Chief Enterprise Architect

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Chief Enterprise Architect to join our team in the greater DMV area, supporting the Army National Guard.

Key Responsibilities

Lead EA governance: define policies, processes, review boards, and working groups to integrate EA into program decision-making.
• Develop and maintain authoritative architecture artifacts (views/models/inventories/transition artifacts) consistent with DoDAF and Army guidance.
• Translate laws, regulations, standards, and mission requirements into architectural direction, policies, and priorities.
• Conduct current/future state assessments, gap analyses, risk assessments, and produce actionable roadmaps and COAs with ROMs and decision artifacts.
• Align EA outcomes with IT strategy, portfolio management, modernization (cloud, platform rationalization), and emerging technology adoption.
• Establish EA performance measures, SLAs/KPIs, and reporting to track progress and value realization.
• Manage EA teams and integrate systems analysis, capacity forecasting, data management, and strategic planning into EA practice.
• Lead stakeholder engagement, validate requirements, resolve conflicts, and ensure EA content quality and accessibility in approved Army collaboration platforms.
• Mentor staff, enforce configuration and data quality control, and ensure EA artifacts support accreditation, acquisition, and budgeting processes.

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Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.
• Clearance: TS/SCI (active)
• Education/Training/Certification: Candidate must meet ONE:
  • Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or Software Engineering; OR
  • Completion of DoD/Military Enterprise Architect (Advanced) Playlist; OR
  • Relevant certifications (see list below).
• Experience: Progressive enterprise architecture experience, including leading EA governance for large DoD or enterprise IT organizations and producing DoDAFcompliant artifacts.
• Demonstrated skills: DoDAF modeling, architecture roadmapping, portfolio alignment, cloud migration planning, security architecture integration, stakeholder facilitation, and seniorlevel briefings.

Acceptable Certifications (one or more preferred)

• CISSO, CISSPISSAP, CISSPISSEP, GCIA, GCLD, GCSA, GICSP
• Other expert certs desirable: CASP+, AWS/Azure/GCP Professional, TOGAF, DAWIA PM

Desired / Preferred

• Prior ARNG, Army, DoD enterprise architecture or G6 experience
• Demonstrated success producing ROMs, COAs, and decision artifacts for senior leadership and POM/APOM processes
• Experience with DoD-approved collaboration platforms and EA toolsets (e.g., Sparx, MEGA, System Architect, ArchiMate tools)
• Prior program management or acquisition interface experience

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Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.