Mission-Focused Business Capability Architect (Remote)

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 161,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

9/80 work schedule

Excellent healthcare benefits

401(k) matching

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Business Capability Architect - Mission Focused to join our team in the Aerospace & Defense space. This role shapes enterprise capability architecture for mission-focused functions spanning product development, product support, and manufacturing management, defining current-state and target-state views.

You will create roadmaps connecting systems and initiatives, translate standards into practical guidance, and partner with engineering and operations to align stakeholders

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years, or Master’s with 10+ years, or PhD with 8+ years of experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret-level security clearance.
• Strong experience in architecture for business capabilities and complex cross-functional portfolios.
• Ability to connect target-state design to operational outcomes across organizational boundaries.
• Experience creating roadmaps and architecture guidance across multiple solutions or systems.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills across various organizational functions.
• Knowledge of TOGAF ADM or other architecture frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Business Capability Architect for mission-focused capabilities across product development, product support, and manufacturing management.
• Define and maintain current-state and target-state architecture for supported capabilities.
• Develop capability roadmaps that integrate multiple systems and initiatives.
• Translate enterprise standards into capability-specific architecture guidance.
• Identify dependencies and trade-offs across engineering and operational landscapes.
• Guide solution teams to ensure coherent advancement toward target states.
• Partner with stakeholders across multiple functions to align capabilities.

Skills

Cross-functional partnership

Security clearance eligibility

Architectural capabilities

Roadmaps & guidance

Stakeholder management

TOGAF or frameworks

Education

Bachelor’s/Master/PhD with required experience levels

Tools

TOGAF ADM

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Business Capability Architect - Mission Focused to join our team in the Aerospace & Defense space. This role shapes enterprise capability architecture for mission-focused functions spanning product development, product support, and manufacturing management, defining current-state and target-state views.

You will create roadmaps connecting systems and initiatives, translate standards into practical guidance, and partner with engineering and operations to align stakeholders