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Chief Architecture Technical Lead
Chantilly, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
15+ years expKBR is a leading provider of high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions in the national security sector. The Chief Architecture Technical Lead is responsible for defining and overseeing enterprise architecture products, collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure alignment with mission objectives and guiding architecture teams in support of national security systems.
Staffing & Recruiting
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Serve as the Chief Architect responsible for developing, refining, and maintaining enterprise architecture products and views
Oversee and conduct architectural analyses, including trade studies, gap assessments, risk evaluations, and system-of-systems architectural reviews
Collaborate and coordinate with SPOs on architectural items, ensuring alignment with program requirements, enterprise plans, and technical baselines
Work closely with architecture leads across other divisions to synchronize architectural direction and resolve cross‑organizational architectural issues
Guide the development and documentation of technical architecture artifacts, ensuring compliance with enterprise standards and modeling frameworks
Integrate architectural inputs from program offices, engineering teams, and mission partners to support cohesive enterprise architecture development
Support enterprise planning activities by assessing architectural impacts and identifying modernization opportunities
Ensure architectural concerns, recommendations, and updates are communicated effectively within the architecture team and leadership
Provide oversight for architecture process improvements and alignment with evolving engineering methodologies and enterprise models
Qualification
Required
15-20+ years of experience in systems engineering, enterprise architecture, or architecture development for large, complex programs or systems-of-systems
Master of Science degree in Engineering or Computer Science field
Demonstrated experience overseeing architecture development, trade studies, and technical baseline assessments in national security, Intelligence Community, or DoD environments
Experience in Safe Agile practices tools, Release and system engineering
Experience working with cross‑functional teams and coordinating architecture efforts across multiple technical or organizational divisions
Experience with software acquisition
Active TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph
Preferred
Experience in architecture development management for large, complex programs or systems of systems
Experience developing or assessing DoDAF/UAF architecture products, MBSE models, or digital engineering artifacts
Experience with architecture development supporting cloud-based systems, modern software architectures, or enterprise modernization efforts
Benefits
401K plan with company match
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
AD&D
Flexible spending account
Disability
Paid time off
Flexible work schedule
Company
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201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase