Senior Network Architect, onsite, Northeast US locations

What you will Do

• Lead the design and evolution of enterprise network architectures supporting classified programs.
• Define, document, and maintain network architecture principles, standards, and reference architectures.
• Apply formal architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and DoDAF to guide solution development and ensure traceability from mission needs to implementation.
• Establish and enforce architecture governance, ensuring compliance with standards, security requirements, and best practices.
• Develop and maintain architecture artifacts including system views, operational views, and technical standards documentation.
• Serve as a technical authority for network-related design decisions.
• Provide Tier 3/4 escalation support to operational network teams, resolving complex issues that require deep technical expertise and architectural-level analysis.
• Partner with engineering, cybersecurity, systems, and program teams to translate architectural intent into implementable designs.
• Participate in and lead architecture reviews, design forums, and technical working groups.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate.
• Provide mentoring and technical leadership to engineers and junior architects.
• Support proposal efforts and new program captures with architectural guidance.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support long-term modernization, standardization, and simplification initiatives for classified network environments.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years' experience.
• Experience developing and governing enterprise-scale network architectures.
• Experience working with network technologies, including routing, switching, firewalls, WAN, segmentation, zero trust concepts, encryption, and secure communications.
• Experience using formal architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, DoDAF, or Zachman.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret DOD security clearance, with the ability to acquire a Top Secret clearance is required, prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.