Senior Enterprise Architect

Valid8 Financial, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NAIS seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to guide operations, maintenance, and design services for a government contract. You will align IT strategy with business goals and maintain critical enterprise systems.

The role focuses on architecture blueprints, cloud and security governance, and leadership across engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions that meet current and future needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in Enterprise Architecture or senior IT leadership.
• Strong knowledge of TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent.
• Experience with cloud, security, and data architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an enterprise architecture blueprint aligned with IT strategy.
• Lead architecture across major systems design and integration.
• Provide SME guidance in computer system design and networking.
• Evaluate and select optimal solutions balancing project needs with business goals.
• Ensure adherence to architecture standards and security protocols.
• Provide leadership to development teams to maintain architectural integrity.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

TOGAF/Zachman

Cloud & execution environments

Security & compliance

IAc and deployment tools

Monitoring & observability

Stakeholder communication

System integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

AWS

AWS IAM

CloudWatch

AWS Config

KMS

S3

Lambda

RDS PostgreSQL

MSK/Kafka

Kinesis Firehose

Git

VS Code

Job description

NAIS is seeking an Enterprise Architect to provide operations and maintenance services, as well as design and development support services, on a contract supporting a government agency. This will be a full-time salaried position with compensation based on your professional experience and overall aptitude

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Enterprise Architect to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks, IT strategy, modern technologies, and agile development processes to help maintain, shape, and modernize critical business systems.

You will play a pivotal role in aligning IT infrastructure and software development processes with business goals, ensuring scalable and sustainable solutions that meet current and future needs

Key Responsibilities:

• Independently perform a variety of system design and engineering tasks that are broad in nature, involving the design and implementation of major enterprise systems development and integration.
• Develop and maintain an enterprise architecture blueprint that aligns IT strategy with business objectives.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in one or more specific areas of computer system design and networking.
• Evaluate and recommend optimum solutions balancing specific project needs with current and future business needs and constraints.
• Identify areas for improvement within the IT infrastructure, application landscape, and architecture processes.
• Ensure adherence to architecture standards, industry best practices, and security protocols
• Provide leadership and guidance to development teams, ensuring architectural integrity across all technology projects.
• Use scientific and engineering logic to independently identify conceptual or theoretical solutions to technology systems hardware or software design and operation challenges.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Software Engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience (10+ years) as an Enterprise Architect or in a similar senior IT leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent.
• In-depth knowledge of business process design, system integration, and data architecture.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Extensive experience in designing and engineering major enterprise systems, including system integration and supporting infrastructures.
• Experience with:
  • Cloud & Execution Environments
    • AWS Cloud Regions - Understanding of regional deployment boundaries, data residency, and service availability.
    • AWS Serverless & PaaS Services - Day to day operation of managed components including AWS Lambda, Amazon S3, Amazon MSK/Kafka, and Amazon RDS PostgreSQL.
    • Network & Security Perimeters - Managing custom VPCs, private/public subnets, NAT Gateways, and port isolation.
  • Monitoring, observability and logging tools
    • Amazon CloudWatch - Log groups, metric filters, alarm thresholds and custom operational dashboards.
    • Sumo Logic - Familiarity with SIEM/log forwarding via AWS Kinesis Firehose, or S3 data event trails.
    • AWS CloudTrail & AWS Config -API call histories, monitoring and auditing object access
  • Security, Compliance & Access Management
    • AWS IAM - Review and auding least-privilege inline JSON policies, resource ARNs and execution role permissions.
    • AWS Secrets Manager & KMS - Manages secure parameter storage, automated password rotations, and customer managed cryptographic keys.
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Deployment Tools
    • Terraform - Read, review and adjust existing .tf configuration modules for infrastructure maintenance.
    • Variable files - Utilizes environment isolation strategies to manage configuration states.
    • AWS CLI & Powershell - Executes local orchestration scripts, packages Linux-compatible Lambda layers, and interacts with resources via command-line.
  • File Transfers, Integration & Alerting applications
    • AWS Transfer Family - Maintains SFTP servers and web portals utilized by external stakeholders.
    • Amazon SNS (simple notification service) - Oversees topic-based message dispatching and email templates.
    • Git & Version Control Clients - Git CLI (Gitlab), VS Code source control. Pull, commit, track changes from repository branches.
• Professional certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, TOGAF, or equivalent are a plus.

The Team

NAIS is an Information Technology (IT) and professional services firm specializing in network design and management, cyber security and risk management services, software development, design, procurement, and integration. We offer employees a broad range of benefits and are dedicated to building a diverse culture where employees are valued for their contributions and perspectives. There is also a strong emphasis on mentoring others, enabling them to grow and learn. At NAIS, we are committed to your professional development and will provide you with the support and resources you need to succeed. Learn more about what working for NAIS could mean for you.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. At NAIS, we believe that diversity and inclusion are not just words, but the foundation of our success. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that each individual brings to our team.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required for the specified role.