Senior Enterprise Architect

Job Description

Strategic ACI is seeking an experienced Senior Enterprise Architect to guide the development and evolution of the GEOINT Enterprise Architecture (GEA). In this leadership role, you will help shape enterprise-wide architecture strategy, mentor mid- and junior-level architects, and ensure architecture artifacts and implementation approaches align with mission objectives and government frameworks. You will play a critical role in aligning enterprise architecture with organizational strategy while supporting informed decision-making across competing technical and operational priorities.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Government in guiding architects in the development, maintenance, and documentation of the GEOINT Enterprise Architecture (GEA), ensuring alignment with NGA strategy and CONOPS.
• Lead and guide architecture analysis to provide data that supports trade-off decisions between competing mission and technology demands.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to mid-level and junior Enterprise Architects, guiding the development of proposed architecture design changes based on requirements analysis and emerging technologies.
• Ensure enterprise architecture artifacts and approaches comply with DoDAF and IC Program Architecture Guidance (PAG) standards.
• Collaborate with senior technical leaders shaping enterprise-level technology decisions.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Active TS/SCI Clearance with the ability to pass a polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field, or 12+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• 12+ years of experience in government or industry in one or more of the following areas: Enterprise Architecture, Solutions Architecture, Data Architecture, DoDAF, IC Program Architecture Guidance (PAG).

Desired:

• Master's degree in a STEM-related field.
• Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes, tools, and languages.
• Federated Enterprise Architecture Certification, such as:
  1. Certified Enterprise Architect - National Defense University, College of Information and Cyberspace: Enterprise Architecture Certification.

About Strategic Alliance Consulting, Inc



Strategic Alliance Consulting Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.



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Why choose a career with Strategic ACI?



Strategic Alliance Consulting, Inc. believes that our greatest asset is our employees. Our goal is not to meet our staff's expectations, but to exceed them. Competitive salaries, work-life balance, industry leading benefits packages, and family first values are at the core of Strategic ACI's culture.



We're proud the be selected as a 2020 Best Places to Work in the Greater Washington Area by the Washington Business Journal (WBJ), as well as being 1 of 19 Virginia based companies to be awarded the prestigious HIRE Vets Gold Medallion by the Department of Labor for our commitment to veteran hiring, retention, and professional development.



Your Strategic ACI Total Rewards Compensation Package includes:

• Competitive salary


• 100% benefits paid (Includes; health, dental, and vision plan premiums) for all full time employees and their families


• 401k with 5% match vested at day one!


• Profit sharing commensurate with company growth


• PTO - 3 weeks and 3 days per year


• 11 Company Paid Holidays (aligned with Federal Government)


• Long term/Short term disability


• 1.5x salary life insurance


• $100 per month cell phone allowance


• $6000 cash in lieu of benefits per year if employee is insured elsewhere


• Tuition reimbursement of up to $5,250 per year for college or professional certifications


• Casual dress code, company lunches, flexible schedules, employee phone plan discounts