Senior Technical Architect, Enterprise Cloud & Zero Trust

Chenega Corporation; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 193,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Chenega MIOS in Arlington, VA is seeking a Deputy Engineering Manager (Technical) to lead enterprise engineering strategy and modernization efforts for DARPA programs. You will provide technical vision across multi-cloud, hybrid, and classified environments, ensuring security and mission alignment.

The role requires deep technical leadership, architecture governance, and mentorship of senior engineers and architects within a fast-moving government tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related technical field from an accredited university.
• 12+ years of full-time relevant professional experience.
• IAT/IAM Level II or III Certification.
• Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI.
• Successfully pass background and drug screening.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical authority for enterprise engineering and modernization initiatives.
• Define and maintain strategic engineering roadmaps and reference architectures.
• Lead secure, scalable architectures across AWS, Azure, on-premises, and classified environments.
• Provide technical leadership in designing Service-Oriented Architectures, Web-Oriented Architectures, cloud-native platforms, and hybrid solutions.
• Mentor senior engineers and architects while fostering innovation.
• Ensure alignment with NIST, DoD, IC, and Zero Trust frameworks.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Enterprise infrastructure

Zero Trust architectures

DevSecOps

Networking

Virtualization

Containers

Hybrid environments

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related technical field

IAT/IAM Level II or III Certification

Active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI

Job description

Chenega MIOS in Arlington, VA is seeking a Deputy Engineering Manager (Technical) to lead enterprise engineering strategy and modernization efforts for DARPA programs. You will provide technical vision across multi-cloud, hybrid, and classified environments, ensuring security and mission alignment.

The role requires deep technical leadership, architecture governance, and mentorship of senior engineers and architects within a fast-moving government tech environment.