Business Enterprise Architect

Clearance Level
Secret
Category
Programming
Location
Fort Detrick, Maryland
Onsite Workplace
Key Skills For Success

DoDAF

Network Technology

TOGAF

REQ#: RQ142565
Requisition Type: Pipeline
Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by providing services that help the government ensure the well being of U.S. citizens.

Job Description

We are GDIT. We stay at the forefront of innovation to solve complex technical challenges. 

GDIT is your place. Make it your own by discovering new ways to apply the latest technology securely and expertly. Own your opportunity at GDIT and you’ll be a meaningful part of improving how agencies operate. Our work depends on a Business Enterprise Architect joining our team to support USAMRDC activities at Fort Detrick in Frederick, MD.

At GDIT, we foster a people-centric environment. As a Business Enterprise Architect, you will be trusted to support planning, directing and controlling business processes and supporting IT systems, in order to align technical initiatives, principles, and practices with MRDC’s business strategic vision. In this role, a typical day will include:

  • Working closely with MRDC functional and technical leadership to establish a comprehensive understanding of core business processes, and direct, plan, and control the development of technology that supports and optimizes such processes.
  • Collaborate with team leads and architects to update existing EA frameworks, models and domain documentation.
  • Research specific technology trends and make recommendations to updates to the EA future-state.
  • Ensure projects follow defined EA processes and work with project and domain teams to help create the necessary EA documentation for alignment.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with a variety of internal and external IT experts and project managers to provide leadership and technical guidance.
  • Create or update existing Department of Defense Architectural Framework (DoDAF) views, models and documentation using IBM System Architect.
  • Ensure compliance with DoD Business Capability Acquisition Cycle (BCAC) standards.
  • Aid customers in creating and reviewing Initial and/or Capabilities Requirement Document (IRDs, CRDs) and other requirement documents.
  • Ensure that projects follow defined Enterprise Architecture processes and work with project and domain teams to help them create the necessary Enterprise Architecture documentation for alignment.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with a variety of internal and external IT experts and project managers to provide leadership and technical guidance.
  • Aid customers in IT Analysis of Alternatives.
  • Research specific technology trends and make recommendations to on updates to EA future-state.

HOW A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

  • Your efforts will directly support MRDC’s path to digital transformation by aligning technical capabilities with mission requirements.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

  • Clearance: Active DoD Secret clearance
  • Possess active 8570.01-M baseline certification(s) Security+ CE, CND or equivalent
  • TOGAF, DoDAF certification (preferred)
  • Strong technical and business acumen

Strong communications, collaboration and relationship building skills

Work Requirements
Years of Experience

4 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

About Our Work

We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.

COVID-19 Vaccination

GDIT does not have a vaccination mandate applicable to all employees. To protect the health and safety of its employees and to comply with customer requirements, however, GDIT may require employees in certain positions to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination requirements will depend on the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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