Enterprise Architect

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Developing reference models of the enterprise and maintaining the information in the IT repository
• Determining the gaps between the current and the target architecture and recommending plans for transitioning to target architecture
• Recommending the policies and principles to guide space, intelligence, and cyber related technology decisions for the enterprise architecture
• Identifying opportunities to improve enterprise-level systems to support business processes and utilize emerging technologies
• Promoting and educating customers and stakeholders on the use and value of the enterprise architecture
• Providing enterprise architecture guidance, support, and coordination to customers and IT project teams
• Documenting the enterprise architecture infrastructure, including the business units and key processes, using modeling techniques
• Ensuring technical integration is achieved across the enterprise by participating in test planning, validation, and reviews
• Evaluating the impact of enterprise architecture products and services on IT investments, business operations, stakeholder satisfaction, and other outcomes
• Coordinating and conducting governance and portfolio management activities associated with ensuring compliance with the enterprise architecture; and/or ensuring the rigorous application of information security/cybersecurity policies, principles, and practices to all components of the enterprise architecture
• Supporting implementation and execution of Agile software execution in concert with Government and Prime contractors
• Supporting and advising on the development of Service Oriented Architectures for software development

Citizenship: Must be a U.S. Citizen

Clearance: Must have an active DoD Secret clearance, be eligible for TS/SCI and be able to maintain it

Education: High School Diploma

Years of Experience: 10 years of directly related experience; OR,

• BA/BS degree with 5 years of directly related experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s degree

Additional Experience:

• DoD Acquisition Program Office experience

• Missile Warning, Missile Defense and/or Space Domain Awareness or Command and Control Systems

• DoDAF Architectural documentation experience (Highly Preferred)
• Cloud-based technologies
• Mission and/or software applications and their uses
• Digital Engineering/Model-Based Systems Engineering
• Sparx EA (including ProCloud Server) or Cameo Enterprise Architect
• Modeling and simulation on software-intensive systems
• Tools such as MATLAB, Simulink, AFSIM
• Preferably to Space Systems Command or similar systems

125000.00 To 175000.00 (USD) Annually medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, paid time off, 401(k) United States, D.C. Sep 24, 2026, ARES offers a competitive compensation and benefit package. Full time employees may participate in

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• HSA/FSA Accounts
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
• ESOP
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Time Off & Holidays