Expert Systems Architect

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level Systems Architect personnel supporting enterprise architecture initiatives.
• Direct the design, development, maintenance, and documentation of solution architectures aligned to enterprise architecture and mission requirements.
• Ensure architecture artifacts maintain traceability to enterprise architecture frameworks and governance standards.
• Analyze user requirements, system capabilities, workflows, and operational constraints to improve system design and performance.
• Evaluate and guide modernization of existing systems, applications, and infrastructure services.
• Develop and oversee solution architecture designs across applications, APIs, data services, platform services, and cloud environments.
• Recommend architectural changes based on requirements analysis, emerging technologies, and mission needs.
• Ensure alignment of architecture development with DoDAF and IC Program Architecture Guidance (PAG) standards.
• Guide integration of enterprise architecture across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.
• Lead technical assessments supporting trade studies and architecture decision-making.
• Advise Government stakeholders on architecture strategy, modernization, and enterprise alignment.
• Support alignment of enterprise architecture with mission CONOPS and strategic objectives.
• Cook up architecture activities across multiple programs and mission stakeholders.
• Provide technical oversight for architecture documentation and lifecycle governance.
• Mentor and guide senior, mid, and junior architecture staff across enterprise programs.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain SCI eligibility and successfully pass a polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM field.
• Equivalent additional experience may be substituted for degree requirements.
• 18+ years of experience in government or industry supporting Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Data Architecture, DoDAF, or IC Program Architecture Guidance (PAG).
• Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program or project experience.
• Previous Intelligence Community (IC) or Department of Defense (DoD) program or project experience.
• Experience developing and maintaining enterprise or solution architectures in complex mission environments.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, frameworks, and governance processes.
• Experience supporting cloud, hybrid, and on-premises enterprise architecture environments.
• Demonstrated leadership experience guiding architecture teams and enterprise technical direction.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related STEM discipline.
• Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes, tools, and languages.
• Certified Enterprise Architect credential (e.g., National Defense University, College of Information and Cyberspace Enterprise Architecture Certification).
• Experience applying DoDAF and IC Program Architecture Guidance (PAG) in enterprise environments.
• Experience supporting GEOINT enterprise architecture development (GEA).
• Experience conducting architecture trade studies and decision analysis at the enterprise level.
• Familiarity with cloud-native and hybrid enterprise architecture modernization efforts.