Enterprise Architect

• Req ID:

• 358359 NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now. 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

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+ 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

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