Markon is building a talent pool of Enterprise Architect/Systems Engineer to support our IC client from Bethesda, MD. The ideal candidate will play a critical role in documenting and shaping our client's IT enterprise architecture, ensuring alignment with the client's vision of driving interoperability across multiple organizations.
ResponsibilitiesDevelop an IT enterprise architecture that provides client stakeholders awareness of critical capabilities, dependencies, and mission critical impacts and risks. This includes developing the:
- Enterprise Architecture Baseline - discover and capture the state of the client's IT enterprise as it exists across multiple organizations throughout the enterprise.
- Enterprise Architecture Future State - work in alignment with the client's vision to capture the state of the client's IT enterprise.
- Enterprise Architecture Transition Plan - create the guidance and architecture artifacts to incrementally transition the client's enterprise architecture from the as-is state to the future state.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including content providers, content consumers, developers, engineers, and business analysts.
- Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
Required:
- An Active TS/SCI with a current Counter Intelligence Polygraph (Preferably from this client).
- Bachelors of Science (in a technical domain) degree and 12 - 15 years of prior relevant experience OR:
- Masters of Science (in a technical domain) with 10 - 13 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in technical domain.
- Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect, Systems Engineer, or similar role.
- Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., UAF, TOGAF, Zachman, DoDAF).
- Familiarity with Systems Modeling Language (SysML) or Unified Modeling Language (UML) and Model-Based Systems Engineering
Desired:
- Five or more years of experience working with or in the Intelligence Community (IC).
- Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering tools (e.g., MagicDraw, Rational Rhapsody, Cameo, Genesys, etc.).
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Benefits Offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Training and Tuition Assistance, Paid Time Off, and Holidays
Skills Required
- Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current Counterintelligence Polygraph, preferably from the client
- Bachelor of Science degree in a technical domain and 12–15 years of relevant experience
- Master of Science degree in a technical domain and 10–13 years of relevant experience as an alternative to the bachelor's requirement
- Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect, Systems Engineer, or similar
- Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks, such as UAF, TOGAF, Zachman, or DoDAF
- Familiarity with SysML or UML and Model-Based Systems Engineering
- Five or more years of experience working with or in the Intelligence Community
- Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering tools such as MagicDraw, Rational Rhapsody, Cameo, or Genesys
What We Do
Markon is a professional services firm and mission integrator serving national-security and federal clients. It delivers full-spectrum cyber operations, digital transformation, and critical intelligence solutions, combining cyber exercises, defensive operations, training, threat analysis, modernized architectures, secure software delivery, data, cloud, automation, operational leadership, infrastructure alignment, process engineering, and software optimization to strengthen secure, resilient mission readiness across complex federal environments and national missions.
