Enterprise Architect

Enterprise Architect

Blue Sky is seeking an Enterprise Architect to support a strategic NIH technology management and advisory contract focused on improving IT governance, enterprise planning, modernization, project and portfolio performance, scientific solution delivery, and executive decision support. The role supports NIH enterprise architecture, IT governance, modernization, strategic planning, technology roadmaps, architecture standards, portfolio visibility, and operational improvement, including the development, maintenance, governance, and communication of enterprise architecture across IT and data science disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and evolve enterprise architecture frameworks aligned with FEAF, TOGAF, or other Government-approved frameworks.
• Develop EA policies, standards, guidelines, governance processes, and decision criteria.
• Support architecture review boards, compliance assessments, waiver processes, and architecture decision tracking.
• Develop business, data, application, technology, cloud, security, and integration architecture artifacts.
• Conduct current-state assessments, target-state architecture, gap analysis, maturity assessments, technical debt analysis, and transition planning.
• Develop technology roadmaps, reference architectures, patterns, playbooks, and executive visualizations.
• Collaborate with project managers, solution architects, portfolio managers, business analysts, and Government stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, computer science, engineering, enterprise architecture, or related field.
• 8+ years of IT architecture experience.
• Experience developing enterprise architecture artifacts across multiple domains.
• Experience with architecture governance, standards, roadmaps, current/target state analysis, or modernization planning.
• Strong written, visual, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust.

Preferred Qualifications

• Federal enterprise architecture experience.
• Experience with FEAF, TOGAF, DODAF, ArchiMate, BPMN, UML, cloud architecture, Zero Trust, API strategy, data architecture, or application rationalization.
• TOGAF, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, CISSP, ITIL, SAFe Architect, or related certifications.
• NIH, HHS, or federal health agency experience.
• Experience supporting ARBs, EA repositories, standards libraries, technology roadmaps, and architecture communities of practice.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The strongest candidate is not just a diagrammer. They are a pragmatic enterprise thinker who can connect mission, governance, technology, data, modernization, and delivery. They can create architecture artifacts that executives understand and delivery teams can use.

About Blue Sky

Blue Sky Innovative Solutions (Blue Sky) assists its federal, state and local, and commercial clients with solving their toughest challenges in the areas of IT Infrastructure Support and Engineering; Application Development and Maintenance; Program and Project Management; and Management Consulting. Find out more about Blue Sky at Blue Sky is an equal opportunity employer and recruits mission-oriented, proactive, skilled candidates from across the United States. As an SBA certified HUBZone small business, Blue Sky has a special interest in recruiting and hiring personnel who reside in HUBZones. To determine whether you reside in a HUBZone, visit . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.