Enterpise Architect & Project Lead

Nightwing • Arlington, VA • 2h ago

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers' most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Nightwing is supporting a U.S. Government customer to provide support for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize of the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. Nightwing is seeking an Enterprise Architect and Project Lead to support this critical customer mission

Responsibilities:

Lead the contract technology insertion team and oversee all technology insertion projects

Lead the end-to-end mapping of new technology identification, requirements development, and workflows across all CISA Threat Hunt

Identify and document inputs, outputs, and dependencies for each phase of new technology insertion.

Developing visual diagrams (process flows, swimlanes, dependency maps) to illustrate how proposed changes impacts each section/branch

Facilitating workshops with stakeholders to validate workflows and uncover cross-functional impacts

Delivering actionable visuals and documentation to support strategic planning, compliance, and operational readiness

Documenting current and define future-State Workflows and Processes

Identifying inputs, outputs, and key activities for each phase

Mapping dependencies between initiatives, systems, and teams

Develop end-to-end workflow diagrams

Creating swimlane diagrams to show roles and handoffs

Validating diagrams and maps with stakeholders

Analyzing impact on each subdivision/branch

Identifying gaps and recommending process/system changes

Delivering final visuals and documentation to leadership

Required Skills/Clearances:

U.S. Citizenship

Active TS/SCI clearance

Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability

12+ years of direct relevant experience in systems engineering and architecture development

6+ years of experience leading engineering and deployment teams

Knowledge in various IT fields that include but are not limited to systems and networking engineering, technical analytics, threat hunt incident response/ hunt deployment tools, cloud technologies, and databases.
Experience with and technical understanding of cybersecurity attack-mitigation techniques and cybersecurity architectures
Experience with Systems Engineering Lifecycle (SELC) processes and practices, Change Management practices, requirements management, traceability, and associated tools
Possesses or quickly develops a comprehensive understanding of Government Information Security policies, regulations, and guidelines
Must be able to work collaboratively across agencies and physical locations.
Knowledge and experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or similar lean Agile framework
Agile Systems Engineering and/or development experience
DevSecOps or DevOps experience

Desired Skills:
Experience and/or familiarity with architectural views including operational, technical standards, and system/services views and business, data, applications, and technology architectures using applicable standards (e.g., DODAF, FEAF)
Experience and/or familiarity with software and system lifecycle methodologies, (e.g ISO, CMMI, ITIL, Agile, SAFe)
Experience with requirements management tools (DOORS preferred)
Experience and/or familiarity of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and security and privacy controls (NIST 800-37 and NIST 800-53)
DHS experience.

Required Education:

BS Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree.

Desired Certifications:
DoD 8140 IAT Level III
Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)
PMP
SAFe certification (SA, SP, SSM/SASM, RTE, POPM, SPD, ASE, or SPC)

Syndeo: ESS-3420

At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You'll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we'll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.

Nightwing 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, age or any other federally protected class.

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