Enterprise Architect (SME) - Top-Secret (TS) clearance

Company Overview:

Join a fast-growing company highly experienced in cyber security, cloud computing, virtualization, big data analytics, and project management! IMTS offers competitive compensation, excellent benefits including tuition reimbursement and employer-contributed 401K, and referral bonuses. We work with the best customers on-site at top government agencies.

Job Title: Enterprise Architect (SME)

Primary Location: Reston, VA or Washington, DC

Clearance: Top-Secret (TS) Clearance

Position Summary:

We are seeking a highly experienced Enterprise Architect (SME) with a strong background in designing, building, implementing, and maintaining enterprise-class systems and architectures. This individual will play a critical role in aligning technology solutions with business objectives, developing current and target architectures, and ensuring system interoperability, scalability, and security. The ideal candidate is hands-on, technically versatile, and adept at identifying design gaps while driving strategic technology initiatives in a mission-critical production environment.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain scalable and secure enterprise architectures to support business and mission objectives.

• Create and maintain baseline and target architecture models for production environments.

• Align architecture standards and frameworks with overall business and IT strategy.

• Identify and address design gaps in existing and proposed architectures to ensure system stability, interoperability, and portability.

• Recommend and guide implementation of architecture enhancements and improvements.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including software developers, business analysts, and project managers.

• Ensure architecture documentation is current and aligned with Agile delivery practices.

Required Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret clearance (required).

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in enterprise architecture, systems design, or software engineering.

• Associate degree in a related field (or 2 years of additional related experience in lieu of degree).

• Proven expertise in architectural design and enterprise system integration.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.

• Demonstrated experience working in Agile development environments.

• Front-End Development:

• JavaScript (ES6+)

• Angular

• Material UI

• RESTful API design and implementation

• Adherence to code quality and standardization practices

• Back-End Development:

• .NET Framework 4+

• C# and F#

• OpenText Content Server

• Development Tools & Practices:

• Git version control

• Azure DevOps for project and pipeline management

• Static Application Security Testing (SAST) tools (e.g., SonarQube, GitLab SAST)

• Unit and Integration testing (e.g., xUnit, NUnit)

• End-to-end testing frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cucumber)

• Experience in test automation practices

• Platform & Infrastructure:

• Windows Service Fabric

• Attribute and Role-Based Access Control (ABAC/RBAC)

• Splunk administration and monitoring

• Windows Server administration

• Data & Reporting:

• SQL Server 2019 or later

• SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)

• Methodologies & Tools:

• Agile principles and delivery methodologies

• Business analysis and project tracking using Azure DevOps

Preferred Qualifications:

• TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or SAFe Agilist