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Position Title

Enterprise Architect

Position Type

Full Time, Onsite

Position Location

National Capital Region (Must reside in DC/MD/VA)

Tracking Code

01087

Daily Responsibilities
  • Define and maintain the enterprise architecture roadmap in alignment with business strategy and IT governance standards.
  • Lead architectural design sessions and define technology standards, guiding solutions to be modular, scalable, and secure.
  • Collaborate with technical leads and stakeholders to ensure the architecture aligns with mission requirements, agency standards, and compliance mandates.
  • Oversee architectural governance processes, ensuring adherence to SAFe frameworks and federal enterprise architecture standards (FEAF).
  • Integrate security at every level of system design in line with DevSecOps principles.
  • Guide the selection and implementation of tools, platforms, and patterns supporting microservices, cloud-native architectures, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Drive digital modernization initiatives including cloud migration, zero-trust architecture, data strategy, and shared service adoption.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentoring to solution and domain architects.
  • Evaluates and proposes changes to architectural runways for the client in the following areas:
    • Development
    • Infrastructure
    • Security
    • CI/CD (Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery)
    • Monitoring (cost, security, performance)
    • Automated Testing
    • Configuration Management
  • Aligns client IT and Data strategy with the needs of users.
  • Creates technical documentation to evaluate and track the DevSecOps maturity of the client.

Required: Degree
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (+2 years) in Computer Science, Information Architecture, or related field

Required: Experience
  • 10 years of relevant experience
  • Experience working in federal healthcare/Health IT systems is preferred
  • Experience evaluating complex IT solutions and proposing changes to architectural runways.
  • Proven experience integrating DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines in complex environments.
  • Hands-on knowledge of modern technologies, including containers (Docker, Kubernetes), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and API management.
  • Experience aligning IT And Data strategies with user needs.
  • Excellent technical documentation and time management skills, handling multiple simultaneous and changing priorities.  
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.  
  • Ability to both work independently and function effectively as a member of a team.  

Required: Clearance
  • U.S. citizenship required.
  • Candidates must be able to secure and maintain Federal Government security clearances as deemed appropriate by management