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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Infrastructure Architect - **Company:** NCI Information Systems Inc. - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Togaf, Information Technology - **Published:** August 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us2e79e2f3803053a86acde77aac80460e/eaa ## About the Role The following are the education and experience required for this position: * 12+ years * Bachelor's in IT or related field * TOGAF or equivalent; cloud architect certification * Secret Security Clearance PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS: * COMP TIA Sec +; ITIL4 Foundation Certification(s) ## Description We have an exciting opportunity at the Department of State! The Infrastructure Architect is responsible for the design, development and maintenance of the enterprise infrastructure supporting the hybrid VPC and global IT infrastructure for the customer., * You will be responsible for infrastructure architecture development support. * The Infrastructure Architect will translate architectural directions into support requirements, including detailed impact assessments on current operations, risk analysis of proposed migrations, and evaluation of the supportability of new technologies. * In this role, you will document all findings, recommendations, and decisions and provide deliverables, such as architecture diagrams, impact and risk analysis reports, and supportability. * You will conduct assessments as required and collaborate with customer designated stakeholders through regular meetings, workshops, and participation in architecture review boards as appropriate. * You will contribute to the development and maintenance of infrastructure architectures for the IT environment, ensuring alignment with the DoS and Federal standards. * The Infrastructure Architect will also provide standards support in developing, documenting, and maintaining IT infrastructure standards, with the goal of achieving standardized configurations across the organization. * All standards shall align with DoS, Federal, and industry best practices, and be regularly reviewed and updated to reflect evolving requirements and support governance review processes. * The Infrastructure Architect will also support long range planning. * In this role, you will evaluate and recommend tools and processes that enhance the stability and functionality of the environment, ensuring services are delivered in accordance with customer enterprise architecture and infrastructure standards. * Further, you will need to compare and assess requirements against both the current and planned infrastructure architecture to determine impact. * You will be expected to identify opportunities to consolidate devices and services, leverage new technologies, and improve service delivery. * The Infrastructure Architect will directly support customer permanent and ad hoc committees and working groups and addressing related issues., This position requires the ability to perform the below essential functions: * Sitting for long periods * Standing for long periods * Ambulate throughout an office * Ambulate between several buildings * Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as required * Repeatedly lift and carry weight up to 40 pounds * Travel by land or air transportation 25 % . About Empower AI All hiring and promotion decisions at Empower AI are based on merit to bring the best talent available to contribute to our firm's overall success. It is the policy of Empower AI not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor., MANTECH is seeking a motivated, career-driven, and customer-focused Network Architect to join our team in Laurel, MD. 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