Computer World Services

Lead Architect – Systems/Enterprise Architecture

Computer World Services

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Arlington • Virginia • United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Produces and maintains an enterprise architecture vision.
  • Produces and maintains enterprise architecture principles and organizational standards.
  • Tracks Inventories of major organizational assets and features, both current and target (aka "operating model").
  • Tracks relationships between major organizational assets (aka "operating model")
  • Produces and maintains the "transition plan" aka roadmap or modernization roadmap or transformation plan.
  • Directs, supervises, or mentors others in performing enterprise architecture activities.
  • Maintain a repository of these items.
  • Support portfolio management of transformation programs and strategic planning, tying these together.
  • Participates in or leads related governance activities.
  • Participates in or leads related architecture maturity management activities and maintains the enterprise architecture framework(s).
  • Participates in segment (line of business) and solutions architecture where needed.
  • Analyzes current strategy, plans, transformational investments, business plans, portfolio and architectural information to determine if activities comprehensively support strategy and/or mission (alignment) and propose improvements.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in enterprise architecture, or multiple certificates in enterprise architecture. An MBA with a separate technical degree can substitute for this requirement.
  • Broad knowledge of:
  • - History and background of enterprise architecture
  • - Research evolution and potential future of enterprise architecture.
  • - Theory and concepts of enterprise architecture (in both technology and management).
  • - Frameworks.
  • - Related Activities (especially governance and maturity management).
  • Understands the current architectural tools, industry standards and development techniques and have demonstrated experience in producing architectural models in these tools
  • SysML
  • DoDAF
  • Deep knowledge of at least one of the following, and a working knowledge of the remaining areas:
  • - Business (operational) architecture, especially business process modeling.
  • - Data architecture
  • - Application architecture (at lower levels of detail this is software architecture)
  • - Infrastructure & technology architecture
  • - Security architecture
  • - Service taxonomies
  • - Web Ontology Language (OWL)
  • - Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) 2.0, DoD Primitives conformance class
  • - Ontology development
  • CompTIA Security +, or higher
  • Active DOD security clearance (TOP SECRET)
Benefits
  • Onsite support within government facilities located across the National Capital Region (NCR)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
enterprise architecturebusiness process modelingdata architectureapplication architectureinfrastructure architecturesecurity architectureservice taxonomiesWeb Ontology Language (OWL)Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) 2.0ontology development
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringorganizational skillsstrategic planninggovernanceanalytical skills
Certifications
Master’s degree in enterprise architectureCompTIA Security +DOD security clearance (TOP SECRET)