Senior Enterprise Architect: DR & Security Resilience Leader

Ashburn Consulting LLC; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashburn Consulting LLC in the Washington, DC metropolitan area seeks an Enterprise Architect to lead disaster recovery and security architecture initiatives across critical facilities and networks. This role reports to the Chief Architect and aligns DR/BC with business priorities.

You will partner with domain admins to strengthen Active Directory and identity architecture, define RACI for core services, and shape secure remote access and perimeter patterns with security and network teams.

Qualifications

• Lead disaster recovery and business continuity efforts for critical facilities.
• Assess current DR state and define target architectures with clear actions.
• Shape secure remote access and perimeter defense patterns with teams.
• Improve Active Directory and identity architecture; define RACI roles.
• Guide network segmentation and retirement of legacy overlays.
• Collaborate with app, database and infra teams to improve observability.
• Translate risks and options for CIO, leadership, and agency stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead DR and BC initiatives for critical facilities including 911/backups.
• Assess current DR posture (RTO/RPO) and design target state architectures.
• Develop secure remote access and perimeter defense patterns with security teams.
• Partner with domain admins on AD/identity architecture and RACI.
• Drive network segmentation and retire legacy overlays for resilience.
• Work with cross-functional teams to enhance observability and response.
• Present risks and options clearly to CIO and executives.

Skills

Disaster recovery

Business continuity

Security architecture

Active Directory

Identity architecture

RACI

Network security

Observability

Executive communication

Job description

Ashburn Consulting LLC in the Washington, DC metropolitan area seeks an Enterprise Architect to lead disaster recovery and security architecture initiatives across critical facilities and networks. This role reports to the Chief Architect and aligns DR/BC with business priorities.

You will partner with domain admins to strengthen Active Directory and identity architecture, define RACI for core services, and shape secure remote access and perimeter patterns with security and network teams.