Senior Enterprise Architect

This position supports a mission-critical federal program focused on enterprise IT portfolio rationalization, modernization, and governance within a federal agency’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). Our team discovers, documents, and rationalizes a large and complex enterprise IT estate - spanning networks, infrastructure, applications, data, and identity - to establish an authoritative baseline and chart a clear path toward a consolidated, well-governed target state. We seek professionals who are not only technically proficient but also adaptable, analytical, and dedicated to excellence, ensuring that we continue to provide our clients with the best expertise available., The Senior Enterprise Architect is the senior synthesis role on the program, responsible for converting cross-domain discovery into target-state decisions the organization can act on. This role synthesizes findings from every workstream - network, infrastructure, cloud, data, identity, security, and service management - into clear keep, reduce, eliminate, and consolidate dispositions; runs application portfolio rationalization; and authors the target architecture, reference patterns, and transition roadmap. The Senior Enterprise Architect frames the efficiency and cost-avoidance basis that the government uses to apply cost figures, and ensures the resulting baseline becomes a reusable standard for future components and services. Collection is not the value - the decisions are, and this seat owns them., This is a full-time, onsite role based in Washington, D.C., requiring availability during normal business hours, with occasional night and weekend work as needed based on program demands. The Senior Enterprise Architect carries the architecture and roadmap outcomes through the program’s later milestones, works closely with executive leadership and every technical workstream, and supports governance processes and milestone reviews throughout the program., * Synthesize findings from all workstreams into clear keep, reduce, eliminate, and consolidate decisions

• Run application portfolio rationalization and author disposition determinations
• Author the target-state architecture, reference patterns, and the multi-year transition roadmap
• Frame the efficiency and cost-avoidance basis that the government uses to apply cost figures
• Convert cross-domain discovery into an authoritative baseline that leadership can act on
• Establish reusable reference patterns and standards for future components and services
• Partner with all technical workstreams - network, infrastructure, cloud, data, identity, security, and service management - to align the target state
• Produce professional-grade enterprise architecture artifacts, models, and roadmaps
• Support governance processes, technical reviews, and milestone gates, and brief decisions and recommendations to leadership and federal stakeholders
• Identify opportunities for efficiency, modernization, and continuous improvement in partnership with the broader team

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• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field preferred (or equivalent experience); Master’s degree a plus
• A certification grounded in the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF) required, such as the FEAC Institute Certified Enterprise Architect (CEA)
• One or more of the following strongly preferred: FEAC Institute Associate Certified Enterprise Architect (ACEA); a cloud solutions architect certification (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert); a Technology Business Management (TBM) credential; ITIL 4 Foundation, * At least 12 years of progressive enterprise architecture experience, with deep portfolio-rationalization expertise
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize cross-domain findings into target-state decisions and disposition determinations
• Experience authoring target architectures, reference patterns, and transition roadmaps in large, complex enterprise environments; federal experience preferred
• Proven track record turning discovery into an authoritative baseline that leadership acted on

Technical Expertise

• Enterprise architecture frameworks and methods grounded in the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF)
• Application portfolio rationalization and disposition analysis (keep, reduce, eliminate, consolidate)
• Target-state architecture, reference patterns, and transition and roadmap development
• Cross-domain synthesis across network, infrastructure, cloud, data, identity, security, and service management
• Modernization strategy and consolidation planning
• Framing the efficiency and cost-avoidance basis that supports government cost application
• Working knowledge of federal frameworks (e.g., NIST SP 800-53 and FEAF) and IT governance

Additional Skills

• Executive-level synthesis and decision framing for senior leadership and federal stakeholders
• Ability to influence and align cross-functional workstreams without direct authority
• Excellent written and verbal communication and strong documentation discipline
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk-identification skills with attention to detail
• Effective at collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technical work with program outcomes
• Adaptability in a fast-paced, evolving environment with shifting priorities

Clearance

• Must be a U.S. citizen and be able to obtain a federal background investigation

Pulled from the full job description

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Opportunities for advancement, * Contribute to a mission-critical federal modernization program with high visibility and impact
• Own the target-state architecture and roadmap that turn discovery into decisions leadership can act on
• Be part of a growing company that values innovation, technical excellence, and problem-solving
• Work alongside a senior, multidisciplinary team of architects and engineers
• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Pay: $120,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

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