MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Director, Enterprise Architecture to join our team in Herndon, VA. This role serves as a critical bridge between enterprise strategy and execution, ensuring technology solutions, platforms, and systems align with business objectives and target-state architectures. As a hands-on technical leader, you will combine deep engineering expertise and strong organizational influence to drive change across the enterprise. You will act as a key thought leader, steering application rationalization efforts, driving our modernization roadmap, and establishing critical visibility into architecture health, risk, and performance. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: • Assess software portfolios for business value, technical fit, and total cost of ownership (TCO) to eliminate duplication and manage technical debt. • Partner with leadership to map business capabilities and translate strategic objectives into modern, cloud-native, and event-driven architecture guidance. • Design robust data pipelines and master data management (MDM) strategies to support enterprise reporting and AI data readiness. • Serve as the chief architect for the ServiceNow ecosystem, driving CMDB/CSDM maturity and establishing reference architectures for Generative AI, LLMs, and MLOps. • Operationalize enterprise architecture governance processes (such as the Architecture Review Board) and establish observability frameworks to track risk, resiliency, and compliance. • Guide solution design reviews and collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, Security, and Business leaders to drive operational efficiency. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related field with 12+ years of progressive experience in Enterprise, Solution, or Systems Architecture. • Proven hands-on architectural experience across major public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) alongside deep understanding of distributed systems and modern integration patterns (APIs, messaging platforms). • Track record of supporting enterprise transformation, technology simplification, and large-scale application portfolio assessments. • Extensive hands-on experience designing and governing ServiceNow environments, specifically APM, CMDB, and AI/predictive intelligence modules. • Demonstrated experience building, deploying, or governing enterprise AI platforms, LLMs, workflow automation, and MLOps frameworks. • Strong expertise in enterprise architecture governance, operating models, and establishing observability frameworks to track system health and risk. Preferred Qualifications: • Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related engineering field. • Experience with Power BI or similar data visualization tools to translate operational data into actionable architectural insights. • Exposure to modern engineering practices including Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or operational metrics frameworks. • Industry certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified Cybersecurity Architect Expert, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, ITIL, ServiceNow CSA/CIS, or TOGAF 9. Clearance Requirements: • Must be a U.S. Citizen Physical Requirements: • Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time. • Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc. • Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations; must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations. The projected compensation range for this position is $153,800.00-$275,800.00. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, MANTECH invests in its employees beyond just compensation. MANTECH's benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.