Senior DoD Network Architect — Army Intelligence

Eliassen Group; Maryland; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Network Architect on-site at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD to support PM IS&A and Project Linchpin, the Army's AI/ML modernization initiative. The role will design and optimize network infrastructures for mission-critical intelligence capabilities across DoD environments, and brief recommendations and risks to senior leadership.

Candidates must hold a Top Secret clearance and be able to work on a W-2 basis, with a strong background in DoD networking policies,

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise network architecture within DoD environments.
• Experience mapping to DoDAF and DoD Enterprise Architecture standards.
• Strong ability to brief senior leadership and lead technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and maintain current ("As-Is") and future-state ("To-Be") network architectures supporting Army intelligence systems.
• Produce architecture products that comply with DoDAF and Enterprise Architecture standards.
• Monitor and analyze network performance using enterprise network management and packet analysis tools to identify bandwidth constraints, latency issues, and other bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with network service providers to evaluate traffic patterns and optimize performance across tactical and strategic environments.
• Design, evaluate, and recommend scalable network solutions that improve performance, resiliency, and availability.
• Develop technical specifications, contingency plans, and alternate routing strategies to support mission continuity.
• Partner with PEOs, ARCYBER, systems engineers, and intelligence stakeholders to translate operational requirements into modernized network solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and brief network architecture recommendations, risks, and modernization strategies to senior government and military leadership.
• Support the integration of emerging technologies while ensuring compliance with Army and DoD cybersecurity and network standards.

Skills

Enterprise network architecture

DoD environments

Network performance analysis

Leadership briefing

Education

Bachelor's degree + 15 years experience

Master's degree + 8+ years experience substitution

Tools

DoDAF

Enterprise Architecture standards

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Network Architect on-site at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD to support PM IS&A and Project Linchpin, the Army's AI/ML modernization initiative. The role will design and optimize network infrastructures for mission-critical intelligence capabilities across DoD environments, and brief recommendations and risks to senior leadership.

Candidates must hold a Top Secret clearance and be able to work on a W-2 basis, with a strong background in DoD networking policies,