Enterprise Architect Company:

NextGen IT Services Location:

Fairfax, VA Posted:

October 21, 2026 Apply ⚑ Report job

Description:

Job Description

• Enterprise Architect
• We're looking for an Enterprise Architect to support our Chief Architect while he leads the County through large-scale infrastructure transitions and cloud modernization. In this role, you'll be the connective tissue between DIT, agencies, and technical teams, spending a lot of time listening, facilitating workshops, and turning complex needs into clear technical architecture and delivery plans.

• Focus:

• Centers on disaster recovery, business continuity, secure infrastructure, identity, network resilience, observability, and communicating technical risks and options to senior stakeholders.

• Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead key disaster recovery and business continuity efforts, including architecture for critical facilities such as 911 and backup sites.

Assess the current state (RTO/RPO, DR plans, risks) and define the target state with clear, actionable DR architectures. Shape secure remote access and perimeter defense patterns with security and network teams—focusing on principles and capabilities, not just products. Partner with domain admins to improve Active Directory and identity architecture, and help define roles and responsibilities (RACI) for core services. Guide network segmentation and the retirement of legacy network overlays to improve security and resilience. Work with application, database, and infrastructure teams to improve observability—so issues are detected early and recovery is faster. Translate technical risks and options into clear language for the CIO, senior leadership, and agency stakeholders, enabling informed decisions.

What are we looking for:

A strong communicator who can lead workshops and explain complex infrastructure and cloud topics to both technical teams and senior leaders. A collaborator who enjoys working across infrastructure, cloud, database, desktop, security, and agency teams to get shared solutions. Someone who can bring structure to large, complex systems and projects, and turn them into clear plans. Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to build consensus in a multi-stakeholder environment. Comfort working in a fast-paced, shifting environment, learning quickly and adjusting plans as needed. Experience working in government or public sector environments is preferred (but not required) image1.jpg Full-time Fully remote Apply