Chief Architect (TS/SCI) — Federal IT Strategy Lead

World-Wide-Technology; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 200,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision care

Onsite health centers

401k with company matching

Tuition reimbursement

PTO and holidays

Job summary

World Wide Technology (WWT) is seeking a Chief Architect to define and govern the organization’s architecture strategy for federal customers. This role provides technical leadership across enterprise, solutions, data, security, and infrastructure architectures, driving modernization, scalability, and operational excellence on-site in Chandler, AZ.

The candidate will establish standards, govern governance, and ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements, while communicating

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 12+ years of IT, systems engineering, software development, or architecture.
• 5+ years in a senior architecture or technical leadership role.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms, cybersecurity, networking, and data architecture.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical teams.
• Active DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level III certification.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture vision and roadmap.
• Establish architectural principles, standards, and governance processes.
• Lead the design of enterprise-wide technology solutions.
• Evaluate and approve major architectural decisions and technology selections.
• Ensure compliance with security, regulatory, and organizational requirements.
• Establish metrics to assess architectural effectiveness and system performance.
• Communicate technical concepts to executive and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with vendors, partners, and government agencies as applicable.

Skills

Enterprise architecture leadership

Cloud architecture

Cybersecurity

Data architecture

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level III certification

Master’s degree in a related field

Tools

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

AWS Solutions Architect

Google Cloud Architect

Job description

World Wide Technology (WWT) is seeking a Chief Architect to define and govern the organization’s architecture strategy for federal customers. This role provides technical leadership across enterprise, solutions, data, security, and infrastructure architectures, driving modernization, scalability, and operational excellence on-site in Chandler, AZ.

The candidate will establish standards, govern governance, and ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements, while communicating