Enterprise Architect

Dark Wolf Solutions • Washington, DC

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About The Position

Dark Wolf is seeking an Enterprise Architect I to provide support to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) – Enterprise Architecture (EA) and Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) division.
HUD’s EA and IV&V Support services has a requirement to create integrated, unified, and comprehensive enterprise architecture program and associated management processes (e.g., office, etc.) In maturing the EA Support Services, HUD’s approach of Architect, Invest and Implement will be used to ensure mission performance within the HUD business areas including the effective and efficient alignment of HUD’s information technology (IT) resources with its strategic business objectives.
The EA Support Services support will integrate elements of strategy, planning, and engineering to provide HUD OCIO with a holistic view of the HUD IT portfolio – through a variety of lenses (e.g., acquisition, project management, technology, and cybersecurity).
The Enterprise Architect I will assist with designing architecture for an organization on an enterprise level. The Enterprise Architect I shall help define system and application architecture and provides vision, problem anticipation, and problem-solving ability to organization. The Enterprise Architect I will demonstrate expertise in a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures in Enterprise Architecture (EA). The Enterprise Architect I will possess knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within the EA field.

Requirements

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to follow policies and procedures
• Ability to communicate in a clear speaking voice as well as the ability to respond clearly to questions
• Aptitude to address negative situations and resolve them in a positive manner.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Architecture, Data Architecture, Application Architecture, Network Architecture, Security Architecture, or similar discipline with 2 years of relevant experience or master’s degree (same disciplines) with 1 year of relevant experience.
• 2+ years’ experience.
• In lieu of the two (2) years of experience, the Enterprise Architect I may have a master’s degree from an accredited academic institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in one or more of the following disciplines in Business Architecture, Data Architecture, Application Architecture, Network Architecture, Security Architecture, or a similar discipline, with a minimum of one (1) year of experience working under a similar project
• Experience with Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) framework, GAO EA Maturity Model, OMB EA compliance requirements and Federal Segment Architecture Methodology (FSAM).

Responsibilities

• Assist with designing architecture for an organization on an enterprise level
• Help define system and application architecture and provides vision, problem anticipation, and problem-solving ability to organization
• Demonstrate expertise in a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures in EA
• Possess knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within the EA field
• Rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job
• Work under immediate supervision and guidance of the Senior Project Manager and Program

What This Job Offers

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