Enterprise Architect

Req ID: 358359


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We are currently seeking a Enterprise Architect to join our team in Rockville, Maryland (US-MD), United States (US).

Job Summary:

As the Enterprise Architect for Platform Hosting, you will provide architectural leadership across on-premise, hybrid, and cloud environments. You will play a critical role in translating mission and business requirements into scalable, secure, and cost-effective infrastructure architectures that align with Federal government standards and support long-term modernization.

Job Duties:

• Lead architecture and technical design for enterprise and platform hosting environments across on-premise, hybrid, and cloud infrastructures.
• Define and guide hosting solutions across core infrastructure domains, including compute, virtualization, application and database hosting, storage, networking, and cloud platforms.
• Design and evolve secure, scalable cloud architectures and hybrid connectivity models that support enterprise workloads and operational requirements.
• Support migration and modernization initiatives, including transitions from on-premise to cloud environments and adoption of modern hosting architectures.
• Establish and govern infrastructure automation and DevSecOps practices to support consistent, repeatable, and secure platform deployments.
• Provide architectural guidance for containerized and platform-based hosting solutions supporting modern application delivery.
• Support integration of specialized compute environments used in research and data-intensive workloads, as applicable.
• Develop and maintain architectural standards, reference architectures, and technical roadmaps to ensure consistency, security, and lifecycle alignment across hosting services
• Collaborate with program management, service delivery leads, and engineering teams to translate architectural designs into implementable, operational solutions.
• Advise leadership on architectural tradeoffs, technical risk, capacity considerations, and modernization priorities

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, or four (4) years of work experience in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure, systems engineering, or enterprise architecture roles supporting US Federal Government clients.
• Minimum 5 years of experience architecting enterprise-scale infrastructure and hosting solutions in medium to large environments.
• Minimum 3 years of experience designing and supporting cloud and hybrid architectures, including migration and modernization of on-premise environments.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust
• Must live within 60 miles of the client site in Rockville, MD

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience establishing and governing DevSecOps and infrastructure automation practices, including CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code approaches.
• Working knowledge of software development lifecycle principles and their integration with infrastructure and platform services.
• Experience with container-based platforms and modern application hosting architectures.
• Familiarity with specialized or data-intensive computing environments, such as research or high-performance computing platforms, as applicable.
• Relevant professional certifications may include, but are not limited to:
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional)
  • ITIL 4 Managing Professional
  • PMP
  • Certified Scrum Master
  • Red Hat Certified Engineer
  • VMware VCDX-DCV
  • Cisco CCNP
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting architectural recommendations to senior government and executive leadership

NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting pay range for this role is $142,725 - $237,875. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate's relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance. If the position offered in temporary, the position will not be eligible for incentive compensation. This position is eligible for company benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution, flexible spending or health savings account, life and AD&D insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally-required benefits.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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