HOPEX Enterprise Architect (Active Secret Clearance) Jobs

HOPEX Architect

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical owner and expert for the HOPEX platform, managing all aspects of its configuration, operations, maintenance and optimization to support enterprise architecture activities.
• Act as the main point of contact for the vendor (Bizz Design/MEGA), leading all communications regarding issue resolution, technical support, enhancement requests and license management.
• Develop and manage data integration between HOPEX and other authoritative systems, including Service Now, Entra , HR and Financial systems, to ensure a single, reliable source of truth for architectural data.
• Enforce EA data governance by creating and maintaining modeling standards, meta-model and meta-data practices, naming conventions, and governance (roles, access, and validation rules) within the architecture repository.
• Administer the day-to-day technical health of the platform, overseeing configuration changes, workflow development, dashboard creation, user access, and release/upgrade cycles.
• Collaborate with solution architects to ensure the consistency and quality of architectural models, verifying interdependencies and tracing requirements to maintain auditability.
• Coordinate with domain specific architects to manage strategic portfolios within HOPEX, including applications, technologies, data, and projects, to align IT investments with strategic objectives and support modernization roadmaps.
• Produce executive-level dashboards, reports, and scenario models to support strategic analysis, guide investment planning, and inform leadership decision-making on topics like application rationalization and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of deep, hands-on experience as a HOPEX Architect with demonstrated expertise in platform administration, configuration, operations, maintenance, and optimization.
• Proven proficiency in applying enterprise architecture frameworks, specifically TOGAF and DoDAF, within a government or large enterprise environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in relevant technical or engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in IT service delivery, with a strong preference for experience within DoD or other federal government agencies.
• Demonstrated experience integrating HOPEX with other enterprise platforms, particularly Service Now, CMDBs, and Entra .
• Relevant professional certifications, such as:
• MEGA HOPEX Practitioner Certification (or other official vendor training).
• TOGAF® 9 Certified (provided by the Open Group) and/or DODAF Certified (Federal Enterprise Architecture Certification (FEAC) Institute provides training that leads to DoDAF certification).
• ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) and/or COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies).
• CompTIA Security+ (or another DoD 8570/8140 compliant certification).

Job   Work Type On-Site Pay Range $ - $ Benefits Regular - The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits. Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time and part-time employees.