Lead Enterprise Architect

Hunter Strategy

Remote· senior· $170K – $200K

This is a senior role, but it's a rare entry point into enterprise-scale impact. You'll design systems for a federal civilian agency from the ground up—a greenfield mission where your architectural decisions shape how the government delivers services. Most recent grads don't get this kind of scope this early.

You'll work alongside architects and engineers to build the enterprise architecture baseline, establish architectural governance, and define the technical runway for a large mission. You're not writing code; you're solving structural problems. You'll identify which technologies and capabilities actually solve the mission partner's hardest challenges, then plan the roadmap to get there.

This fit works if you have deep technical foundation in software engineering, cloud operations, or systems design. You should think in systems, not features. A portfolio showing architectural decisions or infrastructure thinking matters more than a degree in any specific field. You need to communicate complexity clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

Hunter Strategy looks for people who see IT as critical infrastructure and treat problems with clarity and rigor. If you've studied computer science, systems engineering, or related fields and you can explain trade-offs, apply through CareerJumpShip. Include a resume and a brief note on why enterprise architecture interests you.

About this role

About Hunter Strategy Hunter Strategy has a unique philosophy to technical project delivery. We treat all our customers like mission partners because they rely on our team to meet their objectives through complex software engineering, cloud operations, and cyber risk management solutions. Hunter Strategy was founded on the premise that IT is 21st century infrastructure - critically important but only instrumentally valuable. Accordingly, our teams look at problems with a single objective: the identification and enablement of the right capability to address the most vexing problems our Mission Partners face. We continue to support our partners' success by leveraging the right technology, with the right plan, and the right team to address tomorrow's challenges today. Lead Enterprise Architect Salary Range: $170,000 - $200,000 annually About the Role Hunter Strategy is seeking a Lead Enterprise Architect at the subject matter expert level to support a new, greenfield mission with a large federal civilian agency. You will join a team of architects and engineers to stand up an enterprise architecture, building the architectural runway and authoring the baseline architecture, governance, and standards artifacts that a large number of development teams in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment will build against. What You Will Do Build the architectural runway for a greenfield federal program in a SAFe environment Author the baseline enterprise architecture, governance framework, and technical standards artifacts during the base period Work alongside the Solution Architect and Senior Data Architect todeterminethe enterprise architecture for the program Stand up the architecture governance that development team designs and release artifacts are reviewed against Maintain the enterprise architecture, governance, and standards artifacts as living Work Products across theoptionperiods Review development team designs for architectural alignment and report findings with clear, actionable recommendations What You Bring 10+ yearsof enterprise or solution architecture experience Experienceestablishingenterprise architecture in a new or transforming organization Experience authoring governance frameworks and technical standards for consumption by development teams Experience working in a SAFe environment, including architectural runway planning Experienceoperatingacross organizational boundaries, with development teams that report elsewhere Ability to obtain andmaintaina Public Trust suitability determination Preferred TOGAF or comparable enterprise architecture certification Experience supporting federal civilian or defense programs, particularly multi-contractor environments Familiarity with microservices and API-first architectures, includingOpenAPIandgRPC Experience reviewing designs produced by teams the architect does not manage Position Details This position is contingent upon contract award, with a tentative start date of September 1, 2026. The role is full-time during the program's establishment period and steps to a half-time commitment on this program thereafter.Work is remote-first; occasional onsite support in Washington, DC may be coordinated with the Government. Hunter Strategy is an equal opportunity employer. This posting is for a current vacancy and the employer intends to fill this position no sooner than September 1, 2026. This position is contingent upon contract award. Originally posted on Himalayas

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