NG911 Integration Architect - IA 26-16047

NG911 Integration Architect

Location: Brooklyn, NY (100% onsite – No remote)

Duration: 12 months (Contract – NO BENEFITS)

Scope of Services

• Work with subject matter experts and project managers to ensure delivery of desired functionality, requirements, and interoperability of the system of systems.
• Design and architect integration solutions for NG911 systems to ensure interoperability and seamless communication between different components.
• Ensure a stable enterprise, system-of-systems architecture by following engineering and architectural best practices.
• Lead the implementation of integration solutions, including configuring middleware, developing APIs, and setting up communication protocols.
• Lead comprehensive end-to-end testing discussions, provide test cases for SAT and SIT, and identify areas for automation and scripting wherever possible.
• Review test results for accuracy and validate them against architectural deliverables.
• Define the integration architecture framework, ensuring interoperability between NG911 Core Services (NGCS), PSAC data centers, and external agency systems.
• Design and validate API, middleware, and message exchange models supporting i3-compliant interfaces (SIP, HTTPS, XML, JSON).
• Ensure data and service continuity between PSAC I and II under dual-active or failover conditions.
• Lead technical coordination with multiple vendors (MSCI, NICE, Intrado, etc.) to ensure cohesive system design and cross-platform compatibility.
• Provide technical oversight of system testing, validation, and operational handoff, ensuring integration points perform as designed.
• Ensure compliance with NENA i3, NIST 800-53, CJIS, and public safety technology standards.

Mandatory Skills / Experience

Note: Candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered.

• Bachelor’s degree with no less than 12 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture and Infrastructure Engineering within a public safety environment.
• Excellent technical architecture skills, enabling the creation of future-proof public safety solutions.
• Experience building and supporting mission-critical infrastructure for critical applications running in a highly distributed manner.
• Experience in large-scale integration efforts involving multiple technologies, virtual infrastructures, end-user agencies, and/or contractors.
• Experience with SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) and RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol).
• Experience with monitoring tools within NG911 systems.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience in a particular technical and/or business application, product, platform, methodology, or skill set.
• Knowledge of system integration techniques and the ability to design systems that work seamlessly with existing infrastructure.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, as well as presentation and facilitation skills.
• Subject Matter Expert in Enterprise Integration for multiple complex applications within the public safety domain.
• In-depth knowledge and expertise in various technology stacks, platforms, and architectures.
• Proficiency in system design principles, software architecture, and an understanding of hardware components.

Desirable Skills / Experience

• Requirements documentation: creating clear and comprehensive requirements documents.
• Collaboration: working effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Learning agility: willingness and ability to quickly learn new concepts and technologies.
• Clear understanding of the systems development lifecycle, its challenges and prospective delays, and experience resolving such issues.
• Experience overseeing multiple projects from a technical perspective.
• Experience with multi-tier system development for large enterprises, and the ability to design a strategy around a defined application or process.
• Integration, engineering, and testing background for Public Safety Answering Center system-of-systems environments.