Enterprise Architect

Yakshna Solutions, Inc., (YSI) is a CMMI Level 3 assessed, ISO 9001, 20000:1, 27001 certified, woman-owned small business enterprises, headquartered in Herndon, VA, USA. YSI provides professional IT solutions and services to business corporations and government organizations. YSI is committed to serving business communities as a leading IT vendor providing innovative, quality, and cost-effective IT business solutions and services.

We offer a competitive benefits package that includes the following: 401(k), health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, paid time off, training, and professional development assistance.

YSI is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to lead enterprise architecture across multiple technology domains, including applications, cloud, cybersecurity, networks, infrastructure, data, integration, and IT operations.

Responsibilities:

• Expert knowledge of enterprise and solution architecture principles, architecture governance, systems engineering, technology road mapping, and lifecycle management.
• Strong understanding of federal and DoD enterprise environments, including classified and unclassified networks.
• Experience designing and governing secure cloud and hybrid-cloud solutions, preferably within AWS GovCloud or Cloud One.
• Proven expertise implementing AWS cloud services, virtualization, compute, storage, databases, networking, identity and access management, containers, Infrastructure as Code, and DevSecOps.
• Familiarity with the Risk Management Framework. vulnerability management, SIEM, and continuous monitoring.
• Experience applying DISA STIGs/SRGs, secure configuration baselines, and creating POA&Ms.
• Understanding of Zero Trust architecture, network segmentation, identity-centric security, least privilege, encryption, and boundary-protection patterns.
• Experience integrating enterprise platforms, applications, APIs, workflows, identity services, databases, reporting capabilities, and external systems.
• Working knowledge of network and infrastructure architecture, including routing, switching, firewalls, software-defined networking, virtualization, storage, backup, disaster recovery, and continuity of operations.
• Familiarity with configuration management, change management, Agile and Waterfall delivery, IT portfolio management, and ITIL-based service management.
• Ability to analyze complex requirements and produce architecture diagrams, interface descriptions, technical standards, decision papers, implementation plans, and executive briefings.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with senior Government leaders and both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• 10 - 15 years of progressively responsible experience in enterprise IT, systems engineering, cloud engineering, cybersecurity, network engineering, application architecture, or related technical disciplines.
• At least 5 years of experience serving as an Enterprise Architect, Solutions Architect, Chief Engineer, Lead Systems Architect, or comparable senior technical authority.
• At least 5 years of experience supporting the Federal Government or DoD is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading architecture across three or more major domains, such as cloud, cybersecurity, applications, networks, infrastructure, data, or IT service management.
• Experience developing architecture for highly available, mission-critical, geographically distributed, and security-sensitive environments.
• Experience reviewing technical designs and guiding multidisciplinary teams through design, implementation, testing, deployment, sustainment, and modernization activities.
• Must be certified at DoD 8140 IAT Level III cybersecurity certification appropriate to the individual’s assigned work role and proficiency level. CISSP or CompTIA SecurityX/CASP is preferred for this senior position.
• Experience working with networks in an USAF IT environment is desired.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance or be SCI eligible required.