Enterprise Architect - Technical Lead

Steampunk • McLean, VA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Steampunk is seeking an Enterprise Architect - Technical Lead to direct technical delivery across data, AI governance, and identity-modernization workstreams for a large federal advisory program, providing enterprise-level architectural guidance within defined procurement-neutrality boundaries.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance
• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
• 12+ years of enterprise architecture experience, including federal technology environments
• Demonstrated experience providing architectural guidance in an advisory capacity without directing specific vendor or product selection
• Strong knowledge of open data standards, API design, and avoiding proprietary vendor lock-in
• Experience translating enterprise architecture patterns into governance standards for a broad technical team
• Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring multidisciplinary technical teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting architecture-level recommendations to senior government stakeholders
• Local to Baltimore, MD metro area and willing to go on client site at least 2 days a week

Nice To Haves

• Experience operating under organizational-conflict-of-interest (OCI) constraints on a federal advisory contract
• Familiarity with FISMA and federal system authorization processes
• TOGAF certification or equivalent enterprise architecture credential

Responsibilities

• Direct how data, AI governance, and ICAM workstream technical roles divide and execute their work
• Recommend architectural patterns, reference architectures, and governance standards at the enterprise level
• Ensure all technical recommendations and data outputs use open, standard formats and APIs — including data exports with sufficient structural integrity for independent government reconstruction — avoiding proprietary technologies that create vendor lock-in
• Evaluate AI technologies and platforms for open-source/proprietary status, licensing implications, and technical risk to inform governance and compliance recommendations
• Review and quality-assure technical deliverables produced across the data, AI governance, and ICAM workstreams before client delivery
• Explicitly avoid designing or mandating specific system architectures, or selecting specific commercial products/platforms, at a level of detail that would constrain future competitive procurements
• Serve as the senior technical voice in client engagements on architecture-level recommendations

Benefits

• Employee owned company
• Investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers
• Rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior