Enterprise Architect w/Secret Clearance

TekSynap•Washington, DC

12h•$150,000 - $170,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an Enterprise Architect to join our program on US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) - IT Operations program. The Enterprise Architect shall provide Enterprise Architecture support to ensure DFC OIT systems and services are designed and implemented in alignment with approved architectural principles, standards, and roadmaps. Engineering Services shall support the development of current-state and future-state architectures. This will include the building and maintenance of test and development (ie sub-production) environments, which will be used for configuration and feature testing across the DFC OIT environments.

Requirements

Experienced in Systems Administration of a complex Microsoft Azure M365 cloud infrastructure to include M365 SaaS services (Exchange, ADFS, Teams Telephony, etc.), IaaS, and PaaS services.
Experienced in providing solution architecture in Active Directory Support, account management, GPO management.
Experience designing and governing enterprise-scale Microsoft Azure and M365 environments
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 12+ years relevant experience or 15+ years relevant experience
Secret clearance
US Citizen

Nice To Haves

The Enterprise Architect shall have at the time of award and be capable of maintaining a Secret clearance due to potential interaction with classified architecture components and enterprise integration planning

Responsibilities

Provide enterprise-level technical leadership
Ensure architectural consistency across task areas
Support modernization and optimization initiatives
Advise the Government on technical risks, dependencies, and opportunities
Provide recommendations for Government consideration
Support development and maintenance of logical and physical architecture diagrams (for all environments, production & sub-production), with periodic updates to support annual system assessments
Define and govern enterprise architecture strategy across hybrid infrastructure, cloud, endpoint, and security domains, ensuring alignment with business goals and compliance requirements.
Architect scalable, secure, and resilient platforms spanning on-premises and cloud environments, including server lifecycle management, virtualization (Nutanix), and Windows Server ecosystems.
Lead hybrid cloud and identity architecture, including Azure AD, Okta, SSO (SAML), and Zero Trust integration with platforms such as Zscaler.
Establish enterprise security architecture in partnership with CISO/ISSO, driving vulnerability management (Nessus), patching, system hardening, and risk mitigation within SLAs.
Design and standardize endpoint and digital workplace solutions, including Intune, MDT imaging, software deployment (BigFix/GPO), and compliance with Common Operating Environment standards.
Oversee data center transformation and cloud migration initiatives, including large-scale data moves, system validation, and continuity across development, test, and production environments.
Provide technical leadership, escalation support, and stakeholder collaboration while driving operational excellence through automation, documentation (SOPs), and continuous improvement.
Ensure architectural alignment across cloud, network, identity, and on-premises components
Identify and propose solutions for architectural risks, gaps, and technical debt
Provide architecture recommendations aligned with Zero Trust principles.