Senior Enterprise Architect

Hanscom Afb, United States | Posted on 02/02/2026

McBride is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) management and IT consulting firm with significant professional services experience that includes IT transformation, project management, digital transformation, strategic planning, business process improvement, change management, human capital management, disaster recovery, and operations.

McBride Consulting has an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Enterprise Architect is sought to help provide guidance to program leadership, external partners, and a prime contractor to deliver solutions that meet the evolving needs of the war fighter and propel strategic national security objectives.

The selected individual will engage with stakeholders across the Department of Defense, dictating the alignment of IT programs and initiatives with enterprise-level IT strategy and roadmaps.

This position demands a proactive leader with a customer-centric vision and an unwavering commitment to enabling the mission through ground-breaking technical solutions.

This is a full-time position located at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA or Remote possibility.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Work with the team leadership to:

• Translate mission needs and compliance requirements within the team’s scope of responsibility into solutions
• Enhance the operational stability, resilience, scalability, and security of mission-critical systems and major commands and war fighters globally
• Spearhead integration initiatives with external entities to share data
• Identify opportunities for new capabilities, including ones using emerging technologies
• Monitor team progress towards milestones; identify and mitigate risks and remove roadblocks
• Guide decision-making on tools, frameworks, and processes
• Identify cost savings and opportunities for efficiencies

Citizenship:
Must be a US citizen

Minimum Required Qualifications

Clearance: Ability to obtain a TS/SCI Level Clearance

Years of

Experience:

15 years of directly related experience, 8 of which must be in the DoD

Extensive experience in the following:

• Contributing to the product and platform vision, as well as defining the strategy within the broader scope of long-term organizational needs
• Full-stack development using an object-oriented language with frameworks like Spring, Spring Boot, and React
• Design and implementation of APIs
• Performance optimization and scalability principles within an enterprise-class software system
• implementing Dev Ops practices, including CI/CD
• SQL and No
  
  SQL databases, with the ability to design performant and reliable data persistence solutions
• Automation frameworks and tools for managing complex workflows
• Demonstrated success in leading agile software teams
• Must have excellent analytical abilities and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Education: Master's Degree and 12 years of relevant experience or PhD in a related field and 10 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed

• Comprehensive knowledge of industry-standard automated systems, networks, networking principles, and network security.
• Experience with DoD or Air Force acquisition programs
• Deep knowledge of mission, roles, functions, organizational structures, & ops of DAF organizations to provide operational and strategic staff guidance.
• Expert knowledge of policies, programs, procedures, methods, TTPs, and capabilities to support the development, implementation, and sustainment of a information architecture and strategy.
• Ability to complete policy development, interpretation, and resolution of critical IT issues, best practices, and advancements in the areas of information exchange, DoD acquisition, and other related IT areas of operation.

Additional Information

Location: Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA or remote

Travel: Occasional domestic and international travel may be required but is typically limited

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program

McBride is an Equal Opportunity Employer. McBride Consulting does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.