Zero Trust Architect for NIH Governance & EA

Etelligent-Group-LLC; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

eTelligent Group LLC seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead NIH governance activities for ZTA integration. You will map governance touchpoints, deliver ZTA criteria, and align reference architectures with NIH EA frameworks to support CIO-level decision making.

The role is hybrid, based at NIH Bethesda, MD, requiring NIH suitability and a PIV credential, with a focus on risk posture and architecture governance across multiple bodies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 10+ years of enterprise architecture experience.
• Working knowledge of FEAF and/or the HHS Federated EA Framework.
• Experience with architecture review boards and the CPIC process.
• Ability to obtain an NIH suitability determination and PIV credential; fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Map NIH's governance touchpoints: determine decision rights, artifacts, and timing.
• Deliver governance recommendations: ZTA design authority and escalation routes.
• Develop ZTA criteria/checkpoints that reviewers can apply quickly.
• Align ZTA reference architectures to NIH EA domains using the federated framework.
• Feed checkpoints into the Process Integration Tracker and run quarterly assessments.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

FEAF

HHS Federated EA Framework

Architecture review boards

CPIC process

NIH suitability / PIV credential

Fluent in English

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Sparx EA

Avolution ABACUS

LeanIX

Confluence

Power BI

Job description

eTelligent Group LLC seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead NIH governance activities for ZTA integration. You will map governance touchpoints, deliver ZTA criteria, and align reference architectures with NIH EA frameworks to support CIO-level decision making.

The role is hybrid, based at NIH Bethesda, MD, requiring NIH suitability and a PIV credential, with a focus on risk posture and architecture governance across multiple bodies.