Chief Enterprise Architect & Tech Strategy Lead

LMI; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 125,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI in Washington, DC is seeking a Chief Engineer to serve as the program's senior technical authority for enterprise IT and communications across secure facilities. You will establish the engineering vision, manage the integrated baseline, and coordinate systems, network, cloud, cybersecurity, data, and operations.

This leadership role requires 25–50% travel to program locations, and strong executive communication with government sponsors and leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of progressive experience designing, integrating, modernizing, or sustaining complex enterprise IT, including classified environments.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering organizations or major initiatives across dispersed locations.
• Broad technical knowledge across enterprise architecture, systems, networking, infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, applications, and operations.
• Experience leading architecture reviews, trade studies, risk assessments, integration, and major engineering decisions.
• Experience engineering capabilities for SCIF or other accredited classified environments, including multi-enclave systems and security boundaries.
• Working knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (NIST SP 800-37 / 800-53) and experience advising senior leaders.
• Active Top Secret Clearance (SCI eligibility) required .
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Establish the program's technical vision, engineering strategy, priorities, architecture, standards, and modernization roadmap.
• Serve as the principal technical advisor to the Program Manager, government sponsors, executive leadership, and engineering teams.
• Own the integrated technical baseline across systems, network, infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, applications, data, facilities, and operations.
• Lead architecture reviews, design reviews, readiness reviews, technical interchange meetings, and engineering working groups.
• Manage technical risks, architecture gaps, interface challenges, conflicting requirements, technical debt, and lifecycle concerns.
• Direct trade studies addressing assumptions, alternatives, cost, schedule, security, risk, and operational consequences.
• Ensure mission requirements remain traceable through architecture, implementation, integration, verification, validation, transition, acceptance, and operations.
• Resolve cross-domain conflicts and communicate major decisions, risks, dependencies, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Establish an integrated automation strategy spanning engineering, cybersecurity, testing, monitoring, compliance, and operations.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Systems engineering

Cybersecurity

Cloud

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Executive communication

Education

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

Tools

SCIF/classified environments

Job description

LMI in Washington, DC is seeking a Chief Engineer to serve as the program's senior technical authority for enterprise IT and communications across secure facilities. You will establish the engineering vision, manage the integrated baseline, and coordinate systems, network, cloud, cybersecurity, data, and operations.

This leadership role requires 25–50% travel to program locations, and strong executive communication with government sponsors and leadership.