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# HOPEX Enterprise Architect (Active Secret Clearance)

- **Company:** Akima
- **Location:** Alexandria, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $175,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Architectural Patterns, Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), CompTIA Security+, Data Governance, Data Integration, Enterprise Architecture Framework, Federal Enterprise Architecture, Togaf, SC Clearance, Information Technology, DODAF, Servicenow
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8811387/hopex-enterprise-architect-active-secret-clearance

## About the Role

* Active Secret Clearance.
 * Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
 * 7+ years of deep, hands-on experience as a HOPEX Architect with demonstrated expertise in platform administration, configuration, operations, maintenance, and optimization.
 * Proven proficiency in applying enterprise architecture frameworks, specifically TOGAF and DoDAF, within a government or large enterprise environment., * Master's degree in relevant technical or engineering discipline.
 * 10+ years of experience in IT service delivery, with a strong preference for experience within DoD or other federal government agencies.
 * Demonstrated experience integrating HOPEX with other enterprise platforms, particularly ServiceNow, CMDBs, and Entra ID.
 * Relevant professional certifications, such as:

 * MEGA HOPEX Practitioner Certification (or other official vendor training).
 * TOGAF® 9 Certified (provided by the Open Group) and/or DODAF Certified (Federal Enterprise Architecture Certification (FEAC) Institute provides training that leads to DoDAF certification).
 * ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) and/or COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies).
 * CompTIA Security+ (or another DoD 8570/8140 compliant certification).

## Description

* Serve as the primary technical owner and expert for the HOPEX platform, managing all aspects of its configuration, operations, maintenance and optimization to support enterprise architecture activities.
 * Act as the main point of contact for the vendor (BizzDesign/MEGA), leading all communications regarding issue resolution, technical support, enhancement requests and license management.
 * Develop and manage data integration between HOPEX and other authoritative systems, including ServiceNow, Entra ID, HR and Financial systems, to ensure a single, reliable source of truth for architectural data.
 * Enforce EA data governance by creating and maintaining modeling standards, meta-model and meta-data practices, naming conventions, and governance (roles, access, and validation rules) within the architecture repository.
 * Administer the day-to-day technical health of the platform, overseeing configuration changes, workflow development, dashboard creation, user access, and release/upgrade cycles.
 * Collaborate with solution architects to ensure the consistency and quality of architectural models, verifying interdependencies and tracing requirements to maintain auditability.
 * Coordinate with domain specific architects to manage strategic portfolios within HOPEX, including applications, technologies, data, and projects, to align IT investments with strategic objectives and support modernization roadmaps.
 * Produce executive-level dashboards, reports, and scenario models to support strategic analysis, guide investment planning, and inform leadership decision-making on topics like application rationalization and risk mitigation.