Enterprise IT Architect to support the design and integration of enterprise IT and communications SCIF infrastructure across a network of new and existing secure facilities.

Location: Washington, DC metro area, with travel to program locations.

Security Clearance: Current Top Secret with SCI-eligibility and Special Access Programs (SAP) eligibility.

Travel: 25-50% travel to support activities across multiple program locations.
Certifications: None required. Desired: one or more, TOGAF, CISSP, AWS/Azure architecture certifications, or similar.

Salary Range: $175,000-195,000

Mission

The Enterprise IT Architect will define the target-state architecture, ensure interoperability across sites, and work with engineering leads and government stakeholders to translate mission requirements into scalable technical solutions. This is an execution-oriented role supporting a fast-paced, milestone-driven prototype effort with near-term deliverable commitments. Success requires systems-level thinking, technical judgment, effective communication, and the ability to balance mission needs, security, performance, cost, operational risk, and long-term sustainability.

Availability: Immediate availability strongly preferred; unclassified planning work may begin while program access nominations are processed.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in enterprise IT architecture, including in classified environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

• Strong understanding of network, systems, and security architecture principles.

• Demonstrated experience leading large, geographically dispersed teams.

• Experience architecting IT infrastructure for SCIF or other accredited classified environments, including multi-enclave network design.

• Working knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (NIST SP 800-37 / 800-53) and the security authorization process.

• Experience architecting solutions for SCIF or other classified facility environments.

Nice to Have:

• Relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, CISSP, AWS/Azure architecture certifications).

• Experience integrating cross-domain solutions (CDS) into enterprise architectures.

• Experience supporting Special Access Program (SAP) facilities, systems, or environments.

• Experience designing classified and unclassified video teleconferencing (VTC) and conference room AV capabilities.

• Experience designing or standing up network or security operations centers (NOC/SOC), including 24x7 coverage models.

Primary duties include:

• Lead enumeration and documentation of the technical baseline across multiple geographically dispersed sites, including classified and unclassified network enclaves, transport, security boundaries, and cross-domain transfer capabilities.

• Design and develop target-state network and systems architectures for new secure facilities and an existing operational site, ensuring interoperability and compliance with federal security requirements.

• Develop security authorization roadmaps in accordance with the Risk Management Framework (NIST SP 800-37 / 800-53) in partnership with ISSO and security engineering leads.

• Define architecture for enterprise services, including end-user computing, classified and unclassified VTC/AV integration, and 24x7 network and security operations center (NOC/SOC) monitoring.

• Produce design documentation, technical sections of milestone deliverables, and cost and feasibility inputs supporting a priced follow-on proposal.

• Clearly articulate design decisions, alternatives considered, and associated tradeoffs - cost, schedule, security, and operational impact - to government sponsors and non-technical stakeholders, and support sponsor decision briefings and technical reviews.

• Develop current-state, transition-state, and target-state architectures across infrastructure, networking, cloud, data, applications, identity, cybersecurity, and operations.

• Provide technical governance while enabling engineering teams to make timely decisions within established architectural boundaries.

• Establish an enterprise automation strategy that standardizes repeatable processes, reducing manual effort to enable operational efficiency and enabling secure, scalable, and modern technology capabilities.

Foundational Skills

• Enterprise and solution architecture principles.

• Systems thinking and requirements decomposition.

• Network, compute, storage, virtualization, cloud, data, application, and identity fundamentals.

• Security architecture, zero-trust principles, risk management, and defense in depth.

• Agnostic systems integration, interfaces, APIs, and data flows.

• Availability, redundancy, resilience, disaster recovery, and continuity of operations.

• Architecture modeling, technical documentation, and decision analysis.

• Technology lifecycle management and modernization planning.

• Cost, performance, risk, and operational tradeoff analysis.

Current Top Secret clearance with SCI-eligibility and SAP-eligibility are required for this position. Only applicants with a current security clearance will be considered. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Special Access Program (SAP) Eligibility: Candidates must successfully complete security screening related to foreign contacts, foreign interests, foreign travel, personal conduct, and financial responsibility as part of the SAP access determination process.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package for Full-time Employees to include the following:

• Health, dental, vision insurance.
• Generous paid vacation and holiday leave.
• Flexible Spending Account (medical and dependent).
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Tuition assistance and professional development opportunities.