Business Capability Architect – IT Management

Northrop Grumman

. Own the current-state and target-state architecture for the IT Management capability across organizational and solution boundaries .

Posted 10/17/2026full-timeUnited StatesSeniorLead💰 $175,300 - $262,900 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in defining and maintaining IT Management architecture, creating capability roadmaps, and translating enterprise architecture into actionable guidance. Strong ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders and navigate complex, regulated environments.

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Business Capability ArchitectureEnterprise ArchitectureRoadmap DevelopmentStakeholder ManagementTOGAF ADM

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Hard Skills

Architecture for Business CapabilitiesIT Management ProcessesComplex Cross-Functional PortfoliosArchitecture GuidanceBusiness Process DesignValue StreamsBIZBOK-Style CapabilityOperational ExecutionModernization InvestmentsEnterprise Service Outcomes

Soft Skills

Influence SkillsStrategic ThinkingCollaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

U.S. Government Secret Level Security Clearance

Industry Keywords

Regulated EnvironmentsCompliance-Driven EnvironmentsDefenseAerospaceFederal

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityITSM

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the current-state and target-state architecture for the IT Management capability across organizational and solution boundaries
Define capability roadmaps spanning platforms, workflows, data exchanges, operating processes, and modernization initiatives
Partner with business, application, data, technology, security, infrastructure, and delivery stakeholders
Translate enterprise architecture direction into practical capability priorities, sequencing, and transformation guidance
Serve as the Business Capability Architect for the IT Management capability
Define and maintain IT Management architecture across the enterprise
Develop roadmaps spanning multiple systems, services, products, and initiatives
Translate enterprise standards, architecture methods, and target-state direction into capability-specific guidance
Identify dependencies, sequencing needs, reuse opportunities, and trade-offs across the IT Management portfolio
Guide solution and delivery teams toward one coherent target state
Partner with stakeholders across Governance & Strategy, Enterprise Applications, IT Infrastructure & Operations, CISO & Global Cybersecurity, Insights & Intelligence, and other enabling functions
Support enterprise decision-making by clarifying capability outcomes, process implications, data dependencies, and operating-model impacts
Escalate standards conflicts, investment trade-offs, and cross-capability issues to the Business Architecture Lead and Chief Enterprise Architect
Contribute patterns, lessons learned, and roadmap updates to the broader architecture practice

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related field and 14+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 12+ years, or a PhD with 10+ years
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret level security clearance as a condition of continued employment
Strong experience in architecture for business capabilities, enterprise business systems, IT management processes, or complex cross-functional portfolios
Ability to work across organizational boundaries and connect target-state design to delivery planning and operational outcomes
Experience creating roadmaps, patterns, and architecture guidance across multiple solutions, systems, or services
Strong stakeholder-management and influence skills across business and technology organizations
Ability to operate as both strategist and practical architectural guide for a capability area
Experience in regulated, security-conscious, or compliance-driven environments
Knowledge of BIZBOK-style capability, Value Streams, org mapping, and business process design
Working knowledge of TOGAF ADM
Prior experience in enterprise, business, domain, or capability architecture roles
Experience supporting IT governance, IT service management, enterprise tooling, operational oversight, infrastructure-related management processes, or shared IT operating functions
Experience in defense, aerospace, federal, or similarly regulated environments
Experience mentoring delivery architects while maintaining common architecture standards
Ability to connect business capability planning with operational execution, modernization investments, and enterprise service outcomes
Experience working with matrixed stakeholders across strategy, infrastructure, cybersecurity, applications, and analytics functions
U.S. Citizenship is required for positions with a government clearance
Must be within 90 miles of a major Northrop Grumman location for ad hoc onsite meetings

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work arrangements
Phenomenal learning opportunities
Exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers
Friendly team environment
Exceptional benefits/healthcare
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company-paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
9/80 work schedule option
401k matching program
Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus in addition to base pay