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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Enterprise Architect SME - **Company:** NIGHTWING LLC - **Location:** Arlington, VA, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Cloud Computing, Capability Maturity Model Integration, Cyber Security, Databases, Computer Engineering, DevOps, Federal Enterprise Architecture, Requirements Management, Scaled Agile Framework, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Privacy Controls, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, DODAF, Devsecops - **Published:** July 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9005566/enterprise-architect-sme ## About the Role U.S. Citizenship - A ctive TS/SCI clearance - Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability - 12 + years of direct relevant experience in systems engineering and architecture development - Knowledge in various IT fields that include but are not limited to systems and networking engineering, technical analytics, threat hunt incident response/ hunt deployment tools, cloud technologies, and databases. - Experience with and technical understanding of cybersecurity attack-mitigation techniques and cybersecurity architectures - Experience with Systems Engineering Lifecycle (SELC) processes and practices, Change Management practices, requirements management, traceability, and associated tools - Possesses or quickly develops a comprehensive understanding of Government Information Security policies, regulations, and guidelines - Must be able to work collaboratively across agencies and physical locations. - Knowledge and experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or similar lean Agile framework - Agile Systems Engineering and/or development experience - DevSecOps or DevOps experience Desired Skills: - Experience and/or familiarity with architectural views including operational, technical standards, and system/services views and business, data, applications, and technology architectures using applicable standards (e.g., DODAF, FEAF) - Experience and/or familiarity with software and system lifecycle methodologies, (e.g ISO, CMMI, ITIL, Agile, SAFe) - Experience with requirements management tools (DOORS preferred) - Experience and/or familiarity of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and security and privacy controls (NIST 800-37 and NIST 800-53) - DHS experience. Required Education: BS Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree. Desired Certifications: - DoD 8 140 IAT Level II I - Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) - SAFe certification (SA, SP, SSM/SASM, RTE, POPM, SPD, ASE, or SPC) ## Description Nightwing is supporting a U.S. Government customer to provide support for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize of the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. Nightwing is seeking a n Enterprise Architect SME to support this critical customer mission, Lead the end-to-end mapping of new technology identification , requirements development , and workflows across all CISA Threat Hunt - Identify and document inputs, outputs, and dependencies for each phase of new technology insertion . - Develop ing visual diagrams (process flows, swimlanes, dependency maps) to illustrate how proposed changes impacts each section/branch - Facilitat ing workshops with stakeholders to validate workflows and uncover cross-functional impacts - Deliver ing actionable visuals and documentation to support strategic planning, compliance, and operational readiness - Document ing c urrent and define future-State Workflows and Processes - Identify ing i nputs, o utputs, and k ey a ctivities for e ach p hase - Map ping d ependencies b etween i nitiatives, s ystems, and t eams - Develop e nd-to- e nd w orkflow d iagrams - Creat ing s wimlane d iagrams to s how r oles and h andoffs - Validat ing d iagrams and m aps with s takeholders - Analyz ing i mpact on e ach s ubdivision/ b ranch - Identify ing g aps and r ecommend ing p rocess/ s ystem c hanges ## Related Videos - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [DevSecOps: Injecting Security into Mobile CI/CD Pipelines](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/273-devsecops-injecting-security-into-mobile-ci-cd-pipelines) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Organizational Change Through The Power Of Why - DevSecOps Enablement](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/478-organizational-change-through-the-power-of-why-devsecops-enablement) - [DevSecOps culture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/783-devsecops-culture) - [DevSecOps: Security in DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/36-devsecops-security-in-devops) ## Related Articles - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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