IT - Technology Architect | Architecture | Architecture - ALL

Certifications: Ability to obtain Security+ within 90 days of hire.
Bailey Information Technology is undergoing a significant modernization effort to transition legacy ICAM capabilities including Policy Enforcement Points (PEP), Policy Information Points (PIP), Enterprise Management Services (EMS), and Resource & Policy Management Services (RPMS) to modern on-prem and cloud-ready technologies, improved architectural patterns, and automated deployment pipelines.
This position supports the Technical Lead and program leadership by defining the target architecture, guiding engineering teams, mapping legacy-to-modern transitions, and ensuring all designs meet mission, security, and interoperability requirements. This position is a short‑term assignment with an expected duration of 7 months.
Define and maintain the enterprise ICAM architecture across PEP/PIP/EMS and RPMS modernization, ensuring alignment with NGA’s ZT and ICAM strategic framework. Develop end‑to‑end architectural patterns for identity, attribute services, authorization flows, policy distribution, and resource/role lifecycle management.
Partner closely with the Technical Lead to validate modernization roadmaps, architectural decisions, and integration strategies for on‑prem and cloud-native, microservices-based ICAM components.
Translate mission needs into technical requirements, sequence diagrams, data models, interface specifications, and system architecture artifacts.
Oversee the design of modern PEP/PIP interfaces that support attribute‑based access control, dynamic policy evaluation, and event-driven decision making.
Architect improved EMS and RPMS capabilities including resource registration, policy lifecycle automation, attribute orchestration, and enterprise authorization services.
Provide architectural guidance to Development and Operations (DevOps) and Software teams to ensure solutions meet scalability, resilience, security, and maintainability requirements.
Conduct architectural reviews, risk assessments, and compliance verification for modernization milestones and incremental releases.
Ensure modernization reduces operational overhead through automation, standardization, improved observability, and optimized deployment pipelines.
Serve as a senior advisor to program management, providing technical insight to support planning, budgeting, and customer engagement.
Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) field and 10+ years of relevant experience, or Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of experience.
Significant experience designing distributed systems, microservices architectures, and cloud-native solutions.
Experience leading or supporting teams engaged in ICAM modernization, enterprise identity technology, or authorization/policy services.
Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience contributing to Program Increment (PI) planning, architectural runway development, and iterative delivery.
Ability to define architectural goals, strategic plans, and detailed implementation guidance aligned with mission priorities.
Experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, or container orchestration platforms.
Experience with modern programming languages and integration (Java and/or Python).
Certifications in enterprise architecture frameworks.
Experience architecting ICAM solutions using Oracle or other enterprise-grade identity platforms.
Experience defining ABAC/RBAC models, policy‑as‑code, and ZT‑aligned access patterns.
Prior experience supporting NGA or Intelligence Community authorization/identity systems.

Requires an active Top Secret security clearance upon hire and must meet SCI eligibility. Must be willing and able to obtain a polygraph within the customer’s timeline after hire. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.