Enterprise Architect

We are seeking an Enterprise Architect to provide technical leadership and architectural direction across enterprise technology initiatives within large Federal environments. This role is responsible for defining target-state architectures, assessing current systems, and guiding modernization efforts across application, data, integration, and infrastructure domains. The Enterprise Architect collaborates with delivery teams, program leadership, and Government stakeholders to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, interoperable, and aligned with organizational objectives and compliance requirements. This position plays a key role in shaping technical strategy, enabling modernization, and ensuring consistency across complex system landscapes., * Define, maintain, and evolve enterprise architecture frameworks, principles, standards, and reference models supporting large-scale IT environments.

• Assess current-state architectures and develop target-state blueprints and transition roadmaps aligned with modernization and mission objectives.

• Design and guide end-to-end solution architectures, including application, data, integration, and infrastructure components.

• Analyze system interactions, data flows, integration patterns, and enterprise dependencies to ensure cohesive and efficient system design.

• Provide architectural guidance for modernization initiatives, including cloud adoption, system transformation, and legacy integration.

• Collaborate with development, data, infrastructure, security, and operations teams to ensure architectural alignment and implementation consistency.

• Lead and participate in architecture reviews, design sessions, and governance processes to ensure adherence to standards and best practices.

• Identify technical risks, redundancies, and areas of technical debt, and recommend mitigation and optimization strategies.

• Ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, security, maintainability, and interoperability requirements.

• Document architecture artifacts including diagrams, models, interface definitions, and technical standards.

• Serve as a technical liaison between engineering teams, program leadership, and stakeholders to align technical direction with business objectives.

• Provide advisory support for technology evaluations, solution selection, and strategic planning.

• Mentor engineering and technical teams, promoting architectural best practices and design consistency.

• Support capture, proposal, and technical planning activities by providing architecture guidance and solution strategies.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of enterprise architecture practices, governance processes, and technical standards.

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or senior engineering roles within complex IT environments.

• Deep understanding of multi-tier architectures, distributed systems, integration patterns, and enterprise application ecosystems.

• Experience defining and implementing enterprise architecture frameworks, roadmaps, and modernization strategies.

• Strong knowledge of system design principles, scalability considerations, and secure architecture practices.

• Experience guiding architecture across application, data, integration, and infrastructure domains.

• Ability to analyze complex systems and translate findings into actionable architectural guidance.

• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Experience working within Agile and DevSecOps delivery environments.

• Proven ability to collaborate across technical teams, leadership, and external stakeholders.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS DESIRED:

• Experience working with Federal agencies, particularly the Department of Veterans Affairs, is a plus.

• Familiarity with enterprise modernization initiatives, cloud-native architectures, and distributed system design patterns.

• Experience with API ecosystems, service-oriented architectures, and event-driven integration approaches.

• Understanding of federal cybersecurity, compliance, and governance requirements.

• Experience contributing to capture strategy, solutioning, or proposal development efforts.

• Relevant certifications in enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, or Agile frameworks preferred but not required.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

CLEARANCE:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

At Technatomy, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer's success. We provide solutions to agencies and entities including the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency, National Institute of Health, and more. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.