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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Director of Enterprise Architecture & AI Products - **Company:** Sabel Systems - **Location:** Tysons, VA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Infrastructure, Distributed Systems, Interoperability, Tensorflow, Digital Twin, Cloud Platform System, Togaf, Information Technology, DODAF - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9086866/director-of-enterprise-architecture-ai-products ## About the Role * US Citizen * Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or related field (equivalent experience considered) * 10+ years of experience in enterprise or solution architecture, including 3+ years leading AI/ML product or platform initiatives * Proven experience delivering AI-enabled products and maturing technical capabilities over time * Expertise in cloud-native architecture and distributed systems * Ability to lead across product, engineering, growth, and customer-facing teams * Excellent communication skills and ability to translate deeply technical concepts for diverse audiences Preferred * Experience with MBSE, digital thread, digital twin, PLM, or engineering lifecycle transformation * Enterprise architecture certification (TOGAF, DoDAF, SAFe Architect) * Experience in regulated or mission-critical environments * Familiarity with modern AI/ML frameworks, pipelines, and deployment patterns Our Core Values * Bias for Action: Decisive. Purposeful. Agile. We move with the speed of relevance to drive impact and progress. * Integrity: Respect. Ethics. Transparency. We do what's right and earn lasting trust. * Delivery Excellence: Customer-obsessed. Mission-focused. Quality-driven. We deliver innovative outcomes that exceed expectations. ## Description * Own strategy, design, and development of AI-driven products and capabilities. * Mature AI offerings through structured iteration, performance improvement, and clear lifecycle management. * Implement governance around model development, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and responsible AI. * Ensure AI solutions add meaningful mission value and scale appropriately across product lines. Enterprise Architecture & Mission Alignment * Define the enterprise architecture strategy and establish reference architectures, standards, and patterns. * Ensure technical direction provides interoperability, scalability, security, and consistent product experience. * Translate mission objectives, operational requirements, and customer challenges into architectural principles and product capabilities. * Continuously evaluate how product architecture enables end-user effectiveness and mission-level outcomes. Roadmap & Growth Alignment * Map new customer opportunities to product capabilities and architectural investment needs. * Ensure product evolution reflects demand signals, market trajectory, and growth strategy. * Guide platform modernization through evaluation of emerging technologies, frameworks, and patterns; prioritize investments based on strategic value, mission impact, and reuse potential. * Partner with growth, capture, and product teams to ensure technology investments anticipate future customer solution patterns. Digital Engineering Integration * Integrate digital engineering principles such as MBSE, digital thread, and digital twins into product architectures. * Define how engineering models and authoritative data environments interact with product functionality and AI features. * Promote lifecycle traceability, automation, and engineering rigor across product development. Governance, Alignment & Talent * Lead architecture reviews, decision boards, and governance processes; enforce quality, consistency, security, compliance, and interoperability across all products. * Build the connective framework between Product Architecture (roadmap, technology direction) and Solutions Architecture (opportunity shaping, customer-facing design); equip Solutions Architects with reusable patterns and architectural guardrails. * Ensure pursuit architectures conform to enterprise standards and inform future product investments. * Provide architectural leadership during customer engagements, demos, and proposals; translate complex architectural concepts into clear narratives for executives, technical teams, and customers. * Develop frameworks and systems to grow architects and engineers and strengthen architectural discipline across the team. ## Related Videos - [Machine learning in the browser with TensorFlowjs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/155-machine-learning-in-the-browser-with-tensorflowjs) - [Blueprints for Success: Steering a Global Data & AI Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1577-blueprints-for-success-steering-a-global-data-ai-architecture) - [How We Built a Machine Learning-Based Recommendation System (And Survived to Tell the Tale)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/752-how-we-built-a-machine-learning-based-recommendation-system-and-survived-to-tell-the-tale) - [Inside Mercedes-Benz: 140 Years of Heritage meet AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100054-inside-mercedes-benz-140-years-of-heritage-meet-ai) - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Overview of Machine Learning in Python](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/840-overview-of-machine-learning-in-python) ## Related Articles - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Stephan Gillich - Bringing AI Everywhere](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/489-stephan-gillich-bringing-ai-everywhere) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Trustworthy AI Starts at Deployment: 5 Checks Before You Ship](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/753-trustworthy-ai-starts-at-deployment-5-checks-before-you-ship) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence)