{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"bb09f3a09443e7b3eef889a7","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bb09f3a09443e7b3eef889a7","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bb09f3a09443e7b3eef889a7","title":"Enterprise Architect","description":"Summary:\n\nThe Enterprise Architect serves as a strategic technology leader responsible for defining, governing, and evolving the organization's enterprise architecture. Operating with minimal supervision, this role provides technical vision, architectural guidance, and strategic leadership to ensure technology investments align with business objectives, cybersecurity requirements, and long-term organizational goals.\n\nThis position is responsible for designing and maintaining enterprise architecture frameworks, technology roadmaps, cloud strategies, infrastructure standards, security architectures, and integration patterns across business and technology domains. As a Subject Matter Expert (SME), the Enterprise Architect collaborates with business leaders, stakeholders, and technical teams to evaluate emerging technologies, drive digital transformation initiatives, and ensure scalable, secure, and resilient technology solutions.\n\nAdditionally, the Enterprise Architect establishes architectural standards, policies, and best practices, ensures alignment with governance and compliance requirements, and leads continuous improvement efforts across the technology landscape. This role serves as the technical authority for enterprise-wide initiatives, providing strategic direction, solution design oversight, and guidance to project teams while promoting innovation, operational excellence, and technology modernization.\n\nPrimary Responsibilities:\n\nBelow are the highest priority responsibilities performed in this position.\n\nThe statements below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed.\n\nThey are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.\n\nEnterprise Architecture & Technology Strategy:\n\nDevelop, maintain and govern the Organization’s enterprise architecture framework, technology standards, and long-term technology roadmaps.\nAlign business objectives, operational requirements, and technology investments to ensure solutions are scalable, secure and cost-effective.\nEstablish architectural principles, governance processes, and technology standards to support operational excellence.\n\nSolution Architecture & Technology Leadership:\n\nLead the design and review of enterprise technology solutions, ensuring alignment with business requirements, security standards, and architectural best practices.\nProvide technical leadership and architectural guidance for infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, networking, data, and business application initiatives.\nServe as the primary technical advisor to business and technology stakeholders, translating business needs into effective technology solutions.\nMentor technical teams and provide architecture oversight throughout the project lifecycle.\n\nInfrastructure & Network Support:\n\nProvide technical leadership and support for enterprise infrastructure platforms, including servers, storage, networking, telecommunications systems, cloud services, and facility-based technology solutions.\nAdminister and maintain critical infrastructure services, including DNS, DHCP, identity management, authentication services, file systems, access controls, and enterprise connectivity.\nSupport the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise network infrastructure, including switches, routers, firewalls, wireless technologies, UPS systems, fiber infrastructure, and structured cabling.\nLead and support infrastructure upgrades, technology deployments, equipment lifecycle initiatives, disaster recovery solutions, and continuous improvement efforts that enhance reliability, security, and performance.\n\nCybersecurity & Compliance:\n\nDefine and maintain enterprise security architecture standards and strategies aligned with organizational risk management, cybersecurity, and compliance objectives.\nPartner with cybersecurity teams to integrate security-by-design principles into enterprise infrastructure, cloud, application, and identity solutions.\nEstablish architecture standards for identity and access management, MFA, endpoint security, vulnerability management, monitoring, and data protection.\nEnsure technology solutions align with regulatory, contractual, and governance requirements, including CMMC, NIST, and industry best practices.\n\nTelecommunications & Security Architecture:\n\nDefine and govern enterprise architectures for telecommunications, collaboration platforms, physical security technologies, and facility-based technology solutions.\nEstablish standards and roadmaps for VoIP, unified communications, access control systems, surveillance technologies, and related enterprise platforms.\nProvide architectural oversight and technical guidance for implementation, modernization, integration, and lifecycle management of telecommunications and security technologies.\nEnsure enterprise communications and security architectures align with business objectives, cybersecurity requirements, and operational needs.\n\nArchitecture Governance & Leadership:\n\nLead enterprise architecture reviews, governance processes, and technical design assessments to ensure alignment with architectural standards and business objectives.\nDevelop and maintain architecture standards, technical roadmaps, policies, and documentation supporting enterprise technology strategies.\nIdentify opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, and optimize enterprise technology platforms and operational processes.\nServe as the organization's technical authority and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for enterprise architecture, technology modernization, and strategic initiatives while mentoring technical teams and advising senior leadership.\n\nMinimum Qualifications:\n\nBachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education, certifications, and relevant experience.\nMinimum 8 years (with a bachelor’s degree) or 12 years (with an associate degree) of progressive corporate experience in enterprise infrastructure, cloud technologies, cybersecurity, networking, systems architecture, and technology leadership.\nExperience with Microsoft technologies including Microsoft 365, Azure, Active Directory/Entra ID, enterprise productivity platforms, and hybrid infrastructure environments.\nExperience developing architecture standards, technology roadmaps, governance frameworks, and strategic technology initiative.\nExperience with enterprise networking, telecommunications, cloud services, business continuity, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity architectures.\nExperience leading cross-functional technology projects and collaborating with business stakeholders, technical teams, and executive leadership.\nThis role is required to be on-site in a lab with up to 25% travel.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\nAdvanced degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field.\nPreferred 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise infrastructure, cloud technologies, cybersecurity, networking, systems architecture, and technology leadership within a corporate environment.\nRelevant industry certifications preferred, such as Microsoft, CompTIA, Cisco, ITIL, or other technology-focused certifications.\nExperience designing and supporting enterprise infrastructure, including virtualization platforms, compute, storage, backup and recovery solutions, networking, identity services, and cybersecurity technologies.\nExperience supporting Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Intune, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and cloud-based environments.\nExperience with virtualization technologies, endpoint management platforms, cybersecurity tools, and vulnerability management processes.\nExperience leading IT projects, technology implementations, infrastructure upgrades, and process improvement initiatives.\nExperience serving as a hands-on technical leader, mentoring IT staff, providing architectural guidance, and supporting enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, manufacturing, testing, laboratory, and operational technology environments.\n\nKnowledge and Skills:\n\nTechnical Knowledge:\n\nAdvanced knowledge of Microsoft enterprise technologies, including Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Group Policy, Microsoft 365, Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, Windows Server, Azure, identity and access management, and hybrid cloud architectures.\nStrong expertise in enterprise infrastructure and networking technologies, including Zero Trust Architecture (ZTNA), high availability, disaster recovery, virtualization, storage, backup and recovery solutions, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, switching, wireless networking, VPNs, structured cabling, and enterprise connectivity architectures.\nExperience architecting, implementing, and supporting endpoint and systems management solutions, including device imaging, software deployment, patch management, endpoint security, systems lifecycle management, automation, and configuration management platforms.\nComprehensive knowledge of cybersecurity and enterprise technology solutions, including identity security, multifactor authentication (MFA), endpoint protection, vulnerability management, SIEM/SOC technologies, VoIP systems, telecommunications, surveillance systems, physical security technologies, and regulatory compliance frameworks.\n\nProfessional Skills:\n\nExceptional troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess complex technical and business challenges, develop architectural solutions, and implement effective long-term outcomes.\nDemonstrated ability to serve as a trusted technology advisor, providing consultative guidance, business process improvement recommendations, and technology solutions that align with organizational objectives and operational requirements.\nStrong stakeholder engagement, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across business units, technical teams, vendors, and executive leadership.\nExcellent organizational, project coordination, and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives, competing priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.\nProven leadership, mentoring, and decision-making abilities with the capability to lead technical teams, influence strategic direction, and operate effectively with minimal supervision.\nExceptional verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business-focused recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences.\nCommitment to continuous learning, innovation, and process improvement, including the development and standardization of architecture frameworks, operational procedures, technical documentation, and technology best practices.\n\nPhysical Requirements:\n\nWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel; crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.\n\nEEO Policy Statement:\n\nIt is the policy of Element US Space & Defense to offer Equal Employment Opportunity to all individuals without regards to race, creed, ancestry, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, physical disabilities, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions.\n\n Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V\n\n recruitingteam@elementdefense.com","company":"Elementusspace","rawCompany":"elementusspace","city":"Belcamp","state":"MD","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-29T10:45:31.645Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1241.00","title":"Computer Network Architects","slug":"computer-network-architects"},{"code":"11-3021.00","title":"Computer and Information Systems Managers","slug":"computer-and-information-systems-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Enterprise Architect","description":"Summary:\n\nThe Enterprise Architect serves as a strategic technology leader responsible for defining, governing, and evolving the organization's enterprise architecture. Operating with minimal supervision, this role provides technical vision, architectural guidance, and strategic leadership to ensure technology investments align with business objectives, cybersecurity requirements, and long-term organizational goals.\n\nThis position is responsible for designing and maintaining enterprise architecture frameworks, technology roadmaps, cloud strategies, infrastructure standards, security architectures, and integration patterns across business and technology domains. As a Subject Matter Expert (SME), the Enterprise Architect collaborates with business leaders, stakeholders, and technical teams to evaluate emerging technologies, drive digital transformation initiatives, and ensure scalable, secure, and resilient technology solutions.\n\nAdditionally, the Enterprise Architect establishes architectural standards, policies, and best practices, ensures alignment with governance and compliance requirements, and leads continuous improvement efforts across the technology landscape. This role serves as the technical authority for enterprise-wide initiatives, providing strategic direction, solution design oversight, and guidance to project teams while promoting innovation, operational excellence, and technology modernization.\n\nPrimary Responsibilities:\n\nBelow are the highest priority responsibilities performed in this position.\n\nThe statements below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed.\n\nThey are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.\n\nEnterprise Architecture & Technology Strategy:\n\nDevelop, maintain and govern the Organization’s enterprise architecture framework, technology standards, and long-term technology roadmaps.\nAlign business objectives, operational requirements, and technology investments to ensure solutions are scalable, secure and cost-effective.\nEstablish architectural principles, governance processes, and technology standards to support operational excellence.\n\nSolution Architecture & Technology Leadership:\n\nLead the design and review of enterprise technology solutions, ensuring alignment with business requirements, security standards, and architectural best practices.\nProvide technical leadership and architectural guidance for infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, networking, data, and business application initiatives.\nServe as the primary technical advisor to business and technology stakeholders, translating business needs into effective technology solutions.\nMentor technical teams and provide architecture oversight throughout the project lifecycle.\n\nInfrastructure & Network Support:\n\nProvide technical leadership and support for enterprise infrastructure platforms, including servers, storage, networking, telecommunications systems, cloud services, and facility-based technology solutions.\nAdminister and maintain critical infrastructure services, including DNS, DHCP, identity management, authentication services, file systems, access controls, and enterprise connectivity.\nSupport the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise network infrastructure, including switches, routers, firewalls, wireless technologies, UPS systems, fiber infrastructure, and structured cabling.\nLead and support infrastructure upgrades, technology deployments, equipment lifecycle initiatives, disaster recovery solutions, and continuous improvement efforts that enhance reliability, security, and performance.\n\nCybersecurity & Compliance:\n\nDefine and maintain enterprise security architecture standards and strategies aligned with organizational risk management, cybersecurity, and compliance objectives.\nPartner with cybersecurity teams to integrate security-by-design principles into enterprise infrastructure, cloud, application, and identity solutions.\nEstablish architecture standards for identity and access management, MFA, endpoint security, vulnerability management, monitoring, and data protection.\nEnsure technology solutions align with regulatory, contractual, and governance requirements, including CMMC, NIST, and industry best practices.\n\nTelecommunications & Security Architecture:\n\nDefine and govern enterprise architectures for telecommunications, collaboration platforms, physical security technologies, and facility-based technology solutions.\nEstablish standards and roadmaps for VoIP, unified communications, access control systems, surveillance technologies, and related enterprise platforms.\nProvide architectural oversight and technical guidance for implementation, modernization, integration, and lifecycle management of telecommunications and security technologies.\nEnsure enterprise communications and security architectures align with business objectives, cybersecurity requirements, and operational needs.\n\nArchitecture Governance & Leadership:\n\nLead enterprise architecture reviews, governance processes, and technical design assessments to ensure alignment with architectural standards and business objectives.\nDevelop and maintain architecture standards, technical roadmaps, policies, and documentation supporting enterprise technology strategies.\nIdentify opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, and optimize enterprise technology platforms and operational processes.\nServe as the organization's technical authority and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for enterprise architecture, technology modernization, and strategic initiatives while mentoring technical teams and advising senior leadership.\n\nMinimum Qualifications:\n\nBachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education, certifications, and relevant experience.\nMinimum 8 years (with a bachelor’s degree) or 12 years (with an associate degree) of progressive corporate experience in enterprise infrastructure, cloud technologies, cybersecurity, networking, systems architecture, and technology leadership.\nExperience with Microsoft technologies including Microsoft 365, Azure, Active Directory/Entra ID, enterprise productivity platforms, and hybrid infrastructure environments.\nExperience developing architecture standards, technology roadmaps, governance frameworks, and strategic technology initiative.\nExperience with enterprise networking, telecommunications, cloud services, business continuity, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity architectures.\nExperience leading cross-functional technology projects and collaborating with business stakeholders, technical teams, and executive leadership.\nThis role is required to be on-site in a lab with up to 25% travel.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\nAdvanced degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field.\nPreferred 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise infrastructure, cloud technologies, cybersecurity, networking, systems architecture, and technology leadership within a corporate environment.\nRelevant industry certifications preferred, such as Microsoft, CompTIA, Cisco, ITIL, or other technology-focused certifications.\nExperience designing and supporting enterprise infrastructure, including virtualization platforms, compute, storage, backup and recovery solutions, networking, identity services, and cybersecurity technologies.\nExperience supporting Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Intune, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and cloud-based environments.\nExperience with virtualization technologies, endpoint management platforms, cybersecurity tools, and vulnerability management processes.\nExperience leading IT projects, technology implementations, infrastructure upgrades, and process improvement initiatives.\nExperience serving as a hands-on technical leader, mentoring IT staff, providing architectural guidance, and supporting enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, manufacturing, testing, laboratory, and operational technology environments.\n\nKnowledge and Skills:\n\nTechnical Knowledge:\n\nAdvanced knowledge of Microsoft enterprise technologies, including Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Group Policy, Microsoft 365, Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, Windows Server, Azure, identity and access management, and hybrid cloud architectures.\nStrong expertise in enterprise infrastructure and networking technologies, including Zero Trust Architecture (ZTNA), high availability, disaster recovery, virtualization, storage, backup and recovery solutions, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, switching, wireless networking, VPNs, structured cabling, and enterprise connectivity architectures.\nExperience architecting, implementing, and supporting endpoint and systems management solutions, including device imaging, software deployment, patch management, endpoint security, systems lifecycle management, automation, and configuration management platforms.\nComprehensive knowledge of cybersecurity and enterprise technology solutions, including identity security, multifactor authentication (MFA), endpoint protection, vulnerability management, SIEM/SOC technologies, VoIP systems, telecommunications, surveillance systems, physical security technologies, and regulatory compliance frameworks.\n\nProfessional Skills:\n\nExceptional troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess complex technical and business challenges, develop architectural solutions, and implement effective long-term outcomes.\nDemonstrated ability to serve as a trusted technology advisor, providing consultative guidance, business process improvement recommendations, and technology solutions that align with organizational objectives and operational requirements.\nStrong stakeholder engagement, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across business units, technical teams, vendors, and executive leadership.\nExcellent organizational, project coordination, and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives, competing priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.\nProven leadership, mentoring, and decision-making abilities with the capability to lead technical teams, influence strategic direction, and operate effectively with minimal supervision.\nExceptional verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business-focused recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences.\nCommitment to continuous learning, innovation, and process improvement, including the development and standardization of architecture frameworks, operational procedures, technical documentation, and technology best practices.\n\nPhysical Requirements:\n\nWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel; crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.\n\nEEO Policy Statement:\n\nIt is the policy of Element US Space & Defense to offer Equal Employment Opportunity to all individuals without regards to race, creed, ancestry, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, physical disabilities, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions.\n\n Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V\n\n recruitingteam@elementdefense.com","datePosted":"2026-08-29T10:45:31.645Z","dateModified":"2026-08-29T10:45:31.645Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Elementusspace","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Belcamp","addressRegion":"MD","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"bb09f3a09443e7b3eef889a7"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bb09f3a09443e7b3eef889a7"}}