Senior Enterprise Architect Washington, DC Posted: 10/6/2025
Job Description
Job ID#:
213356
Job Category:
IT/Technical
Position Type:
Associate - W2
Duration:
3 years
We have an outstanding Contract position for a Senior Enterprise Architect to join a leading Company located in the Washington, DC surrounding area.
Pay Rate: $69.71 - $76.92
**US Citizenship is required.**
**Candidate must possess an Active Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.**
Responsibilities:
Leads the development and integration of enterprise architecture strategies across business, application, data, technology, and security domains.
Establishes long-term enterprise architecture roadmaps to drive modernization, digital transformation, and investment planning.
Contributes to governance frameworks by defining reference architectures, standards, and principles.
Collaborates with stakeholders to align architecture with organizational priorities and provides oversight to ensure scalability, interoperability, and alignment with enterprise goals.
Manages the deployment and maintenance of enterprise architecture tools.
Identifies design gaps in existing and proposed architectures and recommends changes or enhancements.
Leads development and integration of enterprise architecture strategies that align business, application, data, technology, and security domains.
Establishes and maintains long-term enterprise architecture roadmaps to guide modernization, investment planning, and digital transformation.
Contributes to enterprise governance frameworks by defining reference architectures, standards, and principles that support mission and business outcomes.
Partners with stakeholders across business and IT functions to ensure enterprise architecture reflects organizational priorities and operational realities.
Provides architectural oversight for major initiatives to ensure alignment with enterprise-wide objectives, scalability, and interoperability.
Oversees deployment and maintenance of Enterprise Architecture tools.
Basic Hiring Criteria:
Master's degree from an accredited college or university with 8+ years of experience in IT architecture, with a minimum of 4 years in a senior or lead architect role, driving enterprise-wide IT transformation efforts.
Proven experience in large-scale architecture development, including cloud computing, data center modernization, network architecture, and integration across multi-cloud environments.
Certification in federal enterprise architecture frameworks, such as DODAF.
Hands-on experience working with federal or highly regulated environments.
Strong understanding of cybersecurity architecture and ensuring systems are designed to comply with industry standards and federal regulations (e.g., FISMA, NIST).
Desired Qualifications:
Experience in enterprise data architecture and integrating modern technologies (e.g., microservices, APIs) into the architecture design is preferred.
Strong background in ITIL, with advanced leadership skills in both strategic planning and cross-functional collaboration.
Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
The California Fair Chance Act
Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers