Strategic Enterprise Architect — Modernization & Governance

ICF; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF is seeking an Enterprise Architect to provide architecture leadership across a complex IT environment undergoing modernization and governance maturation. This role operates in a regulated setting, aligning decisions with mission priorities, standards, and long-term objectives.

The architect will guide alignment across initiatives, assess options, and connect strategy, governance, and execution in a multi-stakeholder environment while working in a hybrid role with Baltimore-based support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience working with enterprise-level infrastructure, applications, or platforms in a large organizational environment.
• 5+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or technical architecture roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise architecture support across strategic initiatives, modernization efforts, and governance activities.
• Assess current-state and target-state architectures to improve alignment, standardization, and technical coherence.
• Support analysis of alternatives, solution evaluations, and architectural recommendations for enterprise decision-making.
• Advise program and product teams on architecture standards, integration patterns, and technical tradeoffs.
• Coordinate with business stakeholders, program managers, engineers, and governance teams to align architecture with organizational goals.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Solution architecture

Technical architecture

Governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Architecture artifacts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/engineering

Master’s degree

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

SharePoint

M365

Job description

ICF is seeking an Enterprise Architect to provide architecture leadership across a complex IT environment undergoing modernization and governance maturation. This role operates in a regulated setting, aligning decisions with mission priorities, standards, and long-term objectives.

The architect will guide alignment across initiatives, assess options, and connect strategy, governance, and execution in a multi-stakeholder environment while working in a hybrid role with Baltimore-based support.