Enterprise Architect

Jobtailor; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead current- and future-state assessments for modernization across business, data, and technology domains. You will develop artifacts and executive-level visuals to inform decision-making, roadmaps, and governance.

This role requires strong stakeholder facilitation, TOGAF/FEAF knowledge, and the ability to operate from Washington, DC and Tyson's Corner, VA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• Eight (8) years of enterprise, solution, or data architecture experience.
• Experience creating architecture artifacts and executive-level visualizations.
• Knowledge of TOGAF or FEAF architectures.
• Experience assessing business, data, and technology architectures.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Work from client office in Washington, DC and Guidehouse office in Tyson's Corner, VA.

Responsibilities

• Lead current-state and future-state architecture assessments for modernization.
• Develop enterprise-level views supporting executive decision-making and modernization planning.
• Develop architecture artifacts for business, data, application, and technology domains.
• Document current-state architecture and interdependencies.
• Create target-state architecture models and modernization roadmaps.
• Analyze technical debt, risks, dependencies, and readiness.
• Facilitate architecture workshops with business and technical stakeholders.
• Assess cloud migration and platform rationalization opportunities.
• Support operating model and governance design activities.
• Develop executive architecture briefings and visualizations.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise technology, security, and data strategies.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Architecture Artifacts Development

Stakeholder Engagement

TOGAF Knowledge

Cloud Migration Assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree (CS/Systems Eng/Information Systems)

Job description

• Lead current-state and future-state architecture assessments supporting modernization of business processes, technology platforms, data environments, and operating models
• Develop enterprise-level views supporting executive decision-making and modernization planning
• Develop business, capability, data, application, and technology architecture artifacts
• Document current-state architecture and operational interdependencies
• Create target-state architecture models and modernization roadmaps
• Analyze technical debt, risks, dependencies, and modernization readiness
• Facilitate architecture workshops with business and technical stakeholders
• Assess cloud migration and platform rationalization opportunities
• Support operating model and governance design activities
• Develop executive architecture briefings and visualizations
• Ensure alignment with enterprise technology, security, and data strategies

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust; approved adjudication required prior to onboarding
• Must be a US Citizen due to nature of client engagements
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Information Systems, or related field
• Eight (8) years of enterprise, solution, or data architecture experience
• Experience creating architecture artifacts and executive-level visualizations
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or FEAF
• Experience assessing business, data, and technology architectures
• Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Work from client office in Washington, DC and Guidehouse office in Tyson's Corner, VA

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in enterprise architecture, including the development of architecture artifacts and modernization roadmaps, while ensuring alignment with technology and data strategies. Strong ability to facilitate stakeholder engagement and create executive-level visualizations to support decision-making.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Enterprise Architecture
• Architecture Artifacts Development
• Stakeholder Engagement
• TOGAF Knowledge
• Cloud Migration Assessment

Hard Skills

• Architecture Assessment
• Modernization Planning
• Data Architecture
• Technology Architecture
• Application Architecture
• Technical Debt Analysis
• Risk Assessment
• Operational Interdependencies Documentation
• Target-State Architecture Modeling
• Governance Design

Soft Skills

• Facilitation Skills
• Written Communication
• Verbal Communication

Certifications & Qualifications

• Federal or DoD Public Trust

Industry Keywords

• Enterprise Architecture Frameworks
• TOGAF
• FEAF
• Modernization
• Business Processes
• Technology Platforms
• Data Environments
• Operating Models