Enterprise Architect – DoDAF & Hybrid Cloud Modernization

cFocus Software Incorporated; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

cFocus Software Incorporated seeks an Enterprise Architect to join our USAF program. This on-site role in Linthicum Heights, MD requires an active TS/SCI clearance and will shape DC3 enterprise IT architecture, cloud and data strategies aligned with mission priorities.

Responsibilities include defining target architectures, DoDAF documentation, cross-domain integration, and modernization through DevSecOps, with emphasis on data interoperability, security, and rigorous governance.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience developing enterprise architectures and modernization roadmaps aligned with mission needs.
• Ability to produce DoDAF or successor framework documentation, designs, and current and target models.
• Experience designing hybrid cloud integration, enterprise interfaces, and data interoperability.
• Ability to assess technical debt, compare engineering alternatives, and develop cost and investment analyses.
• Working knowledge of Zero Trust, RMF, ATO boundaries, impact levels, secure cross-domain integration, and architecture support for classified and unclassified systems.
• Understanding of DevSecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Configuration as Code, and configuration management practices.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills; ability to facilitate stakeholder decisions and coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and guide execution of DC3 enterprise IT architecture, cloud strategy, and data strategy in alignment with mission priorities and Government-approved standards.
• Assess current capabilities and develop target architectures and transition roadmaps spanning applications, data, networks, infrastructure, security, and enterprise services.
• Define data-layer interoperability with the JCWA, DAF Battle Network, JADC2 systems, AF OSI Orion Case Management System, and other designated DoD systems of record.
• Design integration across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments, including edge computing and Government-approved cross-domain solutions for applicable security levels.
• Establish, maintain, and evolve the CADO-IS enterprise architecture. Document it using the DoDAF or successor framework.
• Prepare architecture views, technical designs, interface documentation, and as-built records for Government review. Maintain traceability between mission requirements, designs, and implementation.
• Support enterprise portfolio governance, investment planning, and resource allocation. Analyze dependencies, costs, benefits, and build/buy options to inform Government decisions.
• Assess technical debt across code architecture, obsolete infrastructure, security compliance gaps, and unmaintainable data schemas; contribute to the Enterprise Technical Debt Register.
• Develop formal engineering trade studies comparing Refactor, Replatform, Replace, and Retire strategies with Total Cost of Ownership models before legacy architecture changes.
• Guide approved modernization through modular DevSecOps sprints. Coordinate architecture standards for CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Configuration as Code, and security guardrails.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity teams on Zero Trust alignment, impact levels, authorization boundaries, RMF controls, and technical evidence supporting ATO or continuous ATO.
• Support CADO-IS configuration management and change reviews across participating organizations, preserving architecture integrity, configuration traceability, and approved baselines.
• Collaborate with internal and external mission partners to evaluate emerging technologies, resolve integration issues, and support adoption of Automated Data Obfuscation capabilities.
• Incorporate resilience, service continuity, recoverability, monitoring, and lifecycle support into architecture designs; brief recommendations, risks, and tradeoffs to technical and executive stakeholders.

Skills

Active TS/SCI clearance

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Enterprise architecture development

DoDAF documentation

Hybrid cloud integration

Data interoperability

Technical debt assessment

Zero Trust / RMF / ATO

DevSecOps / CI/CD / IaC

Analytical communication

Education

B.S. Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Job description

cFocus Software Incorporated seeks an Enterprise Architect to join our USAF program. This on-site role in Linthicum Heights, MD requires an active TS/SCI clearance and will shape DC3 enterprise IT architecture, cloud and data strategies aligned with mission priorities.

Responsibilities include defining target architectures, DoDAF documentation, cross-domain integration, and modernization through DevSecOps, with emphasis on data interoperability, security, and rigorous governance.