ASM - Enterprise Architect

Athenix Special Missions (ASM) is seeking an Enterprise Architect in Tampa, Florida

ASM Quality Policy:  To meet or exceed our customers’ expectations for quality, delivery, and service through continual improvement, striving to meet our objectives, and committing to meeting all legal and statutory requirements.

Title: Enterprise Architect

Primary Location: Tampa, Florida

Must be a U.S citizen   

Security Clearance: TS with SCI Eligibility

Project Duration: This position is initially projected for 3+ months

Job Summary:

ASM is seeking an experienced and visionary Enterprise Architect to provide strategic leadership for a critical Zero Trust (ZT) surge initiative supporting our key client, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). In this advanced role, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and evolving the overarching enterprise architecture that underpins USSOCOM's multi-year Zero Trust adoption. You will define the IT rules, standards, and requirements that govern the baseline and target architectures, ensuring that business, systems, and information processes are cohesively integrated to support enterprise mission needs within a Zero Trust framework. This position directly maps to the DoD 8140 Enterprise Architect (Work Role ID: 651) Advanced level, requiring exceptional strategic thinking, deep technical expertise across multiple domains, and the ability to translate high-level mission objectives into actionable enterprise-wide architectural guidance.

You will collaborate with a dedicated team of specialists, leverage advanced ZT assessment tools (like the CACI ZT Playbook and Leidos ZTRL) to inform enterprise-wide architectural decisions, and directly influence the strategic direction of USSOCOM's IT modernization.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

As the Enterprise Architect for this Zero Trust initiative, you will:

• Develop, maintain, and govern USSOCOM’s enterprise Zero Trust architecture, including baseline and target architectures, ensuring alignment with business/mission needs, strategic goals, and DoD ZT mandates (91 target activities by FY27, 61 advanced activities by FY33).
• Define and enforce IT rules, standards, policies, and requirements for the enterprise ZT architecture, covering systems, data, network, and security domains.
• Lead the analysis of user needs and requirements to plan and evolve the enterprise architecture, ensuring it supports current and future SOF operational demands.
• Develop and manage the enterprise ZT implementation strategy, ensuring components across various environments (on-premises, cloud, hybrid; Greenfield and Brownfield) can be integrated and aligned effectively.
• Oversee the integration of cybersecurity principles, risk management processes (RMF), and ZT controls into all aspects of the enterprise architecture.
• Ensure acquired or developed systems and architectures are consistent with USSOCOM’s enterprise and cybersecurity architecture guidelines.
• Document and update all enterprise architecture definitions, artifacts, and activities using standard frameworks (e.g., DoDAF, TOGAF).
• Define how the implementation of new systems or interfaces impacts the current and target enterprise environment, including security posture, interoperability, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with Cybersecurity Architects, Project Managers, Engineers, and USSOCOM stakeholders to ensure enterprise-wide architectural coherence and support for ZT Iplan development and execution.
• Provide strategic advice on project costs, design concepts, technology selection, and architectural changes from an enterprise perspective.
• Plan and guide the integration of emerging technologies (e.g., AI/ML, advanced data analytics) within the ZT enterprise architecture.
• Identify and prioritize critical business functions in collaboration with organizational stakeholders to inform architectural resilience and continuity of operations planning.
• Provide input to the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process activities and related documentation from an enterprise architecture standpoint.

Qualifications:

Security Clearance: Active Top Secret clearance with SCI is required.

Education: Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Experience: A minimum of ten (10+) years of progressive experience in IT, with a significant focus on enterprise architecture, systems engineering, and cybersecurity. Experience suppor