.
- Design and document end user access methods to archived data, such as web-based access, reporting, and read-only views.
- Collaborate with security and compliance teams to meet enterprise security standards for archived data.
- Produce client-facing deliverables including archiving requirement specifications, data retention and access models, and application archiving assessments and recommendations.
- Work with solution architects, implementation teams, and project managers to ensure feasibility, estimation, and sequencing of archiving activities across multiple applications.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Expertise in application and data archiving concepts, frameworks, and best practices across diverse application types.
- Hands-on experience with data retention policies, legal hold requirements, and compliance-driven archiving.
- Strong understanding of role-based access control and secure access patterns for archived data.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and documentation skills for leading client workshops and synthesizing requirements.
- Proven ability to translate complex technical topics into clear business-level requirements and influence stakeholder decisions.
- Experience supporting archiving initiatives spanning 10-20+ applications.
- Background in application retirement, legacy system modernization, or data lifecycle management.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with commercial or enterprise archiving platforms, such as SAP archiving, legacy data archives, or structured and unstructured data repositories.
- Experience in regulated industries, including healthcare, insurance, finance, or the public sector.
Why BCforward?
At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:
- Competitive compensation and benefits.
- Opportunities for growth with global clients.
- A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.
- Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.
About Our Commitment
BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
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