Enterprise Architect

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 trade‑offs, 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 U.S. 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 (examples: AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional), ITIL 4 Managing Professional, PMP, Certified Scrum Master, RedHat 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. Compensation and Benefits NTTDATA 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 401(k) program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally‑required benefits. Equal Opportunity Employer NTTDATA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. #J-18808-Ljbffr NTT DATA