Senior Enterprise Architect

DecisionPoint Corporation

. Lead enterprise architecture and systems-engineering activities across software, data, integration, cloud, infrastructure, security, and operational domains .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in enterprise architecture and systems engineering, with a strong focus on developing and documenting architectures, conducting technical analyses, and facilitating stakeholder engagement. Proficient in defining requirements and integrating complex systems across various domains, including cloud and security.

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Enterprise ArchitectureSystems EngineeringTechnical AnalysisRequirements DefinitionCloud Architecture

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Hard Skills

Architecture DiagramsSystem Design DocumentsInterface Control DocumentsRequirements TraceabilityScalable Solutions DesignTechnical WritingAgile MethodologiesData ArchitectureIntegration ArchitectureDisaster Recovery Planning

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsFacilitation SkillsPresentation SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsCommunication Skills

Tools & Technologies

ArchiMateSysMLUMLCameoSparx Enterprise ArchitectAWSAzureGoogle CloudDevSecOpsAPI Management

Certifications & Qualifications

CISSPCISSP-ISSAPCISSP-ISSEPTOGAFITILDoD 8140-aligned Certification

Industry Keywords

Department of DefenseRMF AuthorizationDISA STIG ComplianceZero TrustMission-Resilience PlanningCOOPTechnical DebtModernization RoadmapsStakeholder EngagementOperational Domains

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead enterprise architecture and systems-engineering activities across software, data, integration, cloud, infrastructure, security, and operational domains
Assess current-state systems, architectures, processes, interfaces, capabilities, constraints, risks, and technical debt
Develop target-state and transitional architectures aligned with mission objectives and modernization priorities
Develop and update system and enterprise Concepts of Operations
Facilitate CONOPS workshops with Government stakeholders, mission owners, users, engineers, and operational personnel
Translate mission needs and operational concepts into architectural drivers and technical requirements
Conduct structured requirements analysis and maintain traceability among mission needs, architectures, requirements, interfaces, designs, test criteria, and delivered capabilities
Conduct technical analyses and trade studies and document alternatives, findings, risks, dependencies, and recommendations
Define system, application, service, data, security, deployment, and integration architecture
Develop or oversee architecture diagrams, System Design Documents, Interface Control Documents, and Interface Design Documents
Define interface requirements and coordinate integration approaches with application owners, mission partners, external agencies, vendors, and technical teams
Develop scalability, extensibility, high availability, continuity of operations, backup, recovery, monitoring, logging, alerting, and service-restoration approaches
Develop technical inputs for rough-order-of-magnitude estimates, including scope, assumptions, components, environments, interfaces, dependencies, licenses, infrastructure, cloud services, labor, migration, testing, security, training, and sustainment needs
Develop modernization roadmaps and transition architectures, including implementation phases, dependencies, sequencing, migration, and retirement activities
Support development, integration, testing, staging, and operational environments
Provide architectural guidance during Agile release and Sprint planning, backlog refinement, design, development, integration, testing, and demonstrations
Participate in architecture, system-design, interface, security, technical interchange, release-readiness reviews, and demonstrations
Coordinate security architecture, trust boundaries, access controls, data protection, logging, vulnerability management, RMF controls, Federal and DoD standards, and DISA STIGs
Maintain architecture repositories, diagrams, standards, decision records, models, plans, and supporting documentation
Present architecture options, risks, dependencies, tradeoffs, and recommendations to technical and executive stakeholders
Provide architecture accomplishments, decisions, risks, issues, dependencies, and modernization status for program reporting

Requirements

What you’ll need

Active Secret clearance or higher
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, systems engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience where permitted by the applicable labor category
Minimum of ten years of relevant experience in enterprise architecture, systems architecture, systems engineering, solution architecture, software architecture, or a related technical discipline
Experience developing enterprise or system Concepts of Operations
Experience conducting technical analyses and trade studies
Experience decomposing mission or business needs into functional, component, interface, security, performance, and derived requirements
Experience defining and documenting system and external-interface requirements
Experience supporting complex systems integration across software, data, infrastructure, cloud, network, security, or external systems
Experience designing scalable, extensible, resilient, and supportable enterprise solutions
Experience developing technical assumptions and inputs for rough-order-of-magnitude estimates
Experience developing current-state, target-state, and transition architectures
Experience producing or reviewing architecture diagrams, System Design Documents, Interface Control Documents, Interface Design Documents, requirements-traceability records, and architecture decision records
Experience communicating architecture decisions, options, risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs to technical and nontechnical stakeholders
Strong analytical, facilitation, technical-writing, presentation, and problem-solving skills
CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP, DoD 8140-aligned certification, TOGAF, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, CISSP, INCOSE, or ITIL certifications preferred but not required
Department of Defense architecture or systems-engineering experience preferred
Experience with ArchiMate, SysML, UML, Cameo, Sparx Enterprise Architect, or comparable platforms preferred
Experience with Zero Trust, identity architecture, cloud architecture, DevSecOps, data architecture, API management, or enterprise integration preferred
Experience with RMF authorization, DISA STIG compliance, COOP, disaster recovery, or mission-resilience planning preferred
Experience working with multiple Agile software-development teams preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer
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