Senior Enterprise Architect – Government Programs

navitas; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Navitas seeks a highly experienced Chief Architect to serve as the Government’s architectural authority for the WDP program in Herndon, VA. Lead enterprise and solution architecture, ensuring alignment with government objectives and security standards.

You will coordinate across stakeholders and integration partners, govern standards, and guide architectural decision-making to enable strategy and direction for a multi-cloud platform. Top Secret with SCI eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum five (5) years of enterprise, system, or solution architecture experience for complex programs.
• Experience establishing and governing architecture across heterogeneous and multi-cloud environments.
• Experience applying DoD or Federal architecture frameworks (e.g., DoDAF) for governance and traceability.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Government’s primary architectural authority for the WDP program.
• Establish and maintain the enterprise and solution architecture baseline for WDP.
• Ensure alignment with Government-approved objectives and security requirements.
• Govern architectural standards and ensure controlled evolution of the platform.
• Lead architecture decision support activities and coordinate with stakeholders and partners.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards and governance processes.
• Provide architectural guidance to support program strategy and technical direction.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

DoDAF/architecture frameworks

Multi-cloud / hybrid environments

Architecture governance

Security alignment

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Cloud platforms (multi-cloud)

Architecture governance processes

Job description

Navitas seeks a highly experienced Chief Architect to serve as the Government’s architectural authority for the WDP program in Herndon, VA. Lead enterprise and solution architecture, ensuring alignment with government objectives and security standards.

You will coordinate across stakeholders and integration partners, govern standards, and guide architectural decision-making to enable strategy and direction for a multi-cloud platform. Top Secret with SCI eligibility is required.