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Please Note: This is an Independent Contractor position with Amentum and should not be considered an employment relationship with Amentum.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Amentum is currently seeking a qualified candidate to serve as the Technical Advisor in Yerevan, Armenia. This position will be responsible for providing specialized IT and systems-integration expertise to support modernization of the State Revenue Committee’s (SRC) Targeting and Risk Management System (TRMS). The Advisor serves as the bridge between operational requirements and technical execution, translating SRC needs into clear technical specifications for contractor implementation. This role focuses on the technical implementation of the four TRM pillars, including assessment of existing and future data holdings, historical-data preparation, ETL pipelines, standardization, data exchange, OCR integration, and future ML readiness. The role includes direct technical support and oversight in establishing the SRC analytical data lake, which will host ETL-based data copies and serve as the central platform for analytics and future AI-supported capabilities. A key element of this role is the creation of structured data copies through ETL processes that will serve as the foundation for analytics and future ML models, without modifying the existing RMS.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Technical Assessment & Systems Integration

• Identify and document existing SRC data sources (RMS, Single Window, manifests, external data) and planned future data collections, assessing their structure, quality, and suitability for analytical and ML use.
• Support detailed assessment of SRC’s current IT architecture, DB structure, data flows, and system dependencies as outlined in the TRM Assessment Report.
• Provide technical oversight and coordination with the contracted vendor to ensure system designs align with approved specifications and modernization priorities.
• Serve as the primary technical counterpart to the SRC IT department during planning, design, integration, and testing activities.
• Design and document modernized data architecture supporting:
  • standardized formats,
  • data harmonization and validation rules,
  • historical-data pipelines,
  • manifest and external-data ingestion,
  • and near-real-time analytical queries.

2. Development of Standardization & ETL Processes

• Develop ETL logic for cleaning, transforming, and standardizing data across multiple SRC sources.
• Provide technical guidance and oversight for the contractor responsible for designing and implementing the analytical data lake that consolidates standardized data for analytics and future AI-supported capabilities.
• Establish ETL-based creation of data copies (nightly or periodic), which will serve as the dedicated analytical environment supporting historical queries, dashboards, and future ML models.
• Work with SRC IT to create standardized metadata, validation rules, and data dictionaries.
• Ensure preservation of original raw data while enabling improved analytical datasets.

3. Historical Data Implementation

• Lead technical development of historical-data processing per the Historical Data Strategic Guide, including ETL-based consolidation of historical data into the analytical data lake.
• Design analytical environments (views, aggregated datasets, indexed structures) on top of this data lake.
• Support real-time and near-real-time comparisons using consolidated historical data.

4. OCR Integration Support

• Provide technical expertise for integrating OCR into the Single Window and RMS systems per the OCR Strategic Guide.
• Support pilot deployment, API integration, structured output mapping, and ETL ingestion of OCR-generated data.
• Ensure future interoperability with risk profiles and historical-data workflows.

5. Support to Risk Profiling Modernization

• Provide technical input on transitioning from Groovy-based scripting to a more user-friendly and scalable profiling engine.
• Ensure that the analytical environment and standardized datasets provide a scalable foundation for future AI-assisted profiling and anomaly detection tools.
• Support vendor efforts in creating data-driven profiling functions.
• Help design mechanisms for automated profile testing and evaluation.

6. Collaboration with Analysts and Training Advisor

• Assist the Training Advisor to ensure technical tools support SRC analysts training progression (Excel/SQL → analytical environment → profiling tools).
• Assist the Training Advisor in preparing realistic training datasets and technical exercises.

7. Documentation & Knowledge Transfer

• Produce technical documentation, system diagrams, SOPs, and data-flow designs.
• Train SRC IT staff on how to maintain, troubleshoot, and expand the new systems.
• Ensure sustainability and internal ownership after the advisory period ends.

Deliverables

• Technical implementation plans for standardization, manifest collection, OCR, and historical data.
• System architecture documentation and integration diagrams.
• Technical specifications, guidance, and oversight documentation for the analytical data lake and ETL pipelines.
• Recommendations on risk-profiling engine modernization.
• Training materials for SRC IT and analytical teams.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Possess a minimum of 10 years of experience working with U.S. foreign assistance programs.
• Must have experience with and knowledge of preventing illicit trade and the growth of  Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) through bolstering foreign border security units.
• Must be familiar with US Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and federal contracting processes and procedures.
• Must have worked and engaged with external partners on foreign assistance programs related to border security foreign assistance programs. 
• Must have worked with US DOS and external partners to coordinate implementation of foreign assistance programs related to border security and export control.
• Strong IT background with experience in databases, ETL, data engineering, or system integration.
• Experience implementing analytical data platforms, OCR pipelines, or risk-management components.
• Familiarity with customs, border-management, or law-enforcement information systems is highly desirable.
• Ability to translate complex technical requirements into practical, maintainable solutions.
• Experience working with international partners or donor-funded projects preferred.
• Written or verbal skills in Armenian or Russian languages preferred but not required.