Senior Enterprise Architect

Amentum; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Top-Secret cleared Java Tech Lead / Senior Enterprise Architect to join our Washington, DC team. You will architect and lead enterprise-class Java applications, leveraging AWS and DevOps practices to deliver scalable on-premises and cloud-based solutions for national security missions.

Responsibilities include technical leadership, cloud architecture, and guiding Agile execution, with a focus on stability, portability, and security accreditation.

Qualifications

• 7–9 years of professional experience in enterprise architecture or related technical fields.
• Active Top-Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business, or related discipline.
• In absence of degree, additional years of experience may substitute.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams in designing, building, and maintaining enterprise-class Java applications and target baseline architectures for production environments.
• Architect, build, and optimize scalable AWS cloud solutions with extensive AWS services experience.
• Implement and oversee automated CI/CD pipelines utilizing Git and GitLab.
• Champion SAFe Agile and SCRUM methodologies to align standards with strategy.
• Identify design gaps and recommend enhancements to ensure stability, portability, and scalability while supporting security accreditation.

Skills

Java

AWS

CI/CD

SAFe Agile

SCRUM

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git

GitLab

CloudFormation

Terraform

SonarQube

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Top-Secret cleared Java Tech Lead / Senior Enterprise Architect to join our team in Washington, DC. You will lead an engineering organization whose mission is to accelerate operations through enterprise-class Java development, data discovery, and analytical insights. The section leverages SAFe Agile methodologies and robust DevOps practices to deliver scalable on-premises and cloud-based applications that enhance operational data discovery, analytics, and visualization tools for national security missions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership & Java Development: Lead engineering teams in designing, building, and maintaining enterprise-class Java applications and target baseline architectures for production environments.
• AWS Cloud & Architecture: Architect, build, and optimize scalable, highly interoperable cloud solutions leveraging extensive AWS Cloud Experience.
• Pipeline Management: Implement and oversee automated CI/CD pipelines utilizing Git and GitLab for seamless version control and rapid code deployment.
• Agile Execution: Champion SAFe Agile and SCRUM methodologies to align standards and frameworks with overall business and technology strategy.
• System Integration & Analysis: Identify design gaps in existing and proposed architectures, recommending enhancements to ensure stability, portability, and scalability while supporting ATO and security accreditation processes.

Work Schedule:

Typically, Monday through Friday 8-hour days onsite. Flexibility within a 2-week pay period to reach 80 hours.

Essential Responsibilities:

Amentum is seeking a Top-Secret cleared Senior Enterprise Architect with 7–9 years of experience to join our team in Washington, DC. You will provide technical and management leadership on major enterprise tasks, designing, building, and maintaining enterprise-class systems, processes, and robust database architectures to support critical mission needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise & Cloud Architecture: Design, build, and implement production-grade on-premises and cloud-based applications, developing comprehensive baseline and target architectures with extensive AWS cloud architecture and services experience.
• Database & Data Management: Architect, manage, and optimize complex data systems leveraging deep, hands-on Oracle and PostgreSQL database experience.
• Technical Leadership & Strategy: Provide strategic guidance and technical expertise from project inception to conclusion, aligning technical standards and frameworks with overall business strategy.
• System Optimization & Analysis: Identify design gaps in existing and proposed architectures, providing detailed evaluations and recommendations to ensure stability, interoperability, portability, and scalability.
• Consultative Guidance: Consult directly with clients to define needs, supervise studies, and lead data analysis surveys to solve mission‑critical challenges and supervise project staff.

Qualifications

• 7–9 years of professional experience in enterprise architecture, software/database engineering, or related technical fields (equivalent certifications or specialized past work may substitute).
• Active Top-Secret clearance.

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

• 7–9 years of professional experience in enterprise architecture, software/database engineering, or related technical fields (equivalent certifications or specialized past work may substitute).

Security Clearance Required:

Active Top-Secret clearance

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or other related scientific or technical discipline
• In absence of degree, additional years of experience may be substituted for educational requirements

Minimum Years of Experience:

• Minimum of 9 years of experience with 7 years of related technical specialized experience

Preferred Qualifications:

AI if applicable to your program

• Development Tools:
  • Git source version control
  • Java/Java script development
  • Experience with Python, Cloud Formations and Terraform
  • AWS DevOps project management
  • Static Application Security Testing (SAST, e.g. SonarQube, Gitlab SAST)
  • Unit and integration testing (e.g., xunit, nunit)
  • Automated testing
  • End-to-end testing (e.g., Selenium, Cucumber)

• Platforms:
  • Attribute and role-based access control paradigms (ABAC/RBAC)
  • Windows Service Fabric
  • Splunk administration
  • Windows server administration
• Data:
  • Postgres and Oracle database experience
• Business Analysis and Project Management:
  • Agile Principles
  • AWS DevOps

• Strong Oral and written communication
• Ability to work with and lead teams
• Experience with interacting and presenting to Government Leadership

Other Responsibilities:

Safety

Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self‑aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality

Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance

Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

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Compensation Details:

US:$182,000 - $197,000

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid time off and holidays

• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)

• Educational reimbursement

• Parental leave

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Tax-saving options

• Disability and life insurance

• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:

09/10/2026 - Until Filled

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed