Business Architect

iVision Consulting; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

iVision Consulting is seeking a Senior Business Architect to support a federal transformation project in Bethesda. The role evaluates technical solutions, architectural standards, and integration requirements for foundational IT services and leads solution discussions with multi-vendor teams.

You will develop target architectures, documentation, and interoperability baselines aligned with Enterprise Architecture principles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of technical architecture, enterprise architecture, and systems integration experience supporting large-scale federal transformations.
• Technical knowledge of enterprise identity (Entra ID/Active Directory), endpoint platforms (Microsoft Intune, JAMF Pro, BigFix), and network infrastructure (Cisco, Zscaler).
• Proven ability to facilitate technical consensus among autonomous stakeholder groups and multi-vendor teams.
• Familiarity with NIST SP 800 security guidance.
• Active PIV Card / Badge or immediate eligibility for Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical solutioning discussions and evaluate platform alternatives for centralized Endpoint, Network, and Security services.
• Assess technical, operational, security, and data integration requirements for moving office-managed capabilities into unified operating models.
• Develop technical architecture recommendations, interface control documentation, and design baselines aligned with Enterprise Architecture principles.
• Identify prerequisite technical dependencies required prior to cutover.
• Formulate controlled exception frameworks for specialized environments that remain outside standard baselines.
• Support technical readiness assessments and contribute to repeatable Transition Playbooks.

Skills

Technical leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Enterprise architecture

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/IS

Tools

Entra ID

Active Directory

Microsoft Intune

JAMF Pro

BigFix

Cisco networking

Zscaler

Job description

We are hiring a Business Architect to support our client's project. This position evaluates technical solutions, architectural standards, and integration requirements for Foundational IT capabilities. This role conducts technical solutioning, alternatives analysis, and feasibility assessments to advance Foundational IT services. The Business Architect collaborates with technical working groups, vendor delivery partners, and agency offices engineering teams to define target architectures and interoperability baselines.

This position is hybrid and is required to be onsite 2-3 days per week in Bethesda, Maryland.

This position also requires the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

What You Will Do

• Lead technical solutioning discussions and evaluate platform alternatives for centralized Endpoint (JAMF, Intune MDM, BigFix), Network (Cisco CXEA, building consolidation), and Security (Entra ID, Zero Trust, IAM) services.
• Assess technical, operational, security, and data integration requirements for moving office-managed capabilities into unified operating models.
• Develop technical architecture recommendations, interface control documentation, and design baselines aligned with Enterprise Architecture principles.
• Identify prerequisite technical dependencies (identity synchronization, domain consolidation, network circuit topology) required prior to cutover.
• Formulate controlled exception frameworks for scientific, clinical (CRIS/CIS), and specialized environments that remain outside standard baselines.
• Support technical readiness assessments and contribute to repeatable Transition Playbooks.

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of technical architecture, enterprise architecture, and systems integration experience supporting large-scale federal transformations.
• Technical knowledge of enterprise identity (Entra ID/Active Directory), endpoint platforms (Microsoft Intune, JAMF Pro, BigFix), and network infrastructure (Cisco, Zscaler).
• Proven ability to facilitate technical consensus among autonomous stakeholder groups and multi-vendor teams.
• Familiarity with NIST SP 800 security guidance.
• Active PIV Card / Badge or immediate eligibility for Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications & Certifications

• TOGAF, CEA, or Azure Solutions Architect Professional certification.
• Direct experience navigating offices technical environments and scientific computing interfaces.