Enterprise Architectural Liaison

Ashburn Consulting•Fairfax, VA

21d•$150,000 - $175,000

About The Position

Ashburn Consulting is seeking an Enterprise Architectural Liaison to serve as the primary architectural liaison for major facility move-outs and large-scale workload shifts. The role plans how to address capacity gaps and move enterprise platforms to scalable cloud infrastructure. It works across infrastructure, database, desktop engineering, and other technical teams to develop architecture and lifecycle strategies, modern workplace capabilities, communication systems, and cloud governance. The liaison also prepares options for Architecture Review Board discussions and facilitates workshops with agencies and technical teams to turn requirements, constraints, and opportunities into practical roadmaps.

Responsibilities

Plan approaches for addressing capacity gaps and moving enterprise platforms to scalable cloud infrastructure during major facility move-outs and large-scale workload shifts.
Work with infrastructure and database teams to evaluate storage capability gaps.
Oversee hardware and software lifecycle strategies.
Run archive and retention proof-of-concepts to reduce cost and risk.
Partner with desktop engineering to define modern endpoint management capabilities and security baselines for devices and workspaces.
Develop strategies for modern workplace provisioning across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.
Align cross-functional requirements for messaging platform upgrades, contact center capabilities, and unified paging and alerting architectures.
Establish and evolve cloud governance models, including landing zone and account or subscription structures and Infrastructure-as-Code standards and patterns.
Prepare materials and options for Architecture Review Board discussions.
Facilitate workshops with agencies and technical teams to identify requirements, constraints, and opportunities, and translate them into practical roadmaps.