Business Capability Architect – Mission Focused

Northrop Grumman

. Own the current-state and target-state architecture for a mission-focused capability portfolio spanning Product Development, Product Support, and Manufacturing Management .

Posted 10/17/2026full-timeUnited StatesSeniorLead💰 $161,000 - $241,400 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in enterprise architecture, capability roadmapping, and stakeholder management within regulated environments. Proficient in translating architectural standards into actionable guidance across complex business capabilities and operational outcomes.

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Enterprise ArchitectureCapability RoadmappingStakeholder ManagementTOGAF ADMAerospace And Defense Domain Knowledge

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Hard Skills

Architecture For Business CapabilitiesProduct Lifecycle EnvironmentsEngineering EcosystemsSustainment ProcessesCross-Functional PortfoliosRoadmap CreationArchitecture GuidanceOperational ExecutionModernization InvestmentsMission Outcomes

Soft Skills

Influence SkillsStrategic ThinkingMentoring

Certifications & Qualifications

U.S. Government Secret Level Security Clearance

Industry Keywords

Regulated EnvironmentsCompliance-Driven EnvironmentsDefenseFederalManufacturing Operations

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the current-state and target-state architecture for a mission-focused capability portfolio spanning Product Development, Product Support, and Manufacturing Management
Define capability roadmaps spanning platforms, workflows, data exchanges, operating processes, and modernization initiatives
Partner with business, engineering, manufacturing, application, data, technology, security, infrastructure, and delivery stakeholders
Translate enterprise architecture direction into capability priorities, sequencing, and transformation guidance
Define and maintain architecture across enterprise mission-focused capabilities
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 engineering, product-data, support, manufacturing, and operational technology-adjacent landscapes
Guide solution and delivery teams toward a coherent target state
Support enterprise decision-making on capability outcomes, process implications, data dependencies, integration needs, and operating-model impacts
Escalate standards conflicts, investment trade-offs, and cross-capability issues to architecture leadership
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 12+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 10+ years, or PhD with 8+ 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, product lifecycle environments, engineering or manufacturing ecosystems, sustainment or support 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, products, or services
Strong stakeholder-management and influence skills across business, engineering, operations, and technology organizations
Ability to operate as both strategist and practical architectural guide for a capability area spanning multiple related business capabilities
Experience in regulated, security-conscious, or compliance-driven environments
Knowledge of TOGAF ADM or other Architecture Frameworks
Strong knowledge of the Aerospace and Defense business domain
Prior experience in enterprise, business, domain, or capability architecture roles
Experience supporting product development, engineering data management, sustainment, service or logistics support, manufacturing operations, production planning, or related mission-oriented processes
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 end-to-end mission outcomes
Experience working with matrixed stakeholders across engineering, operations, cybersecurity, applications, infrastructure, and analytics functions

Benefits

Comp & perks

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