Senior Enterprise Architect - System-of-Systems

Arcfield; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 254,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Short Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Retirement and Savings

Learning and Development opportunities

Wellness programs

Job summary

Arcfield in Chantilly, VA seeks a Senior Enterprise Architect to provide technical leadership and SETA support for the Merigold contract, guiding architecture, integration, and modernization across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

The role emphasizes resilience, scalability, and rapid adaptation to changing mission needs, with a focus on secure, interoperable, and mission-critical systems across a system-of-systems landscape.

Qualifications

• Clearance: Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree with 12–15 years of relevant experience; OR MS Degree with 10-13 years of relevant experience; OR a PhD with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Enterprise Architecture Expertise: Extensive experience architecting, developing, or integrating complex, mission-critical systems and enterprise solutions. Proven experience designing secure, scalable, and resilient architectures across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Broad Technical Domain Knowledge: Broad, authoritative technical expertise spanning software engineering, networking, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and distributed systems.
• Technical Leadership & Influence: Demonstrated technical leadership guiding multidisciplinary engineering teams and influencing senior-level architectural decisions. Proven ability to translate broad mission requirements into innovative technical solutions and executable strategies.
• Systems Engineering Foundations: Strong foundational understanding of systems engineering principles, requirements development, technical trade studies, and full system lifecycles.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Senior Technical Advisory: Serve as a senior technical authority and trusted Government advisor for enterprise architecture, platform integration, and the modernization of mission-critical ground capabilities. Advise Government leadership on technology investments, acquisition alternatives, and modernization priorities.
• System-of-Systems Architecture: Define and guide system-of-systems architecture with a strict emphasis on interoperability, scalability, security, resilience, and mission effectiveness. Provide architectural direction across software development, networking, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and enterprise integration.
• Resilience & Scalability: Architect and guide the development of secure, highly redundant, and adaptable platforms capable of scaling, surging, and surviving to meet evolving mission demands in dynamic environments.
• Innovation & Technical Rigor: Drive innovation by introducing emerging technologies, novel engineering solutions, and industry best practices. Challenge conventional approaches and drive technical rigor and collaboration across multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver cohesive enterprise capabilities.
• Analysis & Trade Studies: Rigorously evaluate system designs, technical tradeoffs, cross-system dependencies, and technical risks to ensure sound, defensible engineering and architectural decisions.
• Roadmaps & Strategy: Translate complex mission objectives into actionable technical roadmaps, engineering requirements, acquisition strategies, and implementation plans.

Skills

Clearance TS/SCI

Enterprise architecture leadership

System-of-Systems design

Cloud & hybrid infrastructures

Security & resilience

Education

Bachelor's degree + 12–15 years

MS degree + 10–13 years

PhD + 10+ years

Job description

Arcfield in Chantilly, VA seeks a Senior Enterprise Architect to provide technical leadership and SETA support for the Merigold contract, guiding architecture, integration, and modernization across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

The role emphasizes resilience, scalability, and rapid adaptation to changing mission needs, with a focus on secure, interoperable, and mission-critical systems across a system-of-systems landscape.