Enterprise Architect

ICF; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 98,614 - 167,644; Full time

Job summary

ICF is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to provide architecture leadership within a complex IT environment. This hybrid role requires involvement in modernization efforts and governance activities, with responsibilities including leading architectural support, assessing architectures, and advising teams on standards and integration. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and extensive experience in enterprise architecture roles. The position offers a competitive salary range of $98,614 to $167,644 based on qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working with enterprise-level infrastructure, applications, or platforms.
• 5+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or technical architecture roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise architecture support across strategic initiatives.
• Assess current-state and target-state architectures for improvement.
• Support analysis of alternatives and solution evaluations.
• Advise program and product teams on integration patterns.
• Coordinate with business stakeholders for goals alignment.
• Contribute to roadmaps and architecture-related planning materials.
• Promote compliance with enterprise standards.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Governance planning

Technical standards

System integration

Technical evaluations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

SharePoint

M365

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an Enterprise Architect to provide architecture leadership across a complex enterprise IT environment undergoing modernization, governance maturation, and cross-system coordination. This role operates in a large, regulated setting where technical decisions must align with mission priorities, enterprise standards, and long-term operational objectives.

Job Location

Hybrid, with periodic onsite support as needed in Baltimore, Maryland.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead enterprise architecture support across strategic initiatives, modernization efforts, and governance activities
• Assess current-state and target-state architectures to improve alignment, standardization, and technical coherence
• Support analysis of alternatives, solution evaluations, and architectural recommendations for enterprise decision-making
• Advise program and product teams on architecture standards, integration patterns, and technical tradeoffs
• Coordinate with business stakeholders, program managers, engineers, and governance teams to align architecture with organizational goals
• Contribute to roadmaps, technical assessments, white papers, and architecture-related planning materials
• Support architecture input to governance boards, investment discussions, and portfolio prioritization activities
• Promote compliance with enterprise standards, interoperability requirements, and sound system design principles

What You Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience working with enterprise-level infrastructure, applications, or platforms in a large organizational environment
• 5+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or technical architecture roles

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field
• TOGAF certification
• ITIL Foundation, CompTIA Network+, or equivalent certification
• 3+ years of experience conducting architecture assessments, technical evaluations, or analysis of alternatives
• 3+ years of experience supporting systems integration, interoperability planning, or cross-platform architecture
• 3+ years of experience producing architecture artifacts such as roadmaps, standards, diagrams, decision papers, or technical recommendations
• 3+ years of experience supporting governance processes, architecture review boards, or enterprise decision forums
• 3+ years of experience working in a federal environment or similarly regulated enterprise setting
• 2+ years of experience supporting identity, access, security, or standards-alignment considerations in enterprise architecture
• Experience working with enterprise collaboration and planning tools such as JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, or M365
• 2+ years of experience supporting portfolio modernization, shared services, or enterprise platform initiatives
• 2+ years of experience supporting architecture decisions involving cloud, mainframe, distributed, or hybrid environments

Pay Range

There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: $98,614.00 - $167,644.00. Maryland Client Office (MD88).

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.