Enterprise Architect

Leidos • Fort Meade, MD

5d • $87,100 - $157,450 • Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking an Enterprise Architect to join the Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Enterprise Center team at Fort Meade, Maryland. The NC3 Enterprise Center is the Department of Defense’s lead organization for enterprise-level systems engineering and architecture for NC3. The team transforms mission and operational requirements into solutions and capabilities under the leadership of the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command. This is a Mission Essential contract that must be performed under all circumstances to achieve its DoD component missions and responsibilities.

As part of the contract’s Enterprise Architecture Team, the Enterprise Architect will develop fit-for-purpose enterprise-level architecture viewpoints using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and an Authoritative Source of Truth (ASoT). The work supports engineering analysis and data-driven decision-making by senior leaders, enabling modernization and evolution of NC3 capabilities.

Requirements

• Mandatory Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• BA or BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or educational equivalent.
• At least 5 years of experience with architecture framework compliance in a DoD environment, including DoDAF, TOGAF, or TAFIM.
• At least 5 years of experience with a Digital Mission Engineering Environment.
• At least 5 years of experience with the Systems Modeling Language (SysML).
• At least 5 years of experience developing architecture artifacts according to industry standards.
• At least 5 years of experience aligning Enterprise Architecture with the Scaled Agile Framework.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, MBSE, and collaboration tools including MS Teams, SharePoint, Confluence, and Jira.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical documentation and presentations.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in an agile, dynamic environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Cameo Systems Modeler.
• Experience with the Unified Architecture Framework (UAF).
• Technical Architecture Framework for Information Management (TAFIM) compliance.
• The Open Group Framework (TOGAF) certification.
• DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) certification.
• Experience with systems engineering and enterprise architecture for high-assurance communications systems.
• Background in NC3 architecture, performance analysis, and engineering design.
• Knowledge of National Leadership Command Capability (NLCC) or Senior Leader Command, Control, and Communications Systems (SLC3S).
• Experience collaborating with NC3 stakeholders, including the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Space Force; NC3 Enterprise Center; USSTRATCOM; USCYBERCOM; Joint Staff; and OSD.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an Enterprise Architecture subject matter expert, providing data-driven recommendations and strategic architectural guidance to senior DoD leaders to modernize and evolve the NC3 enterprise.
• Develop, maintain, and help execute enterprise-level architecture governance frameworks that support consistent, standards-aligned architectural decisions across a complex, multi-stakeholder system-of-systems environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional architecture teams to define user requirements and use cases that improve the NC3 Digital Mission Engineering Environment.
• Partner with data governance groups to establish enterprise data standards for architectural products.
• Produce, publish, and maintain baseline and incremental system-of-systems architecture artifacts using digital engineering tools.
• Ensure the NC3 Enterprise Library contains current, accurate, and validated architectural information.
• Ingest, analyze, and transform authoritative source data into structured, publication-ready “As-Is” architecture views.

What This Job Offers

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